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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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word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set?
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
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2. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] But for just a few dollars more ' 'No, this will be _____ . I'll need a box of bullets.' The clerk gave him a bo
[002] few comforts or services and could hardly be called _____ places to stay. Many are horrible, little better tha
[003] term by the school principal, and if the work is not _____ then the student is given even more extra lessons. P
[004] ey were classed in three broad bands: unsatisfactory, _____ or excellent. Now they are given grades from one (the
[005] oks' (learning to read from ordinary books). The most _____ answer will generally indicate a combination of appro
[006] eadily available. Dr Brown says: 'Nobody has found a _____ way of measuring quality over a period. On one hand,
[007] roved our courses and the science faculty was deemed _____ . The vast majority of our students are still with us
[008] But for just a few dollars more ' 'No, this will be _____ . I'll need a box of bullets.' The clerk gave him a bo
3. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] to do, and they do all the work. I remember that my _____ Podger was like Harris... Everybody in the house had
[002] ke Harris... Everybody in the house had to help when _____ Podger did a job. When they bought a picture once,
[003] hey had bought new glass, and everything was ready. _____ Podger tried again. Everybody stood round him. They w
[004] one of us thought that it was a dierent place. Then _____ Podger tried again himself. This time he fell o the c
[005] piano at the same3 time. The music was beautiful, but _____ Podger's words were not! Aunt Maria was not pleased
[006] an arrange to go and spend a week with my mother.' _____ Podger got up and tried again, and at midnight the pi
[007] ry straight, and everyone was very tired and unhappy. _____ Podger looked at the picture proudly and said, 'You
[008] to do the tests now. Can we go downstairs?' I expect _____ Eldon has arranged everything by now,' Rachael replie
[009] ore question. Sit down again.' Rachael looked at her _____ and then returned to her seat. Rick put his black lea
[010] g about it. The person who solved the problem was her _____ Charles, who had lived abroad for many years. He wro
[011] mon's party would not take place until he arrived. As _____ Charles refused to fly, and always travelled by ship,
[012] ship, he would not be in England for several weeks. _____ Charles was the oldest member of the Ashby family and
[013] n, and so the date of Simon's party was put off until _____ Charles could be with them. Bee was thankful for thi
[014] to celebrate the birthday oicially until after Bee's _____ Charles returned to England. But Brat had forgotten
[015] nversation with Roger Clint. 'Oh yes. I remember. His _____ wants him to leave the farm and go and live in Irela
[016] im to leave the farm and go and live in Ireland. His _____ is Tim Connell who has the famous Kilbarty stud. But
[017] f. 'Don't worry. The news will get round.' 'Now that _____ Charles is here, and is going to settle down at Latc
[018] ndo, his son (his name means 'Father is the shelter') _____ Uche the children's uncles
[019] Uche the children's uncles _____ Joseph Aunt Mary J Aunt Uzo the children's aunts Dic
[020] ouse in Lagos Okonkwo Odia, elder brother of Ezekiel, _____ of Aku-nna and Nna-nndo, and second husband of Ma Bl
[021] se, watching and waiting for her father. Then she saw _____ Uche and
[022] Uche and _____ Joseph coming towards her. She knew that her father d
[023] ards her. She knew that her father did not like them. _____ Uche was the laziest man in town, and
[024] Uche was the laziest man in town, and _____ Joseph never stopped talking about other people's bus
[025] soup and the yams that she had cooked for her father. _____ Uche sat down tiredly. 'You've done very well,' he sa
4. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] rk, and we had lunch. It is very pretty there, on the _____ by the river, under the trees. We had an excellent
[002] and so they stop suddenly. They all sit down on the _____ , and they start to laugh. Meanwhile, your boat goes
[003] and things.' So I cleaned the pan with some wood and _____ - and George's wet shirt. Then we started to move up
[004] the bottom of the boat. We put everything out on the _____ by the river, and we shook everything. There was no
[005] all got angry. We took that tin, and we put it on the _____ by the river. Harris went into a field and got a big,
[006] wood. Then the three of us sat round that tin on the _____ , and we looked at it. There was one big line across t
