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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






2. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






3. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






4. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






5. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






6. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






7. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






8. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






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






10. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






11. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






12. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






13. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






14. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






15. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






16. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






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






18. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






20. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






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






22. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






23. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






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






25. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






26. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






27. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






28. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






29. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






30. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






31. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






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






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






34. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






35. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






36. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.






37. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.






38. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.






39. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






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






41. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






42. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






43. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






44. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






45. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






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






47. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






48. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






49. 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.






50. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'