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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






2. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






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






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






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






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






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






24. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






25. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






26. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






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






28. 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 _____.






29. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.






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






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






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






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






34. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.






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






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






37. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






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






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






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






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






43. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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