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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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2. WORDS
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[001] the Sarajevo suburb that is their headquarters, who _____ a unified Bosnia and the 1995 Dayton accords that e
[002] fluential lawmakers from meat- producing states, who _____ increased Government intervention. A Federal judge
[003] e effect, as the granite is extremely hard, and will _____ a greater resistance to the explosion." "And when sha
[004] by the left bank of the Mercy, it was sufficient to _____ the colpeos on the narrow bank between the river and
[005] ed miles from us! Ah, Captain Harding, you won't now _____ my going." "No, Pencroft," replied Cyrus Harding; "an
[006] perate. Their retreat was discovered. They could not _____ any obstacle to these missiles, nor protect the ston
[007] and on which there is no intumescence of the soil to _____ any obstacle to the north winds; here, in Lincoln Isl
[008] better informed on this question, most of them would _____ it also. I'm willing to stake my political career on
[009] ionalism feeds". Mr. Nixon, for his part, would _____ intervention in Cuba without specific provocation. B
[010] induce State Controller Arthur Levitt of Brooklyn to _____ Mr. Wagner for the Mayoral nomination in the Sept. 7
[011] ock's veteran knuckleball specialists, are slated to _____ the American League champions in tomorrow's 8 P.M. c
[012] al Industrial Recovery Act, has made it impolitic to _____ collective bargaining in principle. The Wagner Act,
[013] of the democratic forces which alone can effectively _____ Castro. Moreover, Col. Faget's information on C
[014] guments advanced by those individuals and groups who _____ the system in force and who would drastically curtai
[015] German people favor such a settlement we should not _____ Germany following the example of Austria. Preside
[016] eople is clear, profound and far-reaching. To try to _____ the general religious and moral conviction of such a
[017] eople that the only way to deal with Southerners who _____ integration is to send in troops and shoot the bas
[018] ty". And Hamilton, who felt it "a religious duty" to _____ Aaron Burr's political ambitions, would have been a
[019] But a modern Oedipus who is doomed because he cannot _____ his own childhood is only pathetic, and for renounci
[020] ates. Some faculty members and many administrators _____ faculty review groups because they either repeat dep
[021] creases in the basic wage rate, and would vigorously _____ a reduction in this rate, but the adjustment of the
[022] ool desegregation to a "trickle"? Shall we therefore _____ the plan? This question is an issue because it likel
[023] the Sarajevo suburb that is their headquarters, who _____ a unified Bosnia and the 1995 Dayton accords that e
[024] fluential lawmakers from meat- producing states, who _____ increased Government intervention. A Federal judge
[025] e effect, as the granite is extremely hard, and will _____ a greater resistance to the explosion." "And when sha
3. WORDS
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hurry
oppose
pray
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threaten
universe
weather
[001] ing up city water and sewer rates even more than the _____ annual rise of 7 to 9 percent during the last few year
[002] or a full nine months. Many travel clinics report a _____ stream of pregnant clients with questions ranging fro
[003] reased their scores significantly over time, two held _____ and one struggled with a downward trend. Prince Will
[004] t two years, West Coast audiences could chose from a _____ diet of good new plays, from Diana Son's bright cart
[005] lyrical passages are about flying: "an incandescent, _____ roar, in solitude, slamming every moment against in
[006] astered by scribes in lonely secluded monasteries. A _____ job in Europe in those days was copying the Bible fo
[007] ns is relaxed. His equanimity may owe as much to the _____ nature of his professional evolution as to his abilit
[008] evel of the previous scene; he also had to keep up a _____ supply of fresh poppadums. But I felt sorriest for the
[009] for- like sales in real terms are nevertheless holding _____ . The group's Snob subsidiary is steadily raising its
[010] e allegedly became Washington's "Mr Big" by finding a _____ supplier in Los Angeles who could provide drugs in a
[011] ot, and this was looking like the latter. But Fraser, _____ as ever after missing five Tests through injury, foun
