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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






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






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






4. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






6. 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 _____.






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






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






9. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.






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






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






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






23. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






25. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






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






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






28. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






30. 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.






31. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






32. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






33. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






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






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






36. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






50. 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.