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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






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






3. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






15. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






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






17. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






18. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






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






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






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






29. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






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






31. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






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






33. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






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






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






36. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.






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






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






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






40. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






41. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






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






43. 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.






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






45. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






46. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






48. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






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






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