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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






2. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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






11. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






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






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






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






16. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






24. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.






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






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






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






28. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






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






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






38. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






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






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






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






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






43. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






45. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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