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






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






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






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






5. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






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






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






8. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






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






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






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






12. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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






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






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






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






17. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






25. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






26. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






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






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






29. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






40. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






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






42. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






43. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






44. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.






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






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






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






48. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






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






50. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.