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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






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






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






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






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






6. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






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






8. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






9. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






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






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






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






13. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






14. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






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






23. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






24. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






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






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






27. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






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






29. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






30. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






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






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






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






34. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






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






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






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






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






47. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






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






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