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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






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






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






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






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






6. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






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






15. 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.






16. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






18. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






26. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






33. 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.






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






35. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






36. 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.






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






38. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






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






40. 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.






41. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






42. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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