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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






3. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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 _____.






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






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






19. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






31. 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 _____.






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






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






34. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.






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






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






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






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






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






40. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






41. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






42. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






44. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






45. 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.






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






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






48. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






50. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.







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