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Each 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.
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[001] elopment arm, Bell-Northern Research. This will allow _____ in either company to call up others on System 4000, N
[002] ven receive a fax and "bounce" its clone worldwide to _____ , again with a few clicks of the mouse. It's so user-
[003] n't buy what they don't read. In North America hardly _____ reads Japanese authors, either in original or transla
[004] ugh, the Nara prefectural government is not allowing _____ else to use the patent. It appears that Nara official
[005] ng" feeling associated with subterranean development? _____ who has seen the $2,500-a- second computer-generated
[006] learning easy, and the student fees are low. But is _____ teaching about tomorrow? Like most schools, this one
[007] l shops, moved on somewhere else. In neither case has _____ else occupied the premises. The whole story is made
[008] to the demands of business. Yet the only reason why _____ continues to live somewhere are chaotic and inconven
[009] rk needs publicity in The Sun, it is hard to see how _____ could have imagined that Bath needed "The Podium". Th
[010] lised, dignified community college architecture. Like _____ else, architects rise to meet the high expectations o
[011] t the technique felt laboured, and may have confused _____ not familiar with the book to which Lodge, in his own
[012] ovided as near perfect a late- Eighties rock show as _____ could want. The PA was the same system The Eurythmic
[013] ate systems, she dislikes a falling pound as much as _____ . So we come back around the circle to the capital si
[014] on, and have been destroyed. For the first time that _____ can remember, the Soviet Union has been buying at th
[015] lm "had no feeling of reality". Seems you can't trust _____ nowadays. ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 12 891007 Moscow and
[016] me another African horror story, reported long after _____ is able to do anything about it. Siad Barre will cele
[017] s of the old Hanseatic heart of Estonia's capital. If _____ may speak with confidence, it is Mr Otsason. He more
[018] peak with confidence, it is Mr Otsason. He more than _____ is the inventor of IME. In Estonian, the acronym stan
[019] ces. Some 65, 000 cars a day are illegally parked and _____ unlucky enough to get caught in future could lose the
[020] ng to discuss their nine- point proposal, and release _____ arrested who was not accused of violence within 24 ho
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[001] applicants for entry- level jobs, such as operators, _____ a simple seventh-grade reading and math test. Many o
[002] ll, will be a noisome and missionary body that cannot _____ to draw attention to itself. Even without the Prince,
[003] ll, will be a noisome and missionary body that cannot _____ to draw attention to itself. Even without the Prince,
[004] Jean-Michel Plou, said the tunnel had gone too far to _____ . Once Eurotunnel and Transmanche Link, the consortiu
[005] way in. The controls in any case are surely doomed to _____ . The government has admitted it is seven to 10 years
[006] eed; but to back away as soon as it seemed doomed to _____ . According to The Wall Street Journal, Washington fir
[007] on the rabble. ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 12 891011 Curbs _____ to halt flood of refugees By PATRICIA CLOUGH BONN - A
[008] iot's, each with a tradition of expansive back play, _____ to put on a show in glorious conditions something, su
[009] f 26,698, the backlash to the Derby defeat, saw them _____ to add to the three goals of the first leg. Portsmou
[010] of Nottinghamshire county council, look destined to _____ . The League's management committee has decided to inv
[011] ch these nests, to which their proprietors would not _____ to return. It was around these that he meant to stret
[012] w a little about the work of the forge, and could not _____ to be very useful in the colony. As to Pencroft, he h
[013] could rely on the sagacity of the dog, who would not _____ to give the alarm if there was any need for it. Afte
[014] s fact, at once surprising and unexpected, could not _____ to raise in his mind. He took the bullet, turned it
[015] art." In fact, the heart of friend Pencroft could not _____ to be rejoiced, for the flesh of the turtle, which fe
[016] s of the vegetable, mineral or animal kingdoms do not _____ us. I believe, then, that when the deposits of coal
[017] d remain untouched, but the pyroxyle which will never _____ us." "Can the cannon support the shock of the pyroxyl
[018] had been carefully preserved, and the water could not _____ . The lift once raised, this sure and comfortable retre
[019] fear, and any attack on their persons would certainly _____ . They therefore waited impatiently for the moment whe
[020] e the fresh air, charged with ozone, which could not _____ to restore his health. His appetite returned, and what
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[001] e introduced to the educational uses of computers and _____ - enhancing videodisks. The salon also has a piano- p
[002] g the frontiers of the sixth and seventh generation. _____ is now really worthwhile only if it comes from the cu
[003] Many universities are not aware of the speed at which _____ is expanding. The mission statement of the president
[004] President's Report," published in 1988, stated that _____ was doubling every fifteen years (without citing a r
[005] he prestigious Futurist magazine reported that human _____ was doubling every twenty months. North American sch
[006] ic -- to survive. Today, if you have not acquired the _____ of the new three Rs -- RAM, ROM, and run -- you are
[007] nd to carry the entire population to higher levels of _____ . The alternative? Have you ever witnessed rural peas
[008] it doesn't mean those people will be unable to obtain _____ levels that are viable for the twenty-first century.
