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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?
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
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2. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] fact Elinor found this easier. Too many people were _____ about Marianne, and talked about her all the time. A
[002] . They invited Mrs Ferrars too. 'Oh, Elinor! I'm so _____ ! Only you can understand this! I shall soon meet my n
[003] morning,' she told Colonel Brandon. He was much too _____ about her. For a few days, it was just an ordinary
[004] calm,' Elinor told herself. Edward looked white and _____ too, but Mrs Dashwood gave him her hand. 'We hope yo
[005] education that the rest of the world can offer; it is _____ to trade, and it is offering many interesting contra
[006] n safety. As soon as I get on the train, I feel less _____ , and I am more relaxed when I reach my destination. *
[007] lounge looked rather nervous. He was sweating and and _____ , and wearing a dirty raincoat. 'Oh God,' I thought,
[008] fact Elinor found this easier. Too many people were _____ about Marianne, and talked about her all the time. A
[009] . They invited Mrs Ferrars too. 'Oh, Elinor! I'm so _____ ! Only you can understand this! I shall soon meet my n
[010] morning,' she told Colonel Brandon. He was much too _____ about her. For a few days, it was just an ordinary
[011] calm,' Elinor told herself. Edward looked white and _____ too, but Mrs Dashwood gave him her hand. 'We hope yo
[012] education that the rest of the world can offer; it is _____ to trade, and it is offering many interesting contra
[013] n safety. As soon as I get on the train, I feel less _____ , and I am more relaxed when I reach my destination. *
[014] lounge looked rather nervous. He was sweating and and _____ , and wearing a dirty raincoat. 'Oh God,' I thought,
3. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] eas offer it too. High tea is a big meal with a main _____ ? meat or fish ? followed by bread and butter and cak
[002] Queen and Prince Philip are alone, they have just one _____ for lunch. They only buy new things when they have t
[003] the table were cakes and fruit in a bright red glass _____ , and the cat was lying lazily in front of a warm fire
[004] denly jumped backwards and knocked into the red glass _____ . The
[005] . The _____ fell to the floor with a crash. Oh, Ethan,' Mattie c
[006] in pieces! What will Zeena say? It was her very best _____ !' Don't worry. I'll get another one.' You'll never
[007] them carefully. From below nobody could see that the _____ was broken. I'll get some glue to mend it tomorrow,'
[008] field, where he could buy the glue to mend the broken _____ . He was sending Jotham to fetch Zeena from the stati
[009] Look, Matt,' he cried, I've got the glue to mend the _____ with! Quick, let me get it!' Oh, Ethan Zeena's bac
[010] s pocket. Don't worry. I'll come down and mend the _____ in the night,' he said. Then, just as she had done th
[011] her hands she held the broken pieces of the red glass _____ . I want to know who did this,' she said in a shaking
[012] supper table to look pretty! So you took my very best _____ , the one that I never, ever use. Not for visitors, no
[013] p when we entered, and without a word went to bring a _____ of food to the table. She was tall and thin, and wor
[014] eas offer it too. High tea is a big meal with a main _____ ? meat or fish ? followed by bread and butter and cak
[015] Queen and Prince Philip are alone, they have just one _____ for lunch. They only buy new things when they have t
4. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] swimmers will break their necks this summer when they _____ into water without knowing how deep it is. Always ch
[002] ng how deep it is. Always check the depth before you _____ . Remember - shallow water is safe for children, but
[003] swimmers will break their necks this summer when they _____ into water without knowing how deep it is. Always ch
[004] ng how deep it is. Always check the depth before you _____ . Remember - shallow water is safe for children, but
5. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] Pilgrim?' 'I hope so,' Tom replied. Tom was late for _____ . 'Is she happy about her new telephones, then?' asked
[002] hed her with those clear blue eyes while she prepared _____ . Perhaps she should ask Robert to stay all weekend t
[003] me' (about four o'clock in the afternoon); then after _____ ; and again at eleven o'clock at night. You must drin
[004] her. He asked her out for an evening of music, with _____ later at Buckingham Palace. But he didn't give Diana
[005] e afternoon, and then returned to their own rooms for _____ . Sometimes they didn't see her for months when she w
[006] in the club, so if we're hungry we can order a late _____ while we're listening to the music. I: Mmm. So plenty
[007] late at night they sometimes eat yet another meal - _____ . I: So that's what you do now? K: Oh yes, I like it.
[008] t path and inviting them to eat with him. During the _____ , someone looked in their bags to see how much money t
[009] Archie stayed for the rest of the afternoon, and for _____ that evening. When it was time for him to leave, he
[010] e about seven. Then I put the kids to bed, and made _____ for John. He didn't talk to me - he just sat in fron
[011] lliam. 'But we can do no more now. Let's go down to _____ .' The father and daughter went slowly down the dark,
[012] kitchen. Grace's mother, Thomasin, was putting the _____ on the table. She was a white haired woman of sixty
[013] hank you, thank you very much.'At home'Hi, Dad. Your _____ 's in the kitchen.' John's sixteen year old daughter,
[014] od cook, he remembers. John tried to eat the terrible _____ and looked around the small, miserable flat. The fu
[015] reed to the marriage. Mary was invited to a special _____ because of the good news. Christine was very happy.
