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






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






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






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






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






6. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






7. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






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






9. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






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






11. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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






13. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






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






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






16. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






19. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






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






29. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






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






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






44. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






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






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






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






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






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






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