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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






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






9. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






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






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






13. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






21. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






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






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






24. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.






25. 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 _____.






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






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






35. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






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






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






47. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.






48. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






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






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