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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






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






6. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






16. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






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






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






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






20. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






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






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






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






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






25. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






33. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.






34. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






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






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






37. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






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






39. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






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






41. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






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






43. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






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