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Multiple Concordance Vocabulary Quiz 001

Below, you will see 10 items. Each set (item) contains 7 lines of text. In the middle of each line is a gap (a blank line). Which word fits in all of the gaps in each set? Use the drop-down menu to make your choice. If you choose an incorrect word it will appear next to the drop-down list. Keep trying until you choose the right word. When you finish the quiz, you will see your score. Click START OVER to try the quiz again.
Which word fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_graded_1k.txt)

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  [001] fishing  net, but they had a piece of string they used  _____  a  fishing line,  and a machine to make salt water int     
[002] rting  to turn cold. 'The raft was  falling to pieces,  _____  if it was made  of cardboard,' said Mr Carter. 'I trie     
[003] to Whippsnade Wildlife  Park, and you can see  animals  _____  God intended them to be. The animals are wild  and  fr     
[004]  He smiled.   Of course,' he said.   I want to see you  _____  often                                                      
[005]                                                 often   _____  I can.'  But when Archie came to the New Year's dance      
[006]  with the Royal Flying Corps, and  Agatha went to work  _____  a volunteer nurse at the Torbay  Hospital in Torquay.      
[007] aders loved the Miss Marple stories, and she was soon   _____  popular                                                    


	
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  [001] string they used as a  fishing line,  and a machine to  _____  salt water into drinking water. These two  things save     
[002] . Police are confident that the  kidnappers will soon   _____  contact and ask for money to return the child. ***  FL     
[003]  position for the FA Cup. Another  such victory  would  _____  them unbeatable. Wolverhampton is now  officially out      
[004] k too.  Please go home now, Mrs Carter.  I'm going  to  _____  some telephone calls.  Come and  see me again tomorrow     
[005] ' he told the children.  We're going to the kitchen to  _____   dinner.'  The kitchen was warm and quiet.  Old Mrs Ha     
[006]   any  coffee?'  It's cold now,' said Carol.   Shall I  _____  you some more?'  Thank you, my dear,' he answered.   Y     
[007]  can help you.  Find a new  home in a new country  and  _____  a new life.'  Olivia began to cry.  'But Alex! You're      


	
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  [001]   some welcome rain for gardeners. Plants and  gardens  _____  been  doing poorly in the dry weather this summer. The     
[002] 30 centimetres, but to date this year  most  districts  _____  had only five or ten centimetres. *** A  CHRISTIAN WED     
[003] efs, the  men shout 'Hurray!' and they all go off and   _____  a party. *** Sherlock Holmes is  the world's most famo     
[004]  you  see spots on my tongue -  all the kids at school  _____  them'. I  couldn't see any, but I'm sure I soon  will.     
[005]   jokes are funny because they remind us of things  we  _____  forgotten about human  nature. *** SPORTS REPORT  Anno     
[006] and stand over here against  the X-ray machine.  We'll  _____  a look at your lungs and heart.  Patient: Oh dear - do     
[007]  sorry,' I said.  'But I would like to see him now.  I  _____  no  time tomorrow - I                                      


	
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  [001] LD:  Thank you, very much.***  A couple from Miami, Ed  _____  Wilma  Carter, spent sixty six days floating in a  lif     
[002]   Carter. 'They came up out of the depth of the  ocean  _____  started  hitting the side of the boat,' he added, '        
[003]     started  hitting the side of the boat,' he added, ' _____  then suddenly  we  heard water spilling in from everyw     
[004] r,  their sail  was ripped apart, the deck was covered  _____  the cabin  was filling up with water,                      
[005]                 the cabin  was filling up with water,   _____  their yacht was sinking.  Astonished, the couple jumpe     
[006] ng.  Astonished, the couple jumped into the life raft   _____  watched  their boat go under. 'I had a sick feeling in     
[007] er. For  twenty days they  had tins of food, biscuits,  _____  bottles of  water. At night they had candles for  ligh     


	
   5.  
  [001] ew Millennium, we think about our future.  Will there   _____  peace in the world? Will we find answers to all our  p     
[002] oing to Canada.  I want to live in  the woods.   Don't  _____  like your father, Archie.   Good luck,  Archie! "Real"     
[003] ie to get a job there also.  The  young  man could not  _____  a guide yet, but he did small jobs around  the hotel.      
[004] nd Archie became good friends.  Archie did not like to  _____   with people when he was writing-not even Anahareo.  B     
[005] America after their yacht sank. Now they are  glad to   _____  back on shore. They survived in very good condition. T     
[006] Park, and you can see  animals as God intended them to  _____ . The animals are wild  and  free, and you see them fro     
[007] ny people went out into  the  streets.  They wanted to  _____  a part of history as it happened.  Other people prefer     


