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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] ble to discover the reason. WHOSE FILE IS IT ANYWAY? _____ from the files of credit reference agencies, you have
[002] s. The only major disadvantage the manager expected ( _____ from the initial cost of the containers) was that not
[003] e we bought some very nice pottery for my father, but _____ from that we didn't really buy anything. We went a f
[004] n down to Italy. We ran out of money, of course, but _____ from that, it seemed to turn out OK. But I've never h
[005] real reasons for divorce. One, the couple have grown _____ with time; and two, either the husband or wife has f
[006] a week to obtain some protection from heart attack. _____ from jogging, the exercise might be swimming, singles
[007] nsive only because they happen so often, we believe. _____ from the further information demanded by the Europea
[008] order at 28. My goodness was I innocent, she recalls. _____ from a few priests, I had never seen a man. I knew n
[009] verywhere'. Two minutes later, their sail was ripped _____ , the deck was covered and the cabin was filling up wi
[010] urs. Maybe it'll be better for both of us if we live _____ . I'm going to see what I can find in the West. You
[011] kissed her. She was right this was better than being _____ . Just as they started, he heard his horse whinny. Fi
[012] from now. Then they'll just take that goddam plane _____ .' The Scotsman smiled. 'Excuse me, Ambassador, but
[013] th a hundred and seven passengers in it, and "take it _____ " as you say. I want these people to live, not die. S
[014] ble to discover the reason. WHOSE FILE IS IT ANYWAY? _____ from the files of credit reference agencies, you have
[015] s. The only major disadvantage the manager expected ( _____ from the initial cost of the containers) was that not
[016] e we bought some very nice pottery for my father, but _____ from that we didn't really buy anything. We went a f
[017] n down to Italy. We ran out of money, of course, but _____ from that, it seemed to turn out OK. But I've never h
[018] real reasons for divorce. One, the couple have grown _____ with time; and two, either the husband or wife has f
[019] a week to obtain some protection from heart attack. _____ from jogging, the exercise might be swimming, singles
[020] nsive only because they happen so often, we believe. _____ from the further information demanded by the Europea
[021] order at 28. My goodness was I innocent, she recalls. _____ from a few priests, I had never seen a man. I knew n
[022] verywhere'. Two minutes later, their sail was ripped _____ , the deck was covered and the cabin was filling up wi
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[001] machine-readable passport that will carry with it the _____ of global surveillance of innocent travellers. Says
[002] machine-readable passport that will carry with it the _____ of global surveillance of innocent travellers. Says
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[001] In northern Europe, for example, there are very few _____ or dangerous fights. People from Mediterranean count
[002] dangerous. But it is in South America that the most _____ fights have always happened. Perhaps the past can ex
[003] ised how dangerous this was. The match started with a _____ fight between some of the fans. It was not the sort
[004] e about him, Miss Stoner,' said Holmes. 'Well, he's a _____ man. In India he once got angry with his Indian serv
[005] Holmes!' answered Helen Stoner. 'He's more and more _____ now, and sometimes has fights with the people from th
[006] night will be dangerous, Watson. Roylott is a very _____ man.' 'But if I can help, Holmes, I shall come with y
[007] knew his secret, and had seen the real Dorian Gray. _____ feelings burned inside Dorian. He picked up a knife
[008] beautiful thing left in his life. He made a sudden, _____ movement towards her, then stopped. I don't think I'l
[009] s voice above the crowd. It was crazily, beautifully _____ . I pushed past one Dartmouth man. I knocked hard in
[010] for me?' From somewhere inside me came this sudden, _____ need to cry. But I was strong. I was not going to cr
[011] urried to the window and opened it. The wind from the _____ storm outside crashed into the room, nearly knocking
[012] ouse, I ran in horror. Outside, the storm was still _____ and as I ran past the lake, a sudden wild light shon
[013] grew into a terrible disease. I was often angry and _____ . I began to shout at my wife, and I even started to
[014] , towards the end of my fifth year at school we had a _____ argument. While we were arguing, he showed his fee
[015] now that my own feelings were becoming more and more _____ . I began to feel a burning hope - soon I would brea
[016] f black people started to break the law, but not in a _____ way. In 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, a woman called
[017] od too well the danger of flying into those terrible, _____ winds. The clouds were now black mountains hundreds o
[018] eeper into the storm. The winds became more and more _____ and the plane shook from nose to tail. Rain drove u
[019] y were beaten and shaken every second by the plane's _____ movements, they still managed to do their work. At
[020] lay at every street corner. It was terrible, cruel, _____ . But it was necessary. At three o'clock heavy, grey
[021] verywhere. Above their heads, the wind was wild and _____ . It was already blowing, Wyatt thought, at about 120
[022] . Night came, and the savage wind grew more and more _____ . Lightning flashed across the blackness of the sky.
