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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.






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






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






4. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






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






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






16. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






17. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






18. 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.






19. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






21. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






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






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






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






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






26. 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 _____.






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






28. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.






29. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






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






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






32. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






33. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






41. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






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






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






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






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






46. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






47. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






48. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






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






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