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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






2. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






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






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






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






6. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






7. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






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






9. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






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






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






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






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






29. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






30. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






40. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






41. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






44. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






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






46. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






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






48. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






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






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