[012] mate to repeat yesterday's performance. While Senna's _____ but swift progress made his 20th Grand Prix victory
[013] al problem lay elsewhere. Apart from Kevin Moseley's _____ supply from the line-out, there was nothing much to c
[014] nstant reaction, a try by Arthur Emyr, and subsequent _____ improvement, bringing well- crafted tries for Emyr a
[015] e Jaguar prize firmly in his sights when opting for a _____ clear round in Tuesday night's Rover Classic, instead
[016] rs bordering on red surrounded his face. His eye was _____ , lively, rapid in its changes. It was the eye of a ma
[017] headache of the Barnett regime thus far has been the _____ stream of job-seekers and others who feel they were
[018] ARA_ - "The present recovery movement will gather _____ momentum to lift the economy to a new historic peak
[019] ceptions. The typical picture at this time is one of _____ improvement. It's going to take time for investor
[020] th the expansion-contraction theory. He supports the _____ -state theory which holds that matter is continually
[021] ve grasped the history of ideas .... When we see the _____ and methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea
[022] tarted to pace, From that time to this she has shown _____ improvement and now looks like one of the classiest
[023] ill be obtained by matching the correct speed with a _____ feed pressure that lets the tool cut easily at an ev
[024] eased portions of Mrs. Shaefer's body, Lee kept up a _____ stream of pseudo-scientific mumbo- jumbo. Yes, the
[025] r literature before the Spanish- American War, the _____ currency of the Lincoln myth, the increased emphasis
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[001] bre joke, is beyond redemption dramatically; but how, _____ , does Tosca, who exited through vast double doors int
[002] nspired me ever since I was a small boy. "I hope and _____ that the decision to give me the Nobel Peace Prize wi
[003] edford must make the most of limited resources - and _____ . The Taranaki coach, Ian Snook, accepts that it is a
[004] e you happen to come across a tobacco-plant, my boy, _____ don't scorn that!" "We shall find it some day!" said
[005] Ayrton is worthy to return on board the 'Duncan,' and _____ Heaven that it is indeed Lord Glenarvan's yacht, for
[006] with God!" Turning to his friends, he added, "Let us _____ for him whom we have lost!" Some hours later the colo
[007] byterian Church has been asked to read the Bible and _____ together daily during National Christian Family Week
[008] limited. In the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to _____ we find these words, "Forgive us our debts". When a
[009] so the young minister resigned, to go and study and _____ , having never passed a day, he told his parishioners
[010] Nagasaki. Having led the world in this mad race I _____ that we may have the wisdom and courage to lead it o
[011] . It makes my work a great deal easier to be able to _____ for the Lord's guidance while ministering to the phy
[012] prayed for John, during surgery, we asked others to _____ ; all over the country a massive shield of prayer was
[013] my body creep; If they should bite before I wake, I _____ the Lord their jaws to break"". Charles Thiot,
[014] and entreat him to pay what he owed. Baker added: "I _____ you delivre these inclosed Letters And Comend mee to
[015] ent qualities of honor, decency, and self-respect. I _____ to God that he may be spared to us for many years to
[016] tore up His love for you. Open your heart to Him and _____ , Stephen,
[017] , Stephen, _____ ! For His mercy and His guidance to spare you from ev
[018] trove to think of God and His eternal wrath; he must _____ to be spared. Papa was disappointed that none of
[019] bre joke, is beyond redemption dramatically; but how, _____ , does Tosca, who exited through vast double doors int
[020] nspired me ever since I was a small boy. "I hope and _____ that the decision to give me the Nobel Peace Prize wi
[021] edford must make the most of limited resources - and _____ . The Taranaki coach, Ian Snook, accepts that it is a
[022] e you happen to come across a tobacco-plant, my boy, _____ don't scorn that!" "We shall find it some day!" said
[023] Ayrton is worthy to return on board the 'Duncan,' and _____ Heaven that it is indeed Lord Glenarvan's yacht, for
[024] with God!" Turning to his friends, he added, "Let us _____ for him whom we have lost!" Some hours later the colo
[025] byterian Church has been asked to read the Bible and _____ together daily during National Christian Family Week
