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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] Ofulue, the schoolteacher Ofulue, Chike's father the ' _____ ' family Father Osborne, in charge of the church schoo
[002] ho got the top jobs. The sons and grandsons of these ' _____ ' families were now so rich and powerful that they se
[003] e were days of celebration. Indeed, in the old days a _____ was put to death to celebrate this great event. It al
[004] r. 'What rich man is she going to marry? The son of a _____ , who teaches at her school? Can you be sure that her
[005] learn and he wants to help her. He knows he's from a _____ family. He was born here and knows our customs. He's
[006] s our customs. He's sure to marry a girl from another _____ family, not the daughter of a free family from Ibuza.
[007] t interest a clever man like Chike, a teacher - and a _____ ?' 'Perhaps you're right,' said her mother. 'But don't
[008] o had once been slaves, and no free man would allow a _____ to marry his daughter. None of this worried Chike muc
[009] local girls pretended not to know that he was from a _____ family. After all, his family had produced many rich
[010] le, allowed him to become a chief. 'When the son of a _____ becomes a chief,' the free men said, 'then we know th
[011] warning her against. She did not know the history of ' _____ ' families. Although, under the white man's law, nobod
[012] r the white man's law, nobody could own a person as a _____ 8 39 now, people did not forget which families had b
[013] had explained to Aku-nna what it meant to be from a ' _____ ' or a 'free' family. Chike tried hard to prepare his
[014] ed. 'Haven't you heard that my father is the son of a _____ ?' 'Don't say that,' said Aku-nna. 'There is no other
[015] ou must not kidnap her either. I know my mother was a _____ , but I know how to behave. Tell me when she is ready
[016] hose young men watching? I suppose you'd rather let a _____ touch you!' 'How can Ma do this to me?' thought Aku-n
[017] 't worry,' they were saying. 'She'll soon forget this _____ , and marry a nice suitable boy. Now don't worry. Just
[018] and decided to kidnap you for our boy because of that _____ , Chike. No girl from a good family like yours could p
[019] from a good family like yours could possibly marry a _____ .' 'Oh no,' repeated the other women. 'Never!' They s
[020] Am I the only bride you can get - the girlfriend of a _____ ?' Okoboshi let her go. Aku-nna continued: 'You think
[021] !' he shouted. 'Do you think I want to touch you now? _____ girl!' He hit her again. 'I never really wanted you a
[022] helped me to kidnap you because he hated Ofulue, your _____ lover's father. But just wait! Soon I shall marry the
[023] . Then the whole village will know about you and your _____ lover!' Aku-nna ran out of the hut, almost into the a
[024] Aku-nna had said the night before. 'So now you are a _____ too! Well, the water gourds are there!' Okoboshi's mo
[025] 's sister4 65 'You can fetch and carry water for us - _____ -girl!' spoke: 'Mother, have you got an old skirt for
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[001] photographer at first, but suddenly George started to _____ his trousers, and he fixed his hair and put on his h
[002] nted?' Isidore asked. Are there really lines from the _____ ?' Yes,' Mercer said. I can't see them.' You are too
[003] remember how much it hurt the last time he tried to _____ his rider o.' Brat realized that he hadn't seen Sheil
[004] ns, move these tables into the smoking-room, and then _____ the carpet, and - one moment, Hans.' Jose loved givin
[005] write them on the flags for me. Meg, go upstairs and _____ your hair. Jose, go and dress immediately. Quickly, c
[006] I had ever seen him, but his wife had not bothered to _____ her hair or change her dress. I had to explain to poo
[007] he must learn to be polite, and dress carefully, and _____ her hair. And there was such a very short time to tea
[008] two weeks. 'That's him. The ugly one with hair like a _____ . The one whose father runs a bar. He married one of h
[009] allets! Sighing, I sat down in front of the mirror to _____ my hair, This didn't take very long, because my hair'
[010] all of them," he said. His servant handed him a small _____ with red paint on it. "A thousand!" the slave-seller
[011] to something By PETER POPHAM Charles Jencks's _____ with serious fame ended in 1981, when he turned agai
[012] he universities gave her a rather grandly independent _____ -off. From the moment the first Conservative governmen
[013] failed the auditions will have benefited from their _____ with Fame. 'I feel it's a calling, a mission for me,'
