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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






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






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






4. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






11. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






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






22. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






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






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






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






42. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






44. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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