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[001] upants from the harsh world, insulating them from the _____ . But there are also the butterflies - small, showy,
[002] asset, Long Island. What don't I miss? For one thing, _____ reports don't seem to bother me anymore. While it may
[003] as its mainstay seafood industry was battered by bad _____ and strict new fishing regulations. 'Now I think we'
[004] ehicle battery beside the house at night or when the _____ has been overcast during the day. With a few thousan
[005] was! We now have sophisticated home barometers or " _____ stations" that indicate slight variations in barometr
[006] y puncture and fatally damage blood cells. When warm _____ returns, the shrunken cells absorb the thawing water
[007] thod of precisely predicting the prime time to plant. _____ predictions could only be vague, and even the most a
[008] on the fact that scientists know what combination of _____ conditions are likely to "turn on" plant diseases or
[009] ter, degree-day accumulators, assorted sensors, daily _____ history memory, downloading ports to other computers,
[010] trucks or emergency vehicles; collect and distribute _____ data; monitor river levels; watch your cottage in th
[011] day, every day of the year, uninterrupted by labor or _____ problems. Think of the dramatic savings in short- ter
[012] e is minimal. Operations are not affected by adverse _____ conditions. Working seven days a week, twenty-four ho
[013] making it snow inside! It will be an all-season, all- _____ indoor ski resort in the heart of one of the world's
[014] ies are bound up with his obsessive recording of the _____ . Matteo Fargion's specially composed music for piano
[015] melody. The choreography likewise evokes changes of _____ and mood but without displaying any overt narrative d
[016] Virgin would have fared had its directors decided to _____ the storms in the stock market. The recent spate of
[017] per cent which owes something to comparatively grim _____ in the previous year but also shows that mortgage pr
[018] el Pickard, chief executive, says that the hot summer _____ favoured sales of sporting shoes, where Sears' footwe
[019] 29 per cent, appeared to benefit from the hot summer _____ and its low-priced fashion for younger women seemed
[020] lf-time dividend is up 15 per cent to 1.95p. The warm _____ which helped Etam in the summer has proved to be a di
[021] ical Service, said yesterday. Scientists had thought _____ patterns would reduce the size of the hole over the
[022] sphere immediately after Christmas to train in warmer _____ . The first £10, 000 has been shared out already, and
[023] e 19th of March passed without any alteration in the _____ . There was even great difficulty in keeping the ballo
[024] It had not even appeared necessary in that horrible _____ to place a guard in the square, in the midst of which
[025] plated in the midst of the furious elements?-- "Dirty _____ !" exclaimed Pencroft, fixing his hat firmly on his h
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[001] s from landlords and building managers, some of whom _____ to simply ban disposals from their buildings. Environ
[002] s are a buy. "The rise in base rates does not unduly _____ the shape of the economy and the market going into 1
[003] ast train left. ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 15 891012 Storms _____ mild Greek election climate From PETER THOMPSON in A
[004] to provide against it. In any case if cold did not yet _____ them, the rainy season would begin, and on this lonel
[005] , this country has never faced such great dangers as _____ us today. We must justify our heritage. We must be r
[006] that the steel company bring in American coal. They _____ to strike. The British Government will have to de
[007] that we, as a nation, can cope with the dangers that _____ our society. The desire and ability to read are i
[008] ng now. The official military establishment can only _____ to use its nuclear arms; it cannot bring them into a
[009] nd destroy their strategic forces which continued to _____ us. Let us suppose the Russians decide to build a
[010] nd against the evils which the extension of such use _____ the race". Denouncing the view that the sexual union
[011] is statement utterly impenetrable. The idea seems to _____ profound, barely conscious assumptions. A kind of pa
[012] nfantry from the sight of the enemy. Third, it could _____ at all times, and destroy when possible, the enemy
[013] the United States, violate the Monroe Doctrine, and _____ the security of every other Latin American republic.