[014] photographer at first, but suddenly George started to _____ his trousers, and he fixed his hair and put on his h
[015] nted?' Isidore asked. Are there really lines from the _____ ?' Yes,' Mercer said. I can't see them.' You are too
[016] remember how much it hurt the last time he tried to _____ his rider o.' Brat realized that he hadn't seen Sheil
[017] ns, move these tables into the smoking-room, and then _____ the carpet, and - one moment, Hans.' Jose loved givin
[018] write them on the flags for me. Meg, go upstairs and _____ your hair. Jose, go and dress immediately. Quickly, c
[019] I had ever seen him, but his wife had not bothered to _____ her hair or change her dress. I had to explain to poo
[020] he must learn to be polite, and dress carefully, and _____ her hair. And there was such a very short time to tea
[021] two weeks. 'That's him. The ugly one with hair like a _____ . The one whose father runs a bar. He married one of h
[022] allets! Sighing, I sat down in front of the mirror to _____ my hair, This didn't take very long, because my hair'
[023] all of them," he said. His servant handed him a small _____ with red paint on it. "A thousand!" the slave-seller
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[001] y gray hair, she began our session with a prayer over _____ at my kitchen table ("My talent is an instrument giv
[002] t alarmed ('Oh, no!') when a waiter offered him real _____ - he spoke with great enthusiasm about the pleasures
[003] buy wheat from the United States. In other markets, _____ prices rose on the prospect of a strike in 10 days by
[004] ivery arrangements. Oh, and Anita I'd love a cup of _____ if that's at all possible. Secretary: Oh yes, Mr Jame
[005] st, and they must be punctual because she likes her _____ at exactly the same time every morning. She takes h
[006] lence - no radio or conversation is allowed. She has _____ from Harrods, toast, and eggs. Then, every day for
[007] provide us with any. We could only get that powdered _____ with the terrible taste. And they don't serve it in
[008] livered, and we just sit in the garden over a cup of _____ , with maybe a continental breakfast and read the new
[009] ade from home- grown tomatoes and onions. I also make _____ milkshakes which I love. I'm a real baby that way! I
[010] , which people have with cold milk. Some people have _____ , often instant
[011] , often instant _____ , which is made with just hot water. Many visitors to
[012] h just hot water. Many visitors to Britain find this _____ disgusting! For many people lunch is a quick meal. In
[013] absolutely everything are very, very steep - a cup of _____ can cost as much as 3! We had big audiences for our
[014] n, but address the way we live. For example, tea and _____ . For most brands, the people picking the leaves and
[015] Heir of Redclyffe, or burning her dress and spilling _____ over herself at her first party ('Oh, dear, what a b
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[001] bers' bar before going home. Perhaps his friend the _____ would join him. Sitting there alone with his beer, he
[002] 0 'How did you know?' he asked, surprised. 'I'm the _____ 's wife,' she laughed. Married! thought Morse, disappo
[003] nted. Another siren sounded from Walton Street. The _____ called from the bar, 'I'll bring you another beer, In
[004] ose behind Jackson. The second death in Jericho The _____ of the Oxford Book Club was glad to see the light-blu
[005] feeling this man was talking nonsense. At the bar the _____ introduced Morse to Richards. 'I enjoyed your talk' b
[006] gentle. 'She used to work for us.' At this point the _____ interrupted, and took Richards away to introduce him
[007] n the bar. 'Tell me about Anne Scott,' he said to the _____ . 6 'Oh yes, poor old Anne! She had a lot of ideas for
[008] . The United Nations had planned the meeting, and the _____ was an important Swedish minister, Kurt Carlson. He h
[009] all reporter on Dagens Nyheter. They are Harry Dixon, _____ of Millham United, and Danny Worthington, the club's
[010] ig smile. 'Now why were the football team manager and _____ meeting two young Swedes and a South African? And wha
[011] Then the coach, with only Dixon and Worthington, the _____ and manager of the club, and Kent Nystrom and Gunilla
[012] a big acquisition, according to Arnold S. Tenney, its _____ , but he declined to specify potential targets. Many
[013] , exercised a Congressional prerogative known as the " _____ 's mark " to add two provisions that would profoundly
[014] aths to sponsoring staff through PhDs. Rover's former _____ , Sir Graham Day, believes the company's large increa
[015] ic welcome from Eric Pickles, Conservative Party vice- _____ , who said he could have written most of it himself.
