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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 classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






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






3. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






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






31. 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.






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






33. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






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






45. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich






46. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






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






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






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






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