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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






2. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






11. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






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






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






14. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






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






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






33. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






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






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






36. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






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






39. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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






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






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






43. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.