[016] Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo or John Barth. A former _____ of the three-member Pulitzer Prize Committee for Fict
[017] uage and Literature, Birmingham University 1946- 74; _____ , Society for Italian Studies 1962-74; Senior Editor,
[018] reat pleasure, and he was clearly delighted to be its _____ from 1962 until his retirement in 1974. He also serv
[019] the established order.' This could be the Thoughts of _____ Mao for a generation taking their hats off to Peter K
[020] d combating racism. Herman Ouseley, the commission's _____ , said: 'It will be a sad waste if the Government fails
[021] bers' bar before going home. Perhaps his friend the _____ would join him. Sitting there alone with his beer, he
[022] 0 'How did you know?' he asked, surprised. 'I'm the _____ 's wife,' she laughed. Married! thought Morse, disappo
[023] nted. Another siren sounded from Walton Street. The _____ called from the bar, 'I'll bring you another beer, In
[024] ose behind Jackson. The second death in Jericho The _____ of the Oxford Book Club was glad to see the light-blu
[025] feeling this man was talking nonsense. At the bar the _____ introduced Morse to Richards. 'I enjoyed your talk' b
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[001] money from the insurers. Terence O'Tree had gone to _____ for two years. Elgin Yaxley had collected his money a
[002] Yaxley was in Hong Kong. Terence O'Tree was still in _____ . I was wrong, then. Someone else had burned George
[003] ent. I thought of the five horses. Terence O'Tree in _____ . All the money. I couldn't decide what to do. After
[004] hat he owes me. If he doesn't pay today, he'll go to _____ !' The Squire's face was red, and he banged angrily on
[005] refused, and Martin spent two years in Cantonville _____ . My father died before he came out, and Martin came
[006] t Mattingly. 'A small-time criminal. No good. Avoided _____ . Desperate for money. Out of town before his death
[007] ls have some of my orders. Are you going to put me in _____ for it?' I didn't say anything. After a pause, he co
[008] e would tell the Fort Dearborn Trust about my time in _____ if I didn't give him some of my orders.' 'Could that
[009] any bank giving me anything if they knew I'd been in _____ for two years for stealing.'0 'I see. And then what?
