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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






2. 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.






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






4. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






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






6. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






7. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






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






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






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






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






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






19. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.






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






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






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






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






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






25. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






26. 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.






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






28. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






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






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






31. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






32. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






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






34. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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