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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






3. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






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






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






6. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






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






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






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






19. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






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






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






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






24. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






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






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






27. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






28. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






29. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






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






31. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






32. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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






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






37. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






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






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






40. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






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. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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