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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






6. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






17. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






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






20. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






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






22. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






23. 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.






24. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.






25. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






26. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






27. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?






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






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






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






31. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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






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






34. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






35. 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 _____.






36. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






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






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






39. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






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






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






42. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






43. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






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






45. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






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






47. 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 _____.






48. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






49. 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.






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







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