[023] n had stopped now, and he thought the wind was less _____ . He cleaned the mud off his watch. Four o'clock. Ve
[024] it's your Julie and the others.' Wyatt's heart gave a _____ jump inside him. 'I'm going up there at once,' he s
[025] In northern Europe, for example, there are very few _____ or dangerous fights. People from Mediterranean count
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[001] far into the twenty- first century. COCA-COLA - THE _____ THAT REFRESHES!*** WHAT PRICE PRIVACY? You could lose
[002] with gentle jogging until you are out of breath, then _____ and walk for a while. Walk and jog in turn until you
[003] y husband, you'll never see them again.' There was a _____ while no one spoke. Then the radio answered. 'Four
[004] ill you wait ten minutes?' There was another, longer _____ . Helen stared out into the night. She did not see a
[005] far into the twenty- first century. COCA-COLA - THE _____ THAT REFRESHES!*** WHAT PRICE PRIVACY? You could lose
[006] with gentle jogging until you are out of breath, then _____ and walk for a while. Walk and jog in turn until you
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[001] Helen thought. She got her astrology chart out of her _____ and began to study it. There were blue lines on it t
[002] 'I went to the police in Copenhagen. That's where my _____ was stolen. A lot of passports are disappearing, the
[003] g to the side of the ship. There was a large plastic _____ in her hand. It was full. 'Angela! No!' someone shou
[004] gs? Now there'll be an argument.' Angela dropped the _____ over the side and then turned to Noel. She smiled.
[005] Parthenon, on the top of it. Helen searched in her _____ . She couldn't find the tickets. Where were they? He
[006] t could she do? She looked again in every part of her _____ . No, they weren't there. She turned to the group. '
[007] ople to discover the body, so I put the pieces into a _____ with a lot of stones. I decided to throw the
[008] with a lot of stones. I decided to throw the _____ into the sea. At three o'clock in the morning, I got
[009] led a few miles out. It was very dark and I threw my _____ into the water. Nobody saw me. I enjoyed sailing on
[010] er. She was thirsty. So she got out of her sleeping _____ and started walking towards the river. The cattle li
[011] nally she saw him coming out of the house. He threw a _____ in the back of his car and then walked up towards her
[012] r his grave,' another man said. 'Put him in a simple _____ of plain cloth. That is enough for a grave at the Ch
[013] rave of the Chateau d'If On the bed Dantes saw a long _____ of dirty cloth. The body of his friend Faria lay ins
[014] es thought. And then he stopped. He looked at the _____ and a strange thought came to him. 'Only dead people
[015] ere was no time to think about it. Dantes opened the _____ with Faria's knife. He took the body from the
[016] with Faria's knife. He took the body from the _____ and carried it along the underground path to his own
[017] off his clothes and hid them. Then he got inside the _____ , and lay exactly like the dead body. 'I have made my
[018] ought. 'Will the men discover me when they carry the _____ outside? Will they find a living man, not a dead body
[019] not a dead body? If that happens, I will cut open the _____ from top to bottom with the knife. Then I will escape
[020] thought. The door opened. Through the cloth of the _____ , he saw two shadows come to the ends of his bed. Anot
[021] and he still held the knife. He quickly cut open the _____ , got one arm out and then his body. The stone pulled
[022] d the soldier. 'And her.' Pg. 29 Dantes opened the _____ with Faria's knife. pg. 33 Dantes began to swim to i
[023] as taking things out of her box and putting them in a _____ . I sat up and spoke to her. She told me to be quiet
[024] r best dresses out of the box and putting them in the _____ . I asked her what she was doing. 'I'm going to meet
[025] , too. Perhaps he saw her leaving the house with her _____ that night. Perhaps he followed her along the dark a
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[001] and fresh blood was pouring from a large hole in his _____ . Even in this state, he was clearly a beautiful anim
[002] believe the change in him. The cuts on his face and _____ were bad enough, but he was acting very strangely. Th
[003] ng again now after days of swimming, and his face and _____ were looking better. His problem now was inside his
[004] her warm body next to his. Her right hand lay on his _____ just above his heart. He lay without moving, afraid
[005] gan to fall. Grace turned and lay her head on Annie's _____ . 'Grace!' It was Tom. 'Will you come here, please?'
