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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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1. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






2. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






3. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






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






5. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






6. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






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






8. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






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






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






11. 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.






12. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






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






14. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






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






31. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






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






33. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






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






35. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






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






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






43. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






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






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






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






47. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






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






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






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