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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






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






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






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






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






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






7. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






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






9. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






10. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






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






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






14. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






15. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






17. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.






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






19. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






28. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






47. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






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






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







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