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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






2. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






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






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






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






6. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?






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






8. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






16. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






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






18. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






19. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






20. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






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






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






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






24. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






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






32. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






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






35. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






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






48. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






49. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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