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






2. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






3. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






4. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






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






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






13. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






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






16. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






17. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






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






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






20. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






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






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






23. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






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






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






27. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






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






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






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






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






32. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






33. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






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






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






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






37. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






49. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






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