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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






9. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






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






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






20. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.






21. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






22. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.






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






24. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






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






26. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






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






28. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






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