[006] I continued to work. Soon the wall was as high as my _____ . Then I lifted my light over the wall so I could see
[007] gain he heard the same sound. 'It is a great wooden _____ . There are strong pieces of metal round it,' he thoug
[008] it, and went down again. He looked at the top of the _____ . It was about a metre long and half a metre wide. I
[009] hid them safely in his clothing. Then he covered the _____ with earth, and put sand over the place. 'Nobody can
[010] d to John and then he shot the singer in the back and _____ . John Lennon died in hospital that night. The news
[011] ened the windows. His heart was still thumping in his _____ , and his hands were shaking slightly. He undid the t
[012] ro, Egypt. *** Patient: I've been having pains in my _____ lately, and I've beep sleeping poorly. Doctor: I see
[013] ften wore open necked shirts, and he had a very hairy _____ . She disliked that too. The British Ambassador - a
[014] e cat, and even more afraid of the white mark on its _____ . I have already mentioned this mark. At first, there
[015] and fresh blood was pouring from a large hole in his _____ . Even in this state, he was clearly a beautiful anim
[016] believe the change in him. The cuts on his face and _____ were bad enough, but he was acting very strangely. Th
[017] ng again now after days of swimming, and his face and _____ were looking better. His problem now was inside his
[018] her warm body next to his. Her right hand lay on his _____ just above his heart. He lay without moving, afraid
[019] gan to fall. Grace turned and lay her head on Annie's _____ . 'Grace!' It was Tom. 'Will you come here, please?'
[020] I continued to work. Soon the wall was as high as my _____ . Then I lifted my light over the wall so I could see
[021] gain he heard the same sound. 'It is a great wooden _____ . There are strong pieces of metal round it,' he thoug
[022] it, and went down again. He looked at the top of the _____ . It was about a metre long and half a metre wide. I
[023] hid them safely in his clothing. Then he covered the _____ with earth, and put sand over the place. 'Nobody can
[024] d to John and then he shot the singer in the back and _____ . John Lennon died in hospital that night. The news
[025] ened the windows. His heart was still thumping in his _____ , and his hands were shaking slightly. He undid the t
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[001] he top one was the boat deck. "That ship is going to _____ !"Can some people see the future? Can dreams ever show
[002] an island near Southampton. . "That ship is going to _____ before it reaches America," she said. "1 can see hun
[003] 't believe the danger-of course, the Titanic couldn't _____ ! Some of the first lifeboats were almost empty. Ther
[004] going to float!"D Then this part of the ship began to _____ , too. Soon the back of the ship was high in the air
[005] . It didn't move for a few minutes. Then it began to _____ , moving faster and faster into the dark water. In th
[006] were not as lucky. "You can't come on. One more will _____ us." "That's all right,boys. Good luck to you." Soo
[007] sh except a broken wash- basin. Another had a kitchen _____ in it, full of the last visitor's dirty dishes! And
[008] cooking, ironing, doing the laundery, standing at the _____ over a load of dirty dishes. The first suffragettes
[009] sick feeling in my stomach, watching all that money _____ out of sight,' said Mrs Carter. For twenty days they
[010] of rocks underwater. We must be careful , ships often _____ here! Take down the sail, and move slowly. We must F
[011] he top one was the boat deck. "That ship is going to _____ !"Can some people see the future? Can dreams ever show
[012] an island near Southampton. . "That ship is going to _____ before it reaches America," she said. "1 can see hun
