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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.
Which
word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_awl.txt )
commercial
crack
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meat
rush
skin
swim
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[001] prospect, Bill". Willis laughed. "One shouldn't mix _____ affairs with patriarchy, but in this case I have no
[002] ntities and are used to promote both social ideas and _____ products. Therefore, a greater awareness of consumer
[003] change in office culture. Until recently, all U.S. _____ furniture lines still carried "executive" and "secre
[004] Third, as the sea has shrunk and become more salty, _____ fishing has been destroyed. By the early 1980s, 20 o
[005] 0s, 20 of 24 native fish species disappeared and the _____ catch (48,000 metric tons in 1957) fell to zero. Empl
[006] 0,000 jobs in the 1950s, has disappeared. The end of _____ fishing and other harmful consequences of the sea's d
[007] ting, and the tightly- controlled harvest of ivory. _____ trade like this, if properly managed, can generate a
[008] habitat, as long as the people who benefit from the _____ use of the elephant are the same people who must pay
[009] to enable Columbia to obtain patents and develop the _____ value of such Inventions. As a learning tool, it a
[010] Accurate positions for the stars was also crucial for _____ and military navigation (navigation by the stars has
[011] iated and completed in New York. By applying general _____ law to a bill, initiated and exchanged in Maine woul
[012] to all. Several broadcasters are already operating _____ services which allow their viewers to participate or
3. WORDS
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[001] On Mars humans were building pressure domes for the _____ and female party that would arrive by next ship. Thi
[002] of manhood which the women impose, to discover if a _____ in worthy of survival there. Often, I heard my uncle
[003] ickened yet fascinated me. This was also a corpse- a _____ , judging from the coral arm bands, the tribal scars
[004] omonga women are more than a match for the strongest _____ that ever lived. Besides, terror had sapped some
[005] een, somewhat hypnotic eyes fixed on a light-colored _____ who was prancing wildly with a 5-foot king snake wra
[006] fe in after-duty hours .... Now there was raucous _____ singing from the Fleet Bar. It was terribly off key,
[007] ly done, and Tommy could never admit to herself that _____ companionship was a very natural and important thi
[008] th Woods, duck blinds at dawning, beer and poker and _____ secretaries. Meanwhile, he had this miserable col
[009] f his childishness, his lack of control, his general _____ looseness, while she remained cool, airy, and untouc
[010] of divorce and separation, out of wedlock birth, and _____ unemployment. The extended family is also more commo
[011] with her so long. (Respondent is an Italian American _____ in his early twenties.) I find it hard to break awa
[012] s they try to fulfill social expectations about how a _____ or female should look and act. Does the Self Exist?
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[001] n't question, Rev had said, don't invite danger. Her _____ crawled: Lolotte had told Maude that she was in the
[002] Now, at this moment, there should be none ... unless _____ diving was much more dangerous than he had been led
[003] 's knuckles scraped on the air tank, ripping off the _____ . For a split second, Nick relaxed his grip and Poet'
[004] ss the road. Mrs. Tim Williams was about 21, with _____ the color of bitter chocolate, and if you discounted
[005] e. She instinctively regulated her "sight" until the _____ lost its cratered look and the pores assumed normal
[006] ms or movement. The agonies of nerves and itching of _____ were phenomena which happened somewhere near him, bu
[007] s very thin, and burned by the sun until much of the _____ was dead and peeling, the new
[008] was dead and peeling, the new _____ under it red and angry. Her blond hair was frow
[009] etter. He carried it in a little wallet made of fish _____ ". "But that was war", I said. "There's no war on
[010] ian scouts, the whinny of a restless pony made one's _____ crawl. Oso slept unconcernedly, his rifle cradled in
[011] her clothes. Her arm bled slightly, and the offended _____ cried out in pain. She looked around. She was bew
[012] nto her flesh through all the quivering pores of her _____ . It crawled across her breasts, suffocating the life
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[001] ios", I said, exhausting my Spanish vocabulary on my _____ and exchanging one of a scarcely- tapped store of
[002] one of a scarcely- tapped store of smiles with my _____ 's daughters. I waved with discretion and moderation
[003] n urged to attend, by telephone, and not knowing the _____ or the character of the party, she had gone. She arr
[004] so soon after her arrival, in all politeness to her _____ . And it so happened that adjacent to a couch on whic
[005] of the forum, was to preside. He made his way to his _____ 's bedroom where he carefully brushed himself off, ne
[006] to be served dry and overcooked at a table where the _____ 's chair was vacant; a "splash party" at the new pool
[007] ve times in the past quarter-century, I believe", my _____ said. "What has impressed you most on your present v
[008] whether or not I was non-institutionalized". ## MY _____ went over and stared out the window at his peacocks;
[009] the Granville wilt, liver fluke, bilharziasis, and a _____ of other complications of the hex you've aroused, yo
[010] range of knowledge and skills. But schools provide a _____ of other lessons informally through what sociologists
[011] forums to repudiate, with personal experiences and a _____ of facts, the Dalai Lama's act which is illegal and i
[012] e secretion is-- the secretion can be a toxin to the _____ organism. Simply put, the secretions from parasites i
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[001] aced the spear gun across the stern, then lifted her _____ hair from her back and squeezed out the water. "Whic
[002] s fourth hairy highball, while he was moodily making _____ rings on the table-top with the bottom of the glass,
[003] be canceled like all the others and that this muddy _____ dark world of combat would go on forever. The t
[004] in salt-edged patches. He cleared his throat and _____ his lips. As cheerfully as possible, he said, "Well,
[005] She drank and pushed back her gingham bonnet to _____ a kerchief and wipe her face. She set the dipper on
[006] n bright sunlight. Beaten with fear and sound and _____ and chill, they crawled to the hurricane deck and lo
[007] slashed with gray and crimson. Then he took off his _____ boots and dropped down into the water to talk with t
[008] hesitantly, "Hettie, I don't figure your things got _____ too much. That's a good trunk. If you want to get th
[009] gh and Matsuo perspired until his body was dripping. _____ also were the marine's fatigues and the face had an
[010] inst the broken porch fence, brushing and drying her _____ , gilded hair in the sun. One lithe leg straddled the
[011] uld have enjoyed running out barefoot to play on the _____ grass with all the growing things, but Doaty never p
[012] matter if it hadn't, in six weeks, rained enough to _____ a rat's ass. She glanced at the man nodding besid
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[001] ation and the body had been removed for autopsy. The _____ wagon, therefore, was not out in front of the house
[002] il in a happening can clog the memory and stick like _____ in a crooked tooth, while the rest of the occurrence
[003] Feathertop was a connoisseur. He liked to savor his _____ before he tasted it. "Come sit", he repeated, motion
[004] abhor the notion of eating horseflesh, snails or dog _____ , but some of their traditional foods such as black p
[005] nation of 43 herbs and spices used in more than 4000 _____ dishes from 36 countries. Statistics showed that oni
[006] ttle which cause economic damage, including damage to _____ and hides. FGF-1 is a prototype of the FGF family a
[007] ttle which cause economic damage, including damage to _____ and hides. FGF-1 is a prototype of the FGF family a
[008] ouse-size stores that specialize in fresh produce and _____ - and don't even bother to stock toothpaste or soap.