	
   6.  
  [001] ngs of planes reported in the paper in recent  months.  _____  can one do to protect oneself from these awful  people     
[002] y man in an  old coat with a cigarette in his mouth.  ' _____  do you want?' he asked.  'I'd like to see the elephant     
[003] eople.  I  think those are the best places for  me.'  ' _____  do you mean?' I asked.  'Why?'  He did not look at me.     
[004] s,  and my books.  I'm happy every hour of the day!'  ' _____  a wonderful story!' she said.  'I'm very pleased  to h     
[005]  time, and he  talked a lot  about the people in it.  ' _____  do you think  they did after we  left?' he asked me.       
[006] me.  'Where do the  young lady and the young man live?  _____  are they  doing  now?'  'I don't know,' I said.  'Perh     
[007]  Nick watched her.   She looks worried,' he thought.    _____ 's  she doing? Is she waiting for  somebody?'  Suddenly     


	
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  [001]                                                         _____  also want to warn people now of the risks. LD:  Thank      
[002] g the side of the boat,' he added, 'and then suddenly   _____   heard water spilling in from everywhere'. Two minutes     
[003] to add to their problems, the fishing  line broke. 'So  _____  had no more  fish until something very strange  happen     
[004] eir two months at sea was over. 'It is  a miracle that  _____  are alive,' said Mrs Carter. *** When                      
[005]                  are alive,' said Mrs Carter. *** When  _____  were  getting ready  to board the plane for London, I      
[006] The  jokes are funny because they remind us of things   _____  have forgotten about human  nature. *** SPORTS REPORT      
[007] ere - and stand over here against  the X-ray machine.   _____ 'll have a look at your lungs and heart.  Patient: Oh d     


	
   8.  
  [001] ng a professional conference with more than a hundred   _____   doctors in my field. Officer: Thank you. *** SUMMER S     
[002]  does most  of her  shopping there. However, like many  _____  famous British  institutions, Harrod's  is no longer B     
[003]  hotel desk.  Nick  could see the white head above the  _____   heads near the desk.  Excuse me!' said Nick.  He push     
[004]  hospital a nurse put Emma to bed in a room with five   _____  women.  There was a television in  the room, and at ei     
[005] , Adams.  You stay with me.'  Christian looked at some  _____  sailors.  He didn't like them.  You men!' he said.   G     
[006] ught it!' the First sailor said.  No, you didn't!' the  _____  man said.   I did!'  Be quiet!' Bligh said.   Give it      
[007]  Tahiti, and three of you are  here.  So where are the  _____  thirteen? Are they waiting for  me, too, on the island     


	
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  [001] they had candles for  light. They had no fishing  net,  _____  they had a piece of string they used as a  fishing lin     
[002] hey caught eight to ten fish a day and  ate them raw.   _____  then, to add to their problems, the fishing  line brok     
[003] bout twenty ships passed them, one from  the US  Navy,  _____  no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their  life r     
[004]  'I tried to  tie it back together  with bits of rope,  _____  it just kept on breaking up'. For  the  last four days     
[005]   the animals from the farthest  corners of the world.  _____  you don't want them to  see wild  animals in a cage, s     
[006] a and southeastern  districts of Wales  will be cloudy  _____  dry at first, followed by strong wind and  a  rain sto     
[007] ity of  thunder and  lightening. The wind will die out  _____  the rest of  the weekend will remain wet.  Not good ne     


	
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  [001] then they played as well as possible and won.  This is  _____   dangerous thing to do, of course.  Other players, who     
[002] ave the  names of 27 players to the police.  There was  _____  lot of trouble  and the Italian Football Association b     
[003] Ed and Wilma  Carter, spent sixty six days floating in  _____   life raft in the seas  of Central America after their     
[004] les for  light. They had no fishing  net, but they had  _____  piece of string they used as                               
[005]                           piece of string they used as  _____   fishing line,  and                                        
[006]                                     fishing line,  and  _____  machine to make salt water into drinking water. These      
[007] hings saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish  _____  day and  ate them raw.  But then, to add to their prob     


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