[007] r, we saw Harris's head - and only his head - in the _____ . The face was very red and very angry. George was the
[008] me! Here, take the food!' And from the middle of the _____ the food appeared, and then Harris came out, dirty a
[009] that he had been sitting on the edge of a hole. The _____ had hidden it. Then, suddenly he had fallen backwards
[010] ied Nisbet. There aren't any.' What? No Figure on the _____ in front?' No. Not a thing.' Are you sure?' Of cour
[011] the inn and the sea, there was only a piece of rough _____ and then the beach. Over the years the sea had slowly
[012] shallow holes and bits of old stone wall covered in _____ . The Templars used to build round churches, Parkins r
[013] d, and even after hundreds of years there were enough _____ -covered stones left to show the circle of the outer
[014] he centre of the circle, and Parkins noticed that the _____ had been pulled away from one corner of it. He knelt
[015] d, using his pocket-knife, dug away some more of the _____ to see the stone underneath. As he did so, a piece of
[016] dow, he was surprised to see someone standing on the _____ in front of the hotel, although it was almost midnight
[017] that the boy had been playing with his friends on the _____ in front of the inn. When the others had gone home fo
[018] hewing calmly, just like a normal sheep in a field of _____ . The neighbours, of course, never asked if it was a f
[019] nd under his feet. He found a small area of half-dead _____ and put the spider carefully down on it. Then he stoo
[020] gain. Last battles The light of a torch shone on the _____ . Now Isidore could see the spider resting on a leaf.
[021] before. Along the top of the hill was a wide, level _____ path and Timber flew along. It seemed that his feet w
[022] icks Brat slid from Timber's back and sat down on the _____ to take a longer look at the green English countrysi
[023] ish countryside. Timber stood quietly eating the soft _____ , and Brat sat, half in a dream. He was woken by a gir
[024] eet. But before he could move, she had dropped to the _____ beside him. 'My, you gave me a shock. But I know who
[025] id I've got to go,' he went on, as he got up from the _____ . 'I wish you didn't have to go. You're the nicest per
5. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] ed. This is J. R. Isidore here,' he said with the new _____ that he had had since using Mr Sloat's videophone. I
[002] lf. The experience with Phil Resch I need to find my _____ again, or I won't keep my job. He drove off in the di
[003] nner, but Brat was quiet and relaxed with a calm self- _____ . Bee had brought Simon up, and she was pleased with t
[004] seemed full of sunlight, and it had an air of peace, _____ and happiness. Gien led us into a room on the left.
[005] young constable was ready to leave, he had complete _____ in Morse, and was wishing he could work with him. On
[006] tons!' In this way I encouraged Heathcli to have more _____ in himself. But when the Earnshaws and the Lintons ar
[007] thinks is important.' 'No!' she laughed. 'I have such _____ in Edgar's love that I think I could kill him, and he
[008] She was annoyed by this black woman who. had so much _____ . But she picked up the phone. 'There's a Dr Ramphele
[009] silence. She was beautiful, intelligent, and full of _____ . 'Where are you from?' he asked at last, the anger go
[010] - I said from the top.' Woods realized from the man's _____ where the order had come from, and he felt that Krug
[011] n. However, Harold Levy conducted Woods' &fence with _____ and Woods was released on a legal point. Later that e
[012] oliceman stepped back, beginning to lose some of his _____ in the face of Woods' aggression. Evalina had found h
[013] hair and faced the passport oicial with a pretence of _____ . 'I'm taking the children over on a little holiday,'
[014] of home, the voffices of children, the closeness and _____ of family life. But I dare say I wouldn't have liste
[015] in a for a while?' he asked, with none of his usual _____ . They rose to welcome him. Sure you don't mind? I won
[016] that time I had made some friends, gained much self- _____ , and finally lost my hatred of the Reeds old friend
[017] ht as she described her feelings for Bingley, and her _____ in his aection for her. But apart from Jane, it seeme
[018] eager to transfer his aections back to Elizabeth. His _____ in his own charm and ability to please annoyed Elizab
[019] ve he was - and not just physically. He had an air of _____ about him that she liked. But then, he must have felt
[020] she wanted in life, and I felt really jealous of that _____ . But then I expect it's easy to be so certain when yo
[021] ifer anywhere, so I took a deep breath to give myself _____ , and went over to Pete's table. 'Hi,' I said. 'I'm Li
[022] ibly during his time in prison. He became ill and his _____ , both as a person and an artist, was destroyed. At fi
[023] e and command his men better. The enemy began to lose _____ and some turned and ran. More joined them and soon th
