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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






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






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






4. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






6. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






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






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






20. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.






21. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






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






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






24. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






39. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






40. 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.






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






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






43. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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






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






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






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






48. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






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






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