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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






2. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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






6. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






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






15. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.






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






17. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






18. 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 _____.






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






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






21. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






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






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






41. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.






42. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






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






44. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






45. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






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






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 uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






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






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