[024] nd in the natural goodness of people. By the end, his _____ in himself and the world around him was completely de
[025] rtant to me when I was a boy. Each sign had suggested _____ , life and power. The smaller beings in the signs wer
6. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] was not true. Next we talked about the food. 'First, _____ ,' George began. 'We need eggs, cold meat. tea. bread
[002] nally, we were ready and Harris said, 'We need a good _____ inside us today.' While we were eating, George got
[003] e went to work. Harris and I finished the rest of the _____ . Then we carried all our luggage into the road. We
[004] ning room was dark and silent. There was no fire, no _____ . George was very angry with Mrs G. He decided to tell
[005] hought, 'I'll light the fire, and then I'll make some _____ .' But he made a lot of noise, and he was afraid that
[006] , and take him away. So he stopped trying to prepare _____ , and he put on his coat. Then he sat in the armchair
[007] e did not agree with me. After that, it was time for _____ , and we decided to have eggs. Harris said he would c
[008] finished. Chapter 11 Hotels and tinned fruit After _____ I was sitting by the river, and thinking, when George
[009] ng, we got up quite early and we went to swim before _____ . On the way back, Montmorency behaved very stupidly.
[010] by the afternoon. By half past eight we had finished _____ and we were through Clifton lock. At half past twelv
[011] ve o'clock we all woke up again, so we got up and had _____ . The second day was the same as the first. It rained
[012] house. He would ask his neighbour, Mr Nisbet, to have _____ with him. Then he would spend the morning looking fo
[013] t arrived at nine o'clock and the two men sat down to _____ . When they had Finished, Mr Williams, feeling both ne
[014] was completely burnt down. He was in his room after _____ when the servant who cleaned the rooms came in, carry
[015] e no tears in her niece's eyes when she came down to _____ . That afternoon Catherine wrote to Morris, and the ne
[016] elevision with me.' I hate watching television before _____ .' Dial 888,' Rick said, as he went into the living-ro
[017] and businesslike interest in his job. After a quick _____ , Rick put on his protective clothing and hurried up t
[018] the bottle, and knocked the spider out onto Isidore's _____ table. It probably won't be able to run as fast,' sh
[019] as Patrick, would be twenty one. When he came down to _____ that Friday morning, he was surprised to find a pile
[020] ad come down to Latchetts the previous day and after _____ he took Brat into the quiet library of the house. 'Pa
[021] me in to dinner that evening, but when he came in to _____ the following morning he was his usual sunny self. '
[022] On Friday morning Simon came bright and cheerful to _____ and greeted Brat with pleasure. He seemed to be looki
[023] ots of hot foot on their heads. 'What do you want for _____ this morning?' asked Uzo. 'I'm not hungry, thank you
[024] ht kilometres around Belmont Harbour and back. I had _____ , picked up the Lynx from the front of my building, a
[025] der felt much better in the morning and I ate a good _____ . I bought a local newspaper which listed the ships i
7. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] touch with a 10-foot pole to one they feel they can't _____ to be silent on." The suit was the only one she own
[002] ion today is worth the price, and whether society can _____ degrees for all who want or think they need one. The
[003] . Mr. (Leonard) Wurzel said he did not think he could _____ to live in such a beautiful community. Residents say
[004] n Colorado to take ill. No government official could _____ such a gamble, nor could any company with a reputatio
[005] lking to work because my wallet is empty and I can't _____ bus fare. I certainly have nothing to spend on a movi
[006] y in my ugly room on my one chair. Sometimes I can't _____ dinner, so I steal a handful of cookies from work an
[007] h the enthusiasm to travel more, but as she couldn't _____ to go on extensive organized tours, she bought a camp
[008] s much as a second-class ticket. However, if you can _____ to spend the money, we recommend traveling in first
[009] visit some friends for the weekend, but he could not _____ a train ticket, and even the coach was too expensive
[010] y the best in the developed world. How long could we _____ that? In the second half of the Seventies, Shirley W
[011] university students is more generous than we can now _____ . Five per cent, ten per cent, perhaps 15 per cent of
[012] don't see the sense in it. It's expensive and I can't _____ it. I think my ideals have slipped a bit at universit
[013] en learning can bring mean that smaller companies can _____ to invest in high- quality training. Visitors to las
[014] uldn't make an offer on my book because she couldn't _____ the money for me to get my teeth fixed. NICHOLAS PAR
