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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






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






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






5. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.






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






7. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






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






9. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






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






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






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






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






14. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






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






16. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






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






28. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






29. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






30. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






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






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






33. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






34. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






35. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






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






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






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






39. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






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






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






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






43. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






44. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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