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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






2. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






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






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






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






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






12. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






14. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






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






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






17. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






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






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






21. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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






23. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






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






26. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






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






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






48. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






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






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