[015] union of a kind that we can't to be in and we can't _____ to be out of. These things are the unchanging, uncomf
[016] esentative, Connect AB, on 0171-265 0236, if you can _____ the pounds 1,750 per week (plus air fares). Photograp
[017] chers on temporary contracts because it can no longer _____ to pay them, so next September the first years will b
[018] e to change things,' said Adrian. 'However, it cannot _____ to admit that it can do very little. If it did, it wou
8. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] last parting; and again and again. Catherine did not _____ anything was wrong, and Mrs Penniman was too frighten
[002] feel sorry for her? She has had a lucky escape. And I _____ that she has not really given him up at all. I think
[003] Voigt-Kamp empathy test,' Rick said. I was testing a _____ when officer Crams arrested me.' The officer was sear
[004] roids here pretending to be android killers chasing a _____ .' I'm not an android. You can give me the Voigt-Kamp
[005] ably simpler. We play a noise or show a light and the _____ pushes a button. We measure the time of the reaction.
[006] again. Resch is an android too,' he said. He doesn't _____ , though. I came with the others on a ship from Mars.
[007] an give me my gun back.' Garland was lying to make us _____ each other,' Rick answered slowly. But you have got o
[008] seemed completely innocent and that nobody would ever _____ . Brat stayed there for hours until the first light of
[009] didn't Jackson? There was no reason for the police to _____ him of murder. I think in fact he was the person wh
[010] n to him how to find someone's phone number. I didn't _____ then that he was going to blackmail anyone!' 'Never
[011] kept calm and stayed in England? The police couldn't _____ Conrad of anything. 3 That afternoon Celia received a
[012] uspected him of murdering Jackson.' Conrad? You can't _____ him! Do you want my fingerprints?' 'No. You see, you
[013] , to look like a professor, so that Jackson wouldn't _____ anything.' 'And then what happened? You knew Jackson'
[014] 't know why I followed her, except she was the only _____ I had. The taxi went on and on, and I began to feel r
[015] f the gang. If she was at the house, and she did not _____ anything, I guessed she would not give me too much o
[016] led myself. My other wife appeared, so that made them _____ me. That's why I'm wearing a false beard. Good disgui
[017] ton had disappeared, Honnister rang me. 'We've got a _____ . A man in London. He hired a car for the weekend whe
[018] How Hymorell did it I don't completely understand. I _____ that, like me, he had become tired of the game we'd b
[019] ssumed he felt superior to everyone else, but did not _____ him of behaving in such a wicked, unjust, inhuman way
[020] aps the servant had read the report, and had begun to _____ something. . And, yet, what did it matter? What had D
[021] upset, and Emma did not understand it. 'Did you ever _____ that he loved her?' asked Harriet. 'Of course not. I
[022] her, Frank said to Emma, 'I am surprised you did not _____ us. Once, I nearly told you but I changed my mind. I
[023] never have to worry about money again. But he mustn't _____ that we're poor or he'll know it's his money I want a
[024] te man,' said Archie. 'Now its seems that the Yankees _____ somethin' and have sent soldiers to wait for them. An
[025] ked the second guard. 'I saw him a few minutes ago. I _____ he's up to something. Get his papers. We'll take him
9. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] , and walked away towards the building, following the _____ with his torchlight. Inside the building, Rick turned
[002] rom the cli. His jacket, with the note, was near the _____ that goes down to the beach near Westover. I think he
[003] gued the lawyer. 'From the top of the clis there is a _____ which is a short way down to the harbour.' 'The har
[004] . Along the top of the hill was a wide, level grass _____ and Timber flew along. It seemed that his feet were h
[005] morrow, it didn't matter. They came to the end of the _____ and Timber stopped, giving Brat a chance to look at t
[006] instead of ten. On the other side of Tanbitches was a _____ that led to the coast, the
[007] that led to the coast, the _____ where Patrick Ashby had last been seen on that day ei
[008] using to his own advantage. Brat looked across at the _____ along which a boy had gone, so loaded with misery th
[009] name, his mind went back to Patrick going along that _____ on the other side of the valley, from Tanbitches to t
[010] w immediately. Brat rode Timber slowly back along the _____ and then downhill towards Latchetts. At the bottom h
[011] accused, as Timber stood quietly in the centre of the _____ , ears up, listening to Brat's voffice. 'I know men wh
[012] cket was found at the top of the clis, just where the _____ from Tanbitches led down to the harbour at Westover.
