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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






2. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






3. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






4. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






5. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






7. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






8. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






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






10. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






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






13. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






14. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






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






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






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






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






20. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






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






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






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






25. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






26. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.






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






28. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






29. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






30. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






31. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






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






33. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






34. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






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






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






37. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






38. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






39. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






40. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






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






42. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






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






44. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






45. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






46. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






47. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






48. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






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