[009] who search out the unknown. This process requires a _____ navigator, but our schools aren't producing any. In
[010] replacing metal cutlery, they teach metallurgy. New _____ and technological advances now move at the speed of
[011] ans, with their correct spelling, may soon find their _____ a handicap in dealing with robots -- or the future. T
[012] e park or delving into his magical computer world of _____ , choose the computer. Let's hope he's right. Meanwhil
[013] ppetite for the civilising influence of architectural _____ ? The author is an architectural historian and former
[014] on a traditional Georgian design - but in the certain _____ that it will be condemned by the architectural profes
[015] language his "true spirit", his faith in accumulated _____ , his insistence on unity based on reality, and his h
[016] They are part of the increasing worldwide trend where _____ , goods, services and markets are being exchanged betw
[017] deal was said to enable LTCB to gain information and _____ in international asset management while providing F&
[018] with a London-based company to take advantage of its _____ and expertise in the specialised area of offshore in
[019] e financial services sector as it faces deregulation. _____ of how to operate in the relatively unrestricted Eur
[020] lity of the Japanese to pay for this information and _____ , nor about their strong motivation for acquiring it.
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[001] those who occupy it but it must also fulfil its civic _____ and possess meaning for those who merely pass it by.
[002] those who occupy it but it must also fulfil its civic _____ and possess meaning for those who merely pass it by.
[003] to pass this year's defence bill anyway, it was the _____ of the opposition to move a vote of no confidence. Mr
[004] of the impasse over harmonisation of VAT and excise _____ rates which, if unresolved, could make the 1992 sing
[005] oroughly looted, despite a British policeman being on _____ at the time. As though this were not enough, a gang
[006] nclose wine bottle corks. Until these are stamped as " _____ paid" the wine cannot be sold. Pre- Christmas sales
[007] refusing to deal with the French equivalent of stamp _____ . The strikers have also extended their tactics. They
[008] te them. A time may come when this will be our first _____ ." But at this period, it was not the question of fire
[009] . By this time the intelligent Jup was raised to the _____ of valet. He had been dressed in a jacket, white line
[010] another might not have been so fortunate, and their _____ was to go to his succor. Claw Cape was doubled, and a
[011] may have been, and whatever he may become, it is our _____ to take him with us to Lincoln Island." "Yes, yes!" re
[012] reporter; "humanity commands us." It was indeed their _____ as Christians and civilized beings. All three felt th
[013] said he; "it is your right to be silent." "It is my _____ to speak." "Sit down, then." "No, I will stand." "We
[014] Harding began by saying,-- "My friends, I think it my _____ to call your attention to certain incidents which hav
[015] ded the engineer. "It may even be said that it is the _____ of a captain to come and survey any land or island n
[016] "And you, Ayrton," he asked, "what will you do?" "My _____ ," answered Ayrton. He then took up his station near
[017] your life--" "Why not, sir?" "That is more than your _____ ." "I have more than my
[018] ." "I have more than my _____ to do," replied Ayrton. "Will you go to the ship in t
[019] s were reflected in the water. He thought only of the _____ which he had promised to accomplish, and nothing of t
[020] whose wish was, as he had said, to do more than his _____ , there came an heroic thought. This was to sacrifice
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[001] untry or continent -- such groups as bird- watchers, _____ - lovers, pigeon-breeders, tropical fish fanciers, or
[002] nd aural pollution. Remarkably, it copes with a hairy _____ , a child and a teenager with little need of compromise
[003] ps, with the disposable novelty of one of them being a _____ , which tends to restrict verbal sparring, along with
[004] he surface of the water. A loud barking was heard. A _____ accompanied the voyagers, and was held pressed close
[005] e. But the car had contained five passengers, with a _____ , and the balloon only left four on the shore. The mi
[006] nothing to do but to give the word. At that moment a _____ sprang with a bound into the car. It was Top, a favori
[007] having given way, had been carried off by a wave. His _____ also had disappeared. The faithful animal had volunta
[008] the place, they would have heard the barking of the _____ Top, even should Harding himself have been unable to
[009] followed by the disappearance of the engineer and the _____ Top. The shore was solitary; not a vestige of a mark.
