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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






2. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.






3. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






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






18. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






19. 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.






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






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






22. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.






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






24. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






25. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






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






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






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






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






31. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






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






33. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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