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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






2. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






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






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






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






6. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






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






8. 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.






9. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






15. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






16. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






17. 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.






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






19. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






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






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






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






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






24. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






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






26. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






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






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






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






30. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






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






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






33. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






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






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






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






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






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






39. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






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






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






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






43. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






44. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






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






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






47. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






49. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.






50. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.