[010] here was no use in arguing with Neb. He was like the _____ who will not leave the place where his master is burie
[011] ze fled into the long grass, "If only we had had the _____ Top!" But Top had disappeared at the same time as hi
[012] the shore?" "About that," replied Pencroft. "And his _____ also?" "Also." "What astonishes me," rejoined the re
[013] also met his death, and that neither the body of the _____ nor of his master has been cast on the shore!" "It i
[014] gain, "I thought I heard--" "What?" "The barking of a _____ !" "A
[015] !" "A _____ !" cried Pencroft, springing up. "Yes-- barking--" "I
[016] for; the barking immediately came nearer, and soon a _____ bounded into the passage. Pencroft, Herbert, and Spile
[017] the preeminent qualities of coursing dogs. It was the _____ of the engineer, Cyrus Harding. But he was alone! Ne
[018] drawn him towards him, and was patting his head, the _____ rubbing his neck against the lad's hands. "If the
[019] rubbing his neck against the lad's hands. "If the _____ is found, the master will be found also!" said the re
[020] n the fire until their return. Then, preceded by the _____ , who seemed to invite them by short barks to come wit
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[001] is seen from a distance, it seems to belong to some _____ Expressionist church one has not noticed before. Not
[002] their replacement with ceremonial areas. There was a _____ logic in the Nazis' ideology which was essentially a
[003] efore Bardolph opens his mouth, for instance, he is a _____ -looking man with a nose like a pear marinated in port
[004] be convinced that trading across frontiers is no more _____ than doing business with the shopkeeper next door. Ye
[005] ns all, paid £7 to witness Mark Calcavecchia, Curtis _____ and Tom Kite win dollars 100,000 ( £62, 000) apiece
[006] hiai by a stroke. Kite and Naomichi Ozaki shot 68 and _____ defeated Koichi Suzuki with a 72 to a 75. Thus the U
[007] n. It mattered not that Kite was beaten by Suzuki and _____ by Ozaki for the Americans already had an unassailabl
[008] champion Mark Calcavecchia, US Open champion Curtis _____ , and USPGA title- holder Payne Stewart - are missing
[009] ths of the ocean. But Heaven had reserved them for a _____ destiny, and after having, on the 20th of March, esc
[010] loud trumpet call resounded through the forest. This _____ and sonorous cry was produced by a game bird called
[011] in capes, promontories, points, bays, or creeks. Its _____ form caught the eye, and when Gideon Spilett, on the
[012] ill he more practical. The shape of the island is so _____ that we shall not he troubled to imagine what it res
[013] is on before." "And he doesn't bark?" "No." "That is _____ . However, we must try to call him back." In a few mo
[014] g about and producing a deafening clamor. Suddenly, a _____ concert of discordant voices resounded in the midst o
[015] e no longer high cliffs as at Prospect Heights, but a _____ and capricious border which surrounded the narrow gu
[016] scertain what monster could have given the dugong so _____ a wound. He remained at the edge of the lake, lookin
[017] that the wound given this creature is, at least, very _____ , and I cannot explain either how Top was so vigorousl
[018] t since the table was spread for the rabbits, it was _____ that the rabbits themselves should be wanting, the tw
[019] . I think the form and also the nature of this island _____ . It is a summary of all the aspects which a continent
[020] animals are numerous in this island, and what is more _____ , that the species are extremely varied. There is a re
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[001] e on disposable batteries. It is rechargeable with a _____ nickel- cadmium battery unit. The CT2 designation sta
[002] f. And dispersing the audience's attention among nine _____ TV sets is a sure way of dispersing any atmosphere y
[003] enjoyed if they attempted to disentangle aurally the _____ strands of the motet. The members of Gothic Voices (o
[004] ises the leading world accounting bodies, sent out a _____ invitation to interested parties asking for their vie
[005] oposing a demerger of Ferranti International into two _____ businesses have received the initial approval of 40
[006] o put Ferranti's naval and avionics businesses into a _____ company and to merge it with another UK defence compa
[007] h type of document that you produce and save it as a _____ file - even if it is only your name and address and
[008] ng the British group it intends to operate Pearl as a _____ entity with its own sales force. ’Ä¢Business & City
[009] ted with an inch- thick wall of bullet-proof glass to _____ the principals in the case from reporters and spectat
[010] ance and the Peoples Democracy Platform emerged from _____ caucus meetings unable to decide what should be chang
[011] West Germany respects East Germany's existence as a _____ state, that it does not want to alter the present mi
[012] e Soviet occupation zone, it has achieved no genuine _____ identity or legitimacy. On the economic front, the ne
[013] l be required, says Mr Otsason. Those providing for a _____ republican budget, a revamped tax system, and autono
[014] more symbolic act of defiance than a currency with a _____ exchange rate against the rouble. A finance bill loo
