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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






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






3. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






4. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






5. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






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






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






8. 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.






9. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






10. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






11. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






12. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






13. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






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






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






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






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






18. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






27. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






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






29. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






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






31. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






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






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






34. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






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






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






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






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






45. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






46. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.






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






48. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






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






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