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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






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






13. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






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






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






16. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






17. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






18. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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






20. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






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






22. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






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






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






25. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






48. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.






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






50. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.