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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






2. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






19. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






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






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






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






37. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






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