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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






2. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






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






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






5. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






6. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






7. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






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






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






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






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






12. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






13. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






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






15. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






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






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






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






19. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






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






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






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






23. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






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






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






27. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






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






29. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






31. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






32. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






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






36. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






37. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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