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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?
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
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"GLORY OVERCOME " not found in Corpus corpus_graded_1k.txt
2. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] erstand her own real needs. It is a story of love and _____ - discovery. Evans says: 'It's about people finding a
[002] full-time job. About 16% of men and 7% of women are _____ -employed. They do not work for a company, but for th
[003] erstand her own real needs. It is a story of love and _____ - discovery. Evans says: 'It's about people finding a
[004] full-time job. About 16% of men and 7% of women are _____ -employed. They do not work for a company, but for th
3. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] . There were shadows on the walls. I could hear a _____ outside. It was crying like a baby. I don't like t
[002] got up and opened the window. 'Ssshh!' I cried. The _____ stopped. Then it started again. 'Ssshh!' I cried ag
[003] it started again. 'Ssshh!' I cried again. I saw the _____ : a fat black one. It ran across the garden. 'Good,'
[004] play.' I went to the window and looked out. The black _____ was there again. It was still crying like a baby.
[005] here was no answer, of course - just the sound of the _____ outside the window. I reached for the plug on the fl
[006] heart. It was going wildly. . And I could hear the _____ outside. It never stopped. It cried like a baby all
[007] ed all day. I saw only one sign of life: a fat black _____ walked across the grass. It stood under my bedroom w
[008] ime. Then it went away very slowly. I remember that _____ very well. I saw it once before. I heard it in my g
[009] ago - when my game with Poldy began to go wrong. The _____ didn't worry me now. It wasn't important. My only w
[010] face or the face of any person. It was the face of a _____ ! The
[011] ! The _____ was looking into my room. It wasn't the fat black
[012] was looking into my room. It wasn't the fat black _____ . It was a white
[013] . It was a white _____ . 'I've seen this
[014] . 'I've seen this _____ before somewhere,' I thought, 'but where?' I tried to
[015] k. Suddenly, I remembered. Of course! It was Julie's _____ . Julie loved animals. She had a
[016] . Julie loved animals. She had a _____ like this when she was alive: a beautiful white
[017] like this when she was alive: a beautiful white _____ . When Julie died - I mean, after I murdered her - the
[018] When Julie died - I mean, after I murdered her - the _____ disappeared. I never saw it again. But now it was b
[019] t now it was back. I looked through the window. The _____ 's face was against mine. Only the glass was between u
[020] was against mine. Only the glass was between us. The _____ 's eyes were red and angry. It scratched the glass wi
[021] ass wildly. I hit the glass from the inside, but the _____ didn't go away. It began to cry like a baby. 'Stop i
[022] nd tried to open it. Again, it wasn't possible. The _____ continued to cry outside the window. I suddenly want
[023] a thick piece of wood and ran towards the window. The _____ looked at me with its red eyes. It cried louder and
[024] h the broken window, but there was nothing there. No _____ , no sound, nothing! 'Wonderful,' I thought. 'It's go
[025] y. I turned round in fear and there it was! The white _____ ! It was looking up at me and there was blood on its f
4. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] an when you see him in his armchair now, bald with a _____ little grey beard, peacefully smoking his pipe. He's
[002] dable, and boring. *** Well, he's quite well-dressed, _____ , and punctual. Sometimes he's cheerful and tells us
[003] the dramatic beauty of the States, but oh, it is very _____ and pretty and charming in a way that I find comfort
[004] Both boys and girls had very long hair that was never _____ or clean, and which they never combed or brushed, an
[005] hing machine. 'We raised our children to always look _____ and tidy - and now look at them!' complain their par
[006] an when you see him in his armchair now, bald with a _____ little grey beard, peacefully smoking his pipe. He's
[007] dable, and boring. *** Well, he's quite well-dressed, _____ , and punctual. Sometimes he's cheerful and tells us
[008] the dramatic beauty of the States, but oh, it is very _____ and pretty and charming in a way that I find comfort
[009] Both boys and girls had very long hair that was never _____ or clean, and which they never combed or brushed, an
[010] hing machine. 'We raised our children to always look _____ and tidy - and now look at them!' complain their par
5. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] o drink salt water from the river mouth, for heaven's _____ ? Chemists from London have checked it, too, you know
6. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] to the cockpit without a word. The engines started to _____ , the plane started to shake, and after a bumpy take-
[002] tarted to feel very frightened. We heard the tiger's _____ a second before we saw it. Kamal shouted, Look out!'
[003] night it was impossible to sleep! I kept hearing that _____ and seeing that face. *** A: Look at this article ab
[004] e! It is I, Shere Khan, who speaks!' And Shere Khan's _____ filled the cave with noise. No!' came the angry voic
[005] to the cockpit without a word. The engines started to _____ , the plane started to shake, and after a bumpy take-
[006] tarted to feel very frightened. We heard the tiger's _____ a second before we saw it. Kamal shouted, Look out!'
