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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






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






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






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






5. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






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






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






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






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






10. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






14. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






15. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






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






40. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






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






42. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






45. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






46. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






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






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






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






50. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.