[009] hey come because of unusual dishes like the Moroccan _____ pie known as pastilla, or in spite of them. Miss Aher
[010] he democratic process. " One week after the biggest _____ recall in the nation's history, Agriculture Secretary
[011] powers over companies found to have produced tainted _____ and poultry. The measure, which Mr. Glickman said wo
[012] g forces in Washington and influential lawmakers from _____ - producing states, who oppose increased Government i
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[001] ryday atmosphere, all denied an attempt at murder. A _____ of panic caught Sarah. "No. Not now. I mean I've got
[002] him and another guerrilla was hit. That halted the _____ . The guerrillas scattered for cover. The wagons w
[003] r surged through Russ. He fought down the impulse to _____ in and collar the vicious puncher on the spot.
[004] all I could think of was"- This time she stopped the _____ of words herself. "I'm sorry. Shall I go on"? She sm
[005] out. Reflex? Rifle leveled on the man, he made a _____ . Heat, in the sunlight, pressed in like an invisible
[006] rk that he didn't see it hit the water and the noisy _____ of the ocean kept him from hearing it. It was as tho
[007] she can, he thought; my nerves are as strong. She'll _____ to the bedroom when the doorbell rings. It rang
[008] Once it was, William thought. But not any more. A _____ of memory swept him back, and he forgot Cap. How did
[009] d research at Merrill Lynch & Company, explaining the _____ of billions of dollars this year into C-rated and non
[010] mpound in South Florida. Likewise, there has been no _____ to develop an attitude at the new Arthur Ashe Stadi
[011] ding until the front door is opened and fresh air can _____ in. The problem is that on hot days any blast of sear
[012] e and stares out a window as her MTA bus begins its _____ up the tree-lined streets and past the stately homes
9. WORDS
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[001] "A fine idea", Mike agreed. "Warm enough to _____ - real Indian summer. I'll switch on the floods".
[002] t water. Perhaps if I took off the aqua-lung I could _____ better, love my woman better. I chuckled aloud, and
[003] t which a student would feel ill- equipped (multiple _____ -gear bags, North African body paint and a supply of
[004] a new swimming bag to get "in spirit " with his new _____ team at Lake Forest
[005] team at Lake Forest _____ Club. He also bought two more bags for his swimming
[006] eekend place in Columbia County where they shunpike, _____ in ponds and spot deer on the lawn at dusk. Jennie
[007] ow resides in the Atlantic salmon, allowing it too to _____ in below- freezing waters. That same antifreeze gene
[008] a continuing supply of fish. Once you learn how to _____ , the acquired skills work in rivers, lakes, pools, qu
[009] , lakes, pools, quarries, and oceans. Those who can't _____ quickly encounter aquatic hazards. The same applies t
[010] ter one year, but they develop into "superfish". They _____ faster and are more successful in competing for natur
[011] Unity Party of Germany (SED) could sink or learn to _____ . Last week the Soviet embassy in East Berlin even si
[012] hard task trying to keep Bedford afloat but, sink or _____ , he will be grateful for any signs of improvement. As
10. WORDS
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[001] your Northern friend wrote- except there aren't any _____ floes to cross and no bloodhounds". "I don't kn
[002] The pipes burst and they all laughed and stood in _____ water to their ankles while they swabbed the bathrooms
[003] through from the Fleet Bar, which was stag, with the _____ cubes tinkling in a glass he carried. When he saw To
[004] earing talk in the next room when Gratt went out for _____ , the sound coming through the walls like something o
[005] ss of that radiant, fire-colored body, like splendid _____ , and I knew that he had eaten only recently because
[006] diamond crystals. I touched it and the coolness, the _____ -feeling, was gone, and even then it moved a little,
[007] ed upon a familiar shape protruding from the melting _____ . He soon realized that it was not a doll but a human
[008] d onto a point on the side of an asteroid, vaporising _____ and rock on the body's surface which would in turn tr
[009] data we will be able to infer present day changes in _____ mass in the southern third of the Greenland
[010] mass in the southern third of the Greenland _____ sheet and perhaps contribute to understanding the re
[011] e to understanding the relationship between climate, _____ mass and sea level. In a further attempt to assess
[012] last for two days. She had promised her sons 50- cent _____ creams and the world "once Mommy has work." But Ms.