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






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






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






5. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






6. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






14. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






26. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






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






29. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






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






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






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






39. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






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






42. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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