[007] night it was impossible to sleep! I kept hearing that _____ and seeing that face. *** A: Look at this article ab
7. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] hts when they were still red and who did not. Do not _____ that it was the other person's fault, or insist or ev
[002] on for anything better. But I still have the right to _____ , even if not to expect any improvement. I wish I'd j
[003] ny telephone calls that seem out of the ordinary, or _____ to the Telephone Company. If the caller will not give
[004] hour for some of the rides - we heard several people _____ about that. And we always had to queue with the fair
[005] o always look neat and tidy - and now look at them!' _____ their parents.*** HOLIDAY ONE: In January it is very,
[006] it will do you little good to get mad, or worry, or _____ to the police, AFTER your property is gone. More and
[007] boring. Whjat do I really think of this job? I can't _____ - it's OK for the moment. But I wouldn't spend the re
[008] s her own ill health. But recently she had started to _____ more and more about Mattie's housework, and to say th
[009] hts when they were still red and who did not. Do not _____ that it was the other person's fault, or insist or ev
[010] on for anything better. But I still have the right to _____ , even if not to expect any improvement. I wish I'd j
[011] ny telephone calls that seem out of the ordinary, or _____ to the Telephone Company. If the caller will not give
[012] hour for some of the rides - we heard several people _____ about that. And we always had to queue with the fair
[013] o always look neat and tidy - and now look at them!' _____ their parents.*** HOLIDAY ONE: In January it is very,
[014] it will do you little good to get mad, or worry, or _____ to the police, AFTER your property is gone. More and
[015] boring. Whjat do I really think of this job? I can't _____ - it's OK for the moment. But I wouldn't spend the re
8. WORDS
cat
complain
neat
nurse
roar
sacrifice
sake
self
[001] nervous illness. For many months, Henry was my only _____ . He did not tell my family about my illness. He did
[002] u came here to go to university. But you have been a _____ all winter. I am very sorry.' 'It does not matter, V
[003] loved her. When my mother was dying, Justine was her _____ . 'Nobody can believe that!' I cried. 'It is wrong!
[004] ht that I was crazy. So he spoke to me kindly, like a _____ to a child. I became angrier and ran from his office
[005] s it really matter?' He turned away to the window. A _____ came; there was a telephone call for them. It was Mr
[006] is age, he can't know anything about love! He needs a _____ , not a wife!' Chapter 3 The Handsome Stranger The Da
[007] a tired smile, and he fell asleep again. I brought a _____ to sit by his bed. 'Tell me if he wakes up. Or if
[008] ratil boys. An Unbelievable StoryAlice Cleaver was a _____ , traveling on the Titanic with a family in first clas
[009] time. Paul McCartney was born in 1942, the son of a _____ and a cotton salesman. The family loved music. When
[010] er the Cuckoo's Nest. In the movie, she played a bad _____ . When she won she said, "I've loved being hated by y
[011] only saw their parents for an hour every day. Their _____ was a hard woman and often hurt Edward. George V was
[012] was away on tour. Miss Lightbody, Charles's Scottish _____ , wanted him to be a little prince. She didn't like i
[013] re he was just one of many boys. He didn't have his _____ , or his parents, or his own comfortable rooms. Of c
[014] tely. She lied to her family. She wanted to be a war _____ , she told them. She smiled kindly as she kissed her
[015] at a wicket, and my mother has a part-time job as a _____ . I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have
[016] ndon, where she worked as a maid and cook. She was a _____ during the First World War and an air- raid warden i
[017] e the important things about him in a little book. A _____ helped me. Merrick looked at her sometimes, but she
[018] brought their friends to look at him. One day a new _____ came to the hospital, and nobody told her about Merr
[019] r, and ran out of the room. I was very angry with the _____ , and went to see Merrick. He was not happy about it
[020] hoes, but then she began to cry and could not stop. A _____ came up to Emma's bed. 'Please go now,' she said to
[021] it. Then he went out for a drink. At the hospital a _____ put Emma to bed in a room with five other women. The
[022] Flying Corps, and Agatha went to work as a volunteer _____ at the Torbay Hospital in Torquay. Archie came back
[023] lls. I played that the dolls were sick, and I was a _____ . When the dolls had bad stomachs, I gave them medici
[024] hs, and soon I went back to finish my training as a _____ . Four years later, I had another baby, and this one
[025] real job and we have very little money. I work as a _____ in a hospital, but I don't get much for that. And I