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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






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






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






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






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






6. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






20. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






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






22. 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 _____.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






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






32. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






33. 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.






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






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






36. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






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






38. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






39. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






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






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






42. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






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






44. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






45. 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.






46. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






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






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






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