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Sentence Completion Problems
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1. With the curtains drawn back, the room was ______ with warm sunlight.
2. The artist attempted to ______ the painting by adding people dressed in bright colors in the foreground.
3. At the risk of sounding like an ______, the teacher assigned extra homework for the weekend.
4. Although Maya's ______ sensibilities are quite different from mine, I think she is a remarkable interior decorator and I recommend her highly.
5. Luanne experiences serious ______ whenever she climbs several flights of steep stairs.
6. During the holiday season, the ______ theme is "Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward All."
7. Carly's ______ spending on shoes and clothing caused her parents a great deal of concern because she was no longer saving money for college.
8. As she walked through the halls of her old grade school, Madeline became ______, remembering her old friends and teachers.
9. If people continue to ______ the rainforests, soon they will disappear from the earth.
10. The dictator used propaganda and intimidation to ______ the revolution.
11. While the king and the members of his court lived in the most opulent luxury, the peasants in his kingdom lived in the most ______ poverty.
12. The teacher tried to ______ her class of their dependence on the number lines pasted to the tops of their desks.
13. Having never left the landlocked Midwest his entire life, Albert found that swimming in the ocean was quite a(n) ______.
14. J.P. recalled running through the ______ of tall rows of corn stalks that dominated his grandfather's summer garden.
15. Recovering from the tragedy, Helena found the ______ sunrise reassuring, as it gave her something to rely on each and every morning.
16. The close-up of the actor drinking the popular brand of cola in the movie was a ______ display of commercialism.
17. Hearing her sister approach, Marie-Helene attempted to appear ______ as she quickly hid the birthday gift behind her back.
18. The heat was absolutely ______, making everyone irritable, sweaty, and uncomfortable.
19. After weeks of heavy rains, the earth gave way; mud and trees ______ down the mountain swallowing cars and houses in their path.
20. The pain medication Kristy received after surgery offered relief; however, the overwhelming feeling of ______ was an unexpected side effect, and she didn't like being groggy.
21. The ______ butter had been left in the refrigerator for years.
22. Since she had not exercised in five years, Margarita attempt to jog five miles on her first day of cardio-training was a little ______.
23. The cult leader's ______ obeyed his every instruction.
24. The meticulous art student arranged her paint colors by a darkening ______ on her palette.
25. Living on several acres of land dotted with oak and maple trees makes autumn leaf-raking a ______ task.