[014] astro now- cockier than ever with arms and agents to _____ the Americas. How can the United States act?
[015] could act to the others, before they'd take offense, _____ to call the manager. Funny how seldom they did: used
[016] ons of mass destruction and to degrade his ability to _____ his neighbours. In London, British Prime Mininster To
[017] s from landlords and building managers, some of whom _____ to simply ban disposals from their buildings. Environ
[018] s are a buy. "The rise in base rates does not unduly _____ the shape of the economy and the market going into 1
[019] ast train left. ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 15 891012 Storms _____ mild Greek election climate From PETER THOMPSON in A
[020] to provide against it. In any case if cold did not yet _____ them, the rainy season would begin, and on this lonel
[021] , this country has never faced such great dangers as _____ us today. We must justify our heritage. We must be r
[022] that the steel company bring in American coal. They _____ to strike. The British Government will have to de
[023] that we, as a nation, can cope with the dangers that _____ our society. The desire and ability to read are i
[024] ng now. The official military establishment can only _____ to use its nuclear arms; it cannot bring them into a
[025] nd destroy their strategic forces which continued to _____ us. Let us suppose the Russians decide to build a
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[001] of the economy. It was just a hole bored beneath a _____ four- lane. But in the most frightening period of my
[002] s of neighborhood schools, the only way to cross the _____ Atlanta Highway in the peaceful Dalraida neighborhood
[003] architecture firm of Bowie Gridley gets frantically _____ with last-minute details. The reason is simple: Schoo
[004] k with other Stone-Age employees. I usually put in a _____ day. Yet I answer all calls personally unless I am ou
[005] er obtains the required nourishment. At the end of two _____ minutes, the nipples shut off and flush automatically
[006] ecture has built in a hurry since 1985 and is now as _____ as it is remarkable. Rick Poynor's new profile - Nigel
[007] five executive villas, with "timber- frame" trim and _____ brickwork, each with a detached double garage. The as
[008] ay be simply too nice to play Ignatius, and is anyway _____ perfecting his bowling technique for his upcoming ap
[009] a row that the Opposition leader has claimed to be too _____ to talk to the boisterous crew. But, explained John
[010] rose 29.4 points in often, by post crash standards, _____ trading. However, interest rate fears remain in the
[011] was accompanied by a variety of stories as in often _____ trading the shares gained 9p to 294p. Talk of more pr
[012] distance and the American's cut man can anticipate a _____ night. John Morris, secretary of the British Board o
[013] Simon Taylor of Clitheroe and Lancashire, were kept _____ before David Mason sealed his team's first victory o
[014] the fireplace some logs and brushwood. The seaman was _____ with this, when Herbert asked him if he had any matc
[015] who could make the most noise. The settlers, who were _____ at the Chimneys, ran, fearing some vexatious incident
[016] eights was menaced with complete destruction. After a _____ day the colonists were sleeping soundly, when towards
[017] n University at Ligget Field. The game opened a _____ week for Washington. The Bears are set to play at Ha
[018] "Leading Nations of the West and of the East keep _____ making newer nuclear weapons to defend themselves in
[019] mechanisms of student government to be taken in by " _____ -work" and ersatz decision making. In any case i
[020] Headquarters of the Nassau system is an increasingly _____ place these days, threatening to expand beyond its b
[021] mergency comes will have a change of heart, will get _____ and be the first member of our "plus-one" shelter cl
[022] gle, who leads the bird community when he is not too _____ in Washington posing for fifty-cent pieces. As
[023] runs a little more than ten minutes, is workmanlike, _____ , methodical and featureless. "La Gioconda", lik
