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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






2. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






3. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






4. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






5. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted many subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.






6. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






7. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






8. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






9. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






10. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






11. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






12. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






13. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






14. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






15. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






16. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






17. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






18. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.






19. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






20. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






21. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






22. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.






23. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.






24. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






25. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






26. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






27. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






28. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






29. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






30. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






31. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.






32. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






33. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






34. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






35. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






36. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






37. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






38. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






39. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






40. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






41. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






42. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






43. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






44. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






45. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






46. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






47. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






48. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






49. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






50. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.