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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






2. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






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






19. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






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






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






23. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.







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