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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






3. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






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






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






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






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






8. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.






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






20. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






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






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






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






24. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






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






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






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






37. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.






38. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






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






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. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






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






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






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






46. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.






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






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






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






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