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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






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






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






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






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






6. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






7. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






8. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






31. 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.






32. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






34. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






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






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






38. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






47. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






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






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






50. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.