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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






2. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






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






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






30. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






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






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






33. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






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






36. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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