[024] n that lies below America's belt line. Waterways are _____ right now from the Virginia capes to the Texas coast
[025] nd dipping them in tasty sauces will keep your group _____ - try it and see! _CANNED COCKTAIL FRANKFURTERS_
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[001] the development of a baby from before conception to _____ . The pregnancy calendar should be seen as a general
[002] should be tied to such accidents as the failure of a _____ -control appliance." Day after day, more and more re
[003] e markers in those cemeteries - engraved with a name, _____ date, death date and sometimes a simple sentiment -
[004] Officer Dols's widow, Kim T. Kennaugh, 38, who gave _____ to the couple's baby, Gabrielle, in May, entered the
[005] tion of a DNA sample from your baby at the moment of _____ . Blood samples can be taken from older children and
[006] h. I can see the day when children will be bionic from _____ . These new discoveries are occurring at the Playfair
[007] scrub" cows, which carry the high-quality calves to _____ . Dr. Seidel points out that "commercial use of embryo
[008] fspring. Even more exotic techniques are gynogenesis, _____ by female parents, and androgenesis, the production o
[009] we would like to be. Felix Kelly, a New Zealander by _____ , is part of a long visual tradition in Britain. It is
[010] set- piece scenes with many characters: a difficult _____ , and a fair where Candy discovers she can upstage the
[011] nd Kenya _ also have large populations and / or high _____ rates. As the Indian example shows, domestic consumpt
[012] ted a fatal split last night just two days after the _____ of their new Socialist Party when they elected a comp
[013] ns were made. About this time the female onager gave _____ to a young one which belonged to the same sex as its
[014] ve Lincoln Island, and see once more the land of your _____ . I am aware that those wretches have destroyed the ve
[015] e as 71. It listed his wife's age as 74 and place of _____ as Opelika, Ala. The petition said that the coupl
[016] e Lord Jesus Christ, and: - emphasizes the Virgin _____ - the sinless life of Christ - His miracles
[017] on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chase announce the _____ of a daughter, Sheila, on Wednesday in Mercy Hospita
[018] . Andrew S. Kelsey of Washington, D.C., announce the _____ of a daughter, Kira Ann Kelsey, on Monday in Washing
[019] ne, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. James Janssen announce the _____ of a daughter, Patricia Lynn Janssen, on March 2.
[020] inally in the post for which he seemed intended from _____ , Speaker of the House, and second most powerful man
[021] ish Isles were sung by Mr. Fuller, who is English by _____ . This was not a program intended to illustrate au
[022] oth cases the stubborn fact remains: liberalism gave _____ to two brilliant apostates, both legitimate offsprin
[023] enth century, came from men and women of New England _____ or parentage and from either Trinitarian or Unitar
[024] ce of great spiritual blessing. #THE NEED OF THE NEW _____ # Do not wonder that I said to thee, "You must be bor
[025] , "You must be born again". St. John 3:7. _THE NEW _____ IS NECESSARY BECAUSE GOD IS HOLY._ But as the O
9. WORDS
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[001] earch engines do not always behave as advertised nor _____ the results expected. These pages will document both
[002] ull year to exclusively deal with the NFL, has yet to _____ a workable finance plan, has yet to change establishe
[003] m. With data in hand, the administration promises to _____ a tax reform proposal next month. Another Riordan p
[004] he CD-ROM not only plays great digital sound but can _____ , for example, all the famous art works from the Louvr
[005] not only carry genes from other species but will also _____ offspring that come but from these female/female and
[006] hat have been made at Lincat, which is now placed to _____ more acceptable returns. The ill-fitting Abbey Clock
[007] t back. ’Ä¢Sport Page 31 891002 Rugby Union: Students _____ a lesson By STUART ALEXANDER Cambridge University .
