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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






2. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






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






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






10. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






11. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






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






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






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






15. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






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






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






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






20. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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






28. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






35. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






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






37. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






38. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






39. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






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






41. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






42. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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