[010] started losing orders. And Martin! I saved him from _____ . I gave him his old life back. And how did he thank
[011] Mr Kelvey? Nobody knew. But everybody said he was in _____ . So they were the daughters of a woman who washed pe
[012] oman who washed people's clothes and a man who was in _____ . Very nice companions for other people's children! T
[013] . She stepped right up to Lil. 'Yah, your father's in _____ !' she shouted in her face. This was so wonderful to h
[014] seventeenth century house. It had tiny windows like a _____ , and a high brick wall all round it. It would be har
[015] nkworth. Doctor Teesdale visited the condemned man in _____ once or twice during the week before he was put to d
[016] th with a calm, expressionless face. Mr Dawkins, the _____ chaplain, did his best to persuade Linkworth to confe
[017] warmly on the terrible little group that crossed the _____ yard. The chaplain prayed. Then the
[018] yard. The chaplain prayed. Then the _____ officers put a black cloth over the condemned man's h
[019] He had heard the chaplain praying. He had watched the _____ officers putting the rope around the condemned man's
[020] hour. Then another strange thing happened. One of the _____ officers came into the room. 'Excuse me, Doctor,' h
[021] in a pleasing little flat some distance away from the _____ . An excellent couple - Mr and Mrs Parker - looked aft
[022] ber. To Teesdale's surprise it was the number of the _____ . He at once telephoned them. The voffice on the tele
[023] clear and strong. Teesdale recognized the voffice of _____ officer Draycott. 'There must be some mistake, Doctor
[024] o - no, it's impossible.' Next morning he went to the _____ as usual. Once again he was conscious of an unseen pr
[025] n presence near him. He felt it most strongly in the _____ yard, near the hanging-shed. At the same time he was
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[001] een you and me.' 'Oh, stop it!' I cried. 'I've had no _____ since I left my ship in Edinburgh. I found a crashed
[002] looked up, disappointed. The captain smiled. 'Better _____ next time,' he said. 'This will teach you to move qu
[003] duties of the West. They talked, not of work, but of _____ , and chance, and money. At first, Jim refused to lis
[004] hat very clear,' I replied. 'Well, goodbye. And good _____ .' As I looked back at Mark, I saw the grey look of wo
[005] w you and Colin must get to the boat and leave. Good _____ , Mark. Goodbye.' 'Nicola! Wait, please. I...' 'Look,
[006] felt absolutely miserable. A Box of Rubbish 'Bad _____ ,' they said in the weighing room. I felt ashamed and
[007] pected,' Victor said. 'Everyone said that it3 was bad _____ .' He picked up a large envelope and held it out to me
[008] prints.' 'You think you can do it?' 'I hope so. With _____ .' George's letters I went into my darkroom on Sunday
[009] awake until midnight, because it would bring him good _____ if he saw the beginning of the new year. So tonight h
[010] they found Bill Cross. At least, they thought it was _____ at the time, though later they were not so sure. And
[011] was hard to realize that they were safe at last. What _____ that this planet had been so close! Now they could pr
[012] A face appeared, but it was not Iran. He hung up. No _____ ?' said the officer. Well, you can try again later. I
[013] .' He went to the door. He was feeling sick now. Good _____ !' Iran said. I didn't get anything from holding those
[014] you everything I can, so you're on your own now. Good _____ !' Loding was right. For a fortnight they had sat at d
[015] e couldn't wait, Mr Patrick, but he said to wish you _____ . He's gone to watch with the rest of the family. Good
[016] He's gone to watch with the rest of the family. Good _____ , sir.' Brat was just about to get on Chevron when he
[017] sappointed as she was. 'Oh dear, that was awfully bad _____ ,' Miss Moss said, trying hard not to sound too intere
[018] o can tell me how to get back to the hotel. Then with _____ I'll see my dear wife before midnight.' All the time
[019] Kafka - you'll discover what a great man he was. Good _____ . Anne (Scott) 8 It was disappointing, but in a way
[020] ayed with a couple of men to help here.' 'You're in _____ ' I told him. 'See the old man across the street1 with
[021] ay brought up to me, so in suppose it wasn't such bad _____ , seeing something nasty in the woodshed that day Hel
[022] ut Urk?' 'Well... in told him, and he just said, "Bad _____ , old girl".' 'It's Dick Hawk-Monitor, isn't it? Forgi
[023] ither. So if you came across a road-block, it was bad _____ . On this night the road-block outside Port Elizabeth
[024] tightly. 'Just get out, Father Curren. And I wish you _____ .' Woods looked into her eyes, knowing that she was cl
[025] ith Moses, I mean,' the oicial explained. 'I wish you _____ , Father. You'll need it.' The blood began to return t
