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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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






3. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






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






6. 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.






7. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






8. 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 _____.






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






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






11. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






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






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






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






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






21. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






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






23. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






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






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






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






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






43. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.






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






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






46. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






47. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






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






49. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






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