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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






2. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






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






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






11. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






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






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






14. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






22. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






23. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.






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






25. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






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






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






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






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






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






31. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






37. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






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






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






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