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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






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






3. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






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






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






23. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






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






31. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






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






33. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






34. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






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






36. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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