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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






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






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






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






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






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






7. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






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






17. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






18. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






19. 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.






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






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






22. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






24. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






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






26. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






27. 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.






28. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






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






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






31. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






32. 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.






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






34. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






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






36. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






37. 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.






38. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.






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






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