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[001] at down feeling very unhappy. The old man had gone to _____ his friends, the men who had talked to me when I was
[002] sn't got his certificate. He'll have forty natives to _____ the guano, and I'll give him a couple of guns, of co
[003] graphs Clare came down on the train two days later to _____ some of my photographs. She was going to get work f
[004] travel by air. If you can get them to India, we will _____ them from there.' And you want to hire two of our eng
[005] er the side!' Montmorency's idea of a good time is to _____ together all the most awful dogs he can find and th
[006] r hours. You cannot give me too much work. I like to _____ it. My study is full of it. And I am very careful wit
[007] of the Squire's money in Amsterdam and we must go to _____ it. Go, go! Or if you're not brave enough to do that,
[008] d me more. I wished I could blow up all my ships and _____ the insurance. Then I had a better idea. Get rid of
[009] l!' he said, and rang up Sergeant Lewis, who came to _____ him and drive him to Walton Street. There they found
[010] n repairing her garden wall. He went to her house to _____ his tools, using the key she lent him. He entered th
[011] t set in modern times, of course. Until then I shall _____ material for it. If anyone asks me what I work at, I
[012] , and I expect there will be a lot of material I can _____ . And perhaps some of the relations will have messes i
[013] eriam'll wash your curtains for you, and I'll come an' _____ them myself, miss, with pleasure,' said Mrs Beetle,
[014] y stopped at a large garage, to arrange for a car to _____ Claud Hart-Harris from the station the following day,
[015] t if you want me.' 'Well, could you possibly come and _____ me from the farm in your plane? We've had a wedding h
[016] topped and opened the window. 'Don't forget to go and _____ the film.' Wendy gasped. 'I'd forgotten all about it.
[017] the only thing they send up here for the spaceship to _____ . There's a lot of rare metals in it. They tell you w
[018] off on a routine flight to the other side of IV/II to _____ some rocks. He never came back. That was all. Duncan
[019] had gone to, but soon realized that they had been to _____ the keys. 'Right, you,' said the guard, when they had
[020] dropped some lobster pots into the sea and said he'd _____ them later that day. The sea was calm as they continu
[021] were moving up and down a little. She went inside to _____ her backpack from the cottage and went down to the ha
[022] ar perfectly and he had a good memory. He was able to _____ a lot of information and he was paid well to repeat it
[023] pleasure that I had always had from facts. I began to _____ facts, and I soon recognized that they were really va
[024] the second group. Don't worry. I have to go back and _____ my medical equipment first.' They separated at the e
[025] if you're lucky. Technology has made it possible to _____ , store and retrieve almost limitless amounts of pers
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[001] same. Then all the other mourners began pouring sand, _____ , stones, anything they could find, over her father's b
[002] rs were impatient to finish the job. The sound of the _____ hitting the box was like a final goodbye to the child
[003] . After it passed Benin, the countryside changed. The _____ was redder and the forests were thicker and more myst
[004] rooms in the dome. 'It's an easy job here,' he said. ' _____ is the only thing they send up here for the spaceship
[005] were completing their work. They loaded the metal rich _____ and checked all the equipment on the way-load station
[006] hospital. She lit a cigarette and watched her younger _____ . When she got home from work and saw Ricky she had ca
[007] e Queen arrived from Entebbe to set foot on British _____ for the first time as monarch. Since those early day
[008] were umbrellas, but now the rain washes out the good _____ , which ends up as mud a thousand miles away in the
[009] y. Also, the hybrid corn grew well in the rather poor _____ of the valley. In the first year, 1/2 the 84 farmers
[010] t took man for the first time to any non- terrestrial _____ , because the spin produces a force that feels like gra
[011] same. Then all the other mourners began pouring sand, _____ , stones, anything they could find, over her father's b
[012] rs were impatient to finish the job. The sound of the _____ hitting the box was like a final goodbye to the child
[013] . After it passed Benin, the countryside changed. The _____ was redder and the forests were thicker and more myst
[014] rooms in the dome. 'It's an easy job here,' he said. ' _____ is the only thing they send up here for the spaceship
[015] were completing their work. They loaded the metal rich _____ and checked all the equipment on the way-load station
[016] hospital. She lit a cigarette and watched her younger _____ . When she got home from work and saw Ricky she had ca