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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






2. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






3. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






32. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






33. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






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






36. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






47. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






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






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






50. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.