[013] 't believe the danger-of course, the Titanic couldn't _____ ! Some of the first lifeboats were almost empty. Ther
[014] going to float!"D Then this part of the ship began to _____ , too. Soon the back of the ship was high in the air
[015] . It didn't move for a few minutes. Then it began to _____ , moving faster and faster into the dark water. In th
[016] were not as lucky. "You can't come on. One more will _____ us." "That's all right,boys. Good luck to you." Soo
[017] sh except a broken wash- basin. Another had a kitchen _____ in it, full of the last visitor's dirty dishes! And
[018] cooking, ironing, doing the laundery, standing at the _____ over a load of dirty dishes. The first suffragettes
[019] sick feeling in my stomach, watching all that money _____ out of sight,' said Mrs Carter. For twenty days they
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[001] e simply. I've always lived simply. When my wife was _____ , I didn't live very simply. . We went out a lot. We
[002] wife. Ah! Life was very different for me when she was _____ . My wife's name was Julie. . She was two years young
[003] hat! He's so quiet and so uninteresting, and she's so _____ !' Oh yes, they were jealous. You don't often see hap
[004] ll feel it sharply when I think of Julie. She's still _____ in my memory. Of course, I lost nearly all my friend
[005] ogether for years. He often came here when Julie was _____ . Julie and I never went to parties on a Wednesday, b
[006] t in detail. My bedroom wasn't haunted when Julie was _____ . Or perhaps it was and I didn't realize it. I'll ne
[007] ists. He's real. Queen Elizabeth I existed. She was _____ and she ruled England, but she's not more real than H
[008] s twelve years ago. Last night I suddenly saw Julie ' _____ ' again. Her 'head' was the photo; her 'body' was the
[009] orgot about our game. I could only think of Julie - ' _____ ' again after all these years. 'It's not possible,' I
[010] loved animals. She had a cat like this when she was _____ : a beautiful white cat. When Julie died - I mean, aft
[011] as still holding the piece of wood. 'So you're still _____ !' I screamed at the cat. I ran towards it and tried
[012] ast night I was in the shadow of death, but I'm still _____ . At this minute I'm in my study and I'm writing thi
[013] om alone, and perhaps I'll never come out of it again _____ . I've always been afraid of ghosts. When, as a child
[014] t.' Chapter 6 The Monster Wants a Wife '"Oh, why am I _____ ?" I cried to myself. I hated the person who created
[015] d in Geneva. My father and brother Ernest were still _____ . I had to tell them about Elizabeth. My father hea
[016] m, Elizabeth and my father were dead, but I was still _____ . I had to continue living to destroy the monster. He
[017] oke to me. 'I am happy, Frankenstein. You are still _____ , so I am happy!' I moved towards the sound of his voi
[018] nue. Death will be welcome, but the monster is still _____ ! If I die, Walton, will you look for him? I want reve
[019] smile?" He was right. In death her face seemed more _____ . We could not look at the dead lady for long, though
[020] ut I could not speak. Now I am telling you. She was _____ when we put her in the tomb! Will she be here soon? I
[021] m. It was my older brother. I was happy that he was _____ . But my happiness soon disappeared. He put his mout
[022] ady to die immediately. "Seconds passed. I was still _____ ! "I opened my eyes. I will never forget what I saw.
[023] ry intelligent, and he read many books. His mind was _____ and fresh. I liked him very much, and he became a go
[024] the letter. That was too dangerous. I wanted to stay _____ . And I like the owner of the letter. For eighteen m
[025] untry, and nobody saw him again. Caderousse is still _____ ,' said Mercedes, 'but he is very poor.' 'Look,' said