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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. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.






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






13. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






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






15. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






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






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






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






19. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






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






30. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






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






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






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






34. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






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






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






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






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






39. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






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






41. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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






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






44. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






45. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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