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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






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






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






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






5. 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 _____.






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






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






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






9. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






10. 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.






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






12. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.






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






14. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






15. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






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






17. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






19. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






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






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






31. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






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






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






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






37. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






39. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






40. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






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






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






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






44. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






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






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






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






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






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






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