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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






3. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






4. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






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






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






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






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






9. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich






10. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






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






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






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






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






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






28. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






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






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






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






32. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.






47. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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