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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






2. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






28. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






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






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