[013] cided to walk by himself over Tanbitches hill by the _____ that Patrick had taken on the last day of his life. A
[014] nt out as it was beginning to rain. He walked up the _____ to Tanbitches thinking about his new problem. How co
[015] over his shoulder and walked towards the Tanbitches _____ . Every few minutes he stopped and waited to see if he
[016] aw nothing except the black trees on each side of the _____ . The call came again. It was Aku-nna's voffice. 'But
[017] t and then came forward again. I slid a chair in his _____ and turned into the kitchen. The gas cooker stood th
[018] han anyone else. Four men were waiting on the garden _____ . They were carrying big bags of tools, and looked ver
[019] the house. 'Coming!' She ran across the lawn, up the _____ and into the house. In the hall, her father and Lauri
[020] out loud, 'Help me, God,' as she walked up the tiny _____ and knocked at the door. I'll just leave the basket
[021] u the medicine for the horse.' We went up the garden _____ . The yellow dog lay across the door, and she kicked i
[022] recognize. Then he knew that he had taken the wrong _____ . For nearly half a mile he went back the way he had c
[023] id Giles to himself. Then the old man pointed out the _____ that Giles must take to reach Fablan Fawr. He did thi
[024] e map into his coat pocket. Then he set out along the _____ that the old man had shown him. After a few steps he
[025] st. The mist had become thicker than before, but the _____ was a good one. From time to time he checked his rout
10. WORDS
afford
breakfast
confidence
grass
instantly
path
satisfactory
suspect
track
uncle
[001] . Sean gently put Thomas down in the grass beside the _____ . The others sat or lay by the road. They were exhaust
[002] or authority to negotiate trade agreements on a 'fast- _____ ' basis. That essentially means Congress cannot amend
[003] nd invest only in companies with at least a five-year _____ record - i. e., stay away from initial public offeri
[004] orchestra. To put the Orange County Symphony back on _____ , a cadre of music lovers dealt with a budget nightmar
[005] ay as construction crews rushed to finish fencing the _____ , only leaving time for practice runs as all 10 offici
[006] atched and possibly certifiably unhinged as well, the ' _____ trollop' in Lanza's intimate analysis 'lives for stim
[007] ce on putting O'Hara on what is regarded as the wrong _____ . But 'A Rage to Live' and his subsequent novels follo
[008] The textbooks say investors weigh facts and look at _____ records to choose stockbrokers, buy stocks or mutual
[009] rs, wire screening, even a small slice of the Olympic _____ -everything I thought I needed for a week of making b
[010] h-inning, bases- loaded single landed on the warning _____ at Camden Yards, the Mets slipped seven games behind
[011] cana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City yesterday to _____ whether 20 chefs, dishwashers and waiters use soap di
[012] roached recently by a British magazine asking her to _____ down details of all Lady Diana Spencer's credit card
[013] a slow, six- month build-up, I managed the 26.2-mile _____ in just under four hours. A creditable performance
[014] g shorts that don't rub on your legs when you run. A _____ -suit with a pair of long pants is essential if you i
[015] Emily Davidson got over the fence and onto the race _____ , ran in front of the King's horse, and was killed. She
[016] to do a single on the back of this project. I've lost _____ of most of the rest. Some are working actors, earning
[017] emotional Akabusi drop to his knees by the side of the _____ to give thanks after a victory in the 1990 European
[018] . Sean gently put Thomas down in the grass beside the _____ . The others sat or lay by the road. They were exhaust