[015] will instead urge locals to build the territory as a _____ but valuable part of the "one country, two systems" m
[016] to resist pressure from the unions for a freeze, and _____ suggestions for a generalised rationing system. Its
[017] sive contract the sport is about to sign with ITV. A _____ deal may be offered to the BBC by disgruntled faction
[018] "You are right," replied the reporter, "we will not _____ more than we can help." During this time Neb was str
[019] d so as to form a pair of compasses, whose legs could _____ or come together. The fastening was fixed with a str
[020] et of iron--the latter in excess--it was necessary to _____ the sulphuret of iron, and transform it into sulphate
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[001] s 1.6bn in military aid annually. The US firm Tacoma _____ is in line to update two of the Egyptian navy's subma
[002] he problem of what to do with the 55, 000 Vietnamese _____ people in Hong Kong detention centres will figure pr
[003] ntres, which are already overflowing with Vietnamese _____ people. More than 12,000 Chinese "illegals" have flo
[004] World Race to Punta del Este in Uruguay. As the only _____ in Division C she wins that but is also expected to t
[005] problem," Mike Pavitt, the project manager, said. The _____ will be examined, diagnosed and treated. It is not t
[006] lways a way of doing everything. If we had a cart or a _____ , it would be easy enough." "But we have the river," s
[007] uilding a house it would be more important to build a _____ , if by chance we are not more than a hundred miles fr
[008] ngineer, "instead of building a house we will build a _____ , and Master Pencroft shall be put in command--" "Well
[009] be too hazardous to attempt to reach one in a frail _____ . In fact, this calculation placed it at least twelve
[010] m the Pomoutous Island was a considerable distance. A _____ could not cross it, especially at the approach of th
[011] expressly declared this. Now, to construct a simple _____ even with the necessary tools, was a difficult work, a
[012] l other land was such, that to hazard themselves in a _____ , of a necessarily inferior construction, would be a s
[013] e left of the river, because, for want of a bridge or _____ , the Mercy had not yet been crossed. All the immense
[014] construct, for this purpose, as well as they could, a _____ which would render communication so much easier, and
[015] for that. It would take at least a month to build a _____ ." "Yes, a real
[016] ." "Yes, a real _____ ," replied the sailor; "but we do not want one for a s
[017] igate the Mercy." "Five days," cried Neb, "to build a _____ ?" "Yes, Neb; a
[018] ?" "Yes, Neb; a _____ in the Indian fashion." "Of wood?" asked the Negro,
[019] day Pencroft set to work. He did not mean to build a _____ with boards and planking, but simply a flat- bottome
[020] bark, fastened one to the other, would form a light _____ ; and in case of natural obstacles, which would rende
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[001] s 560, 000 square feet on eight floors, three of them _____ sea level. The island will contain a one thousand-roo
[002] gh infrastructure space with its base placed 530 feet _____ ground would run about $692 million. Total cost for
[003] anchoring such a floating city (at least thirty feet _____ the surface and above the seabed), observation corrid
[004] . So the single chimney rose only to 325ft, some 45ft _____ the height of the cross above the cathedral. The iron
[005] ple, follow the curve of the main line railway tracks _____ . The architects can rightly claim that the inspiration
[006] even if they are not now common currency, are not far _____ the surface. Outram also has the ability to translate
[007] an a ticket on the high- speed train which runs just _____ the bridge. ’Ä¢Business & City Page 27 891003 Unileve
[008] of interim figures showing operating profits a shade _____ £400,000. The company is due to meet analysts on Fr
[009] 1988-89, compared with only 8 per cent of executives _____ board level. Including all remuneration (the majority
[010] rs received about 14 per cent or more. For executives _____ board level the median increase was about 10 per cen
[011] rkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands 5 per cent _____ average, showing much less of a regional difference t
[012] leaving aggregate shareholders' funds in the sector _____ £39m. Some may argue that balance sheet numbers lik
[013] contribution- free for those whose total earnings are _____ such a level; once they cross the threshold, they are
[014] arter and for the whole year would fall significantly _____ expectations. But Mr Akers reiterated yesterday that
[015] ed to 90 points on the index or plunged significantly _____ DM3 it would almost certainly trigger an increase in
[016] h many traders prepared to bank on the FT-SE falling _____ 2,200 points in the next few weeks unless the 15 per
[017] lan Howard, says the group has been trading slightly _____ budgeted levels. But like- for- like sales in real t
[018] tate bureaucrat. "And they say they care about those _____ ", said the commentary, as the monkey urinated agains
[019] el 30ft in diameter sunk between 90 feet and 150 feet _____ ground. Thirty exit points would take no more room t
[020] 38th minute, must have warned the crowd nearly 1,000 _____ the Recreation Ground's 5,000 capacity that they wer