[008] Lincoln Island, and from which no human power could _____ them. "My friends," he said, and his voice betrayed
[009] tion to working on the Berlin crisis address he will _____ tomorrow night to the American people over nationwid
[010] up, where it usually is the coach who is supposed to _____ the fight talk. We'd be losing at halftime to a good
[011] ere it is now garrisoned. Last, it makes no sense to _____ Katanga, the one reasonably solid territory, into th
[012] ce Department is now going to expand this service to _____ mail from Representatives in Congress to their const
[013] on of Congress, each Representative is authorized to _____ to the Post Office in bulk newsletters, speeches and
[014] o afford the most efficient specialized equipment to _____ everything just where it is needed- drywall inside t
[015] it can handle a more efficiently packaged load, can _____ it to the best spot (in some cases, right on the roo
[016] cient political might to be able to state: "I always _____ my borough as per requirements". But whose requir
[017] ver from the summer's help. "We'd give him things to _____ , letters, checks, deeds and things like that", remem
[018] ment to look at me, then went on to the city desk to _____ his "Today" column. I thought it expedient to t
[019] hat he made his debut as an orator, being invited to _____ the annual Fourth of July address the club sponsored
[020] business activity, we have been able to produce and _____ our machines throughout the year 1960 at a rate mate
[021] eminating devices. It should be no more difficult to _____ such devices than other weapons. The same delivery v
[022] John Brown to Moses in that they were both acting to _____ millions from oppression. In contrast to "E. B.", mo
[023] own has cheerfully risked his life in endeavoring to _____ those who are denied all rights ... and is this day
[024] e. The suds box drain is arranged at the start to _____ into the raised main drain pipe (thus returning suds
[025] tle, Payne shook his head. Dr. Verdi had told him to _____ his package in person. Frederick Seward said his
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[001] b where Harry's is based. " I like the meals-in- a- _____ , "said Ms. Bailey, who was shopping at the Harry's in
[002] as two convenience-style stores called Harry's in a _____ that sell " meal solutions, "industry argot for fresh
[003] ood Concepts, Boston Chicken may expand Harry's in a _____ nationally or simply offer Harry's food at additiona
[004] ion about it. " RICHARD WILLIAMS has not been in any _____ to see his older daughter play at the United States
[005] origami. Branson Coates Architecture has built in a _____ since 1985 and is now as busy as it is remarkable. R
[006] ent. And fourth, there were moderates who were in no _____ for independence and wished to wait until the Congo
[007] own as a forgery". Hearst took a brief respite to _____ home to New York to become a father. On April 10, 19
[008] e door. "Never mind, thank you", he said. "I must _____ to catch my train". Another editor pointed desp
[009] s ever put his horse to a gallop was when he went to _____ up Stanley for this assault. Sherman was responsible
[010] g, well, that might be looked into, but there was no _____ , no
[011] , no _____ at all. Wilson again went downtown to a differe
[012] vor. Could he have pen and paper, please? He is in a _____ to write another essay against culture. Such wa
[013] fishing. The future would happen; he did not have to _____ it by thinking too much. A man could be tossed outsi
[014] would make him mad enough if he was sober. I didn't _____ though it was cold and the Pedersen kid was in the k
[015] ir hostess enquired. Alex told her that there was no _____ for their breakfasts, trying at the same time to eff
[016] at. "Look out for those movers"! Winston watched him _____ down the drive to his car; a handsome, fine-looking
[017] ts of it- wanted to be sociable. "You really in a _____ , Handsome"? she asked. "I'm in a
[018] , Handsome"? she asked. "I'm in a _____ , Beautiful". "It's early in the evening to be in
[019] Beautiful". "It's early in the evening to be in a _____ . There's lots of time left". "There may not be any w
[020] er", he said when Hank had finished. "Come on, let's _____ down before they lock up for the day". In the b
[021] But I do my best for you". He got out of there in a _____ , brushing past another man in the door, mopping his
[022] r of Adams and Clark just as fast as you can. If you _____ you might beat the headquarters boys". Casey he
[023] a night in here for a million bucks"! He was in a _____ to get out of the room. Alec gave him a tip and let
[024] it. If Red had a show at Gloucester, Handley would _____ to hang his pictures in Rockport. You may say this h
[025] ng gloves. But we could wait all right; there was no _____ . I said, "Wait ... wait" to Charlie and he grinned,