[016] in a room upstairs. She's getting herself ready for _____ ,' he thought. 4 An evening together A
[017] few moments Mattie said: I guess it's about time for _____ ,' and they sat down. But they still felt uncomfortabl
[018] tchen. It's all right, Matt,' he said. Let's finish _____ .' After the meal Mattie cleared the table and Ethan w
[019] ning before, Mattie said: I guess it's about time for _____ .' Ethan called Zeena, but there was no answer. He we
[020] ow, still wearing her travelling dress. Well, Zeena, _____ 's ready. Ain't you coming?' I don't think I could ea
[021] could not believe what he was hearing. Ethan Zeena! _____ 's ready!' Mattie called brightly from downstairs. Et
[022] at Mattie with a small smile on her thin lips. When _____ was finished, she stood up and said: That meal's give
[023] I got it down from your cupboard. I I wanted the _____ table to look pretty.' You wanted the
[024] table to look pretty.' You wanted the _____ table to look pretty! So you took my very best dish,
[025] e horse whinny, and thought: I ought to give him his _____ . . .' 8 Endings A The whining voi
6. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] ppy while we played. I didn't realize that this was a _____ - an evil
[002] - an evil _____ . At the beginning of the good game, Poldy gave a clea
[003] said: "Ha! ha! ha! - he! he! he! This is a very good _____ , an excellent
[004] , an excellent _____ . Ha! ha! ha! - he! he! he! We will laugh about it of
[005] s, like Morgan and jones, are Welsh. Sometimes, as a _____ , Scotsmen are called 'Jock' or 'Jimmy' as a first nam
[006] time. Our time is different, of course.' 'Is this a _____ ?' asks Jack. 'No. We know this is an important day
[007] are over 11,000 in the city. New Yorkers sometimes _____ that the taxi drivers drive fast and dangerously. In
[008] way! The Way to Carnegie HallThere is an old New York _____ about Carnegie Hall. A tourist is lost and walks up
[009] ut her coat on the wrong way. She says that it was a _____ . But she was on a list of worst Oscar clothes the ne
[010] ctised dancing, and made pots. There was a favourite _____ that the older girls played on new girls. 'Every new
[011] him. They first became friends when Andrew played a _____ on her with some chocolate cake at one of Princess Di
[012] ined. Odette could not believe her ears. Was this a _____ ? But Suren's face was serious. He thought that Odett
[013] test against Swedish Railways using such a traditional _____ in an advertising campaign. It showed two Scotsmen a
[014] ppy while we played. I didn't realize that this was a _____ - an evil
[015] - an evil _____ . At the beginning of the good game, Poldy gave a clea
[016] said: "Ha! ha! ha! - he! he! he! This is a very good _____ , an excellent
[017] , an excellent _____ . Ha! ha! ha! - he! he! he! We will laugh about it of
[018] s, like Morgan and jones, are Welsh. Sometimes, as a _____ , Scotsmen are called 'Jock' or 'Jimmy' as a first nam
[019] time. Our time is different, of course.' 'Is this a _____ ?' asks Jack. 'No. We know this is an important day
[020] are over 11,000 in the city. New Yorkers sometimes _____ that the taxi drivers drive fast and dangerously. In
[021] way! The Way to Carnegie HallThere is an old New York _____ about Carnegie Hall. A tourist is lost and walks up
[022] ut her coat on the wrong way. She says that it was a _____ . But she was on a list of worst Oscar clothes the ne
[023] ctised dancing, and made pots. There was a favourite _____ that the older girls played on new girls. 'Every new
[024] him. They first became friends when Andrew played a _____ on her with some chocolate cake at one of Princess Di
[025] ined. Odette could not believe her ears. Was this a _____ ? But Suren's face was serious. He thought that Odett
7. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] ned that the stores and finance companies continually _____ her to go on spending. They never checked my credit-
[002] ned that the stores and finance companies continually _____ her to go on spending. They never checked my credit-
8. WORDS
anxious
cheap
dish
dive
flame
joke
supper
tempted
[001] sland Nelson Mandela visited Robben Island and gave a _____ of peace to a young boy. Mandela was a prisoner on t
[002] HINAThousands Watch as President Jiang Zemin Lights a _____ for a Better WorldAnd finally... NEW ZEALAND The Worl
[003] mes usually begin when a runner brings in the Olympic _____ from Greece. But for the Millennium Games they are s
[004] ece. But for the Millennium Games they are sending a _____ out into space first. 'Space travel is important for
[005] the Pacific on 1 January 2000, President Tito took a _____ and passed it to a young man. 'Take this in hope and
[006] sland Nelson Mandela visited Robben Island and gave a _____ of peace to a young boy. Mandela was a prisoner on t
[007] HINAThousands Watch as President Jiang Zemin Lights a _____ for a Better WorldAnd finally... NEW ZEALAND The Worl
[008] mes usually begin when a runner brings in the Olympic _____ from Greece. But for the Millennium Games they are s
[009] ece. But for the Millennium Games they are sending a _____ out into space first. 'Space travel is important for
[010] the Pacific on 1 January 2000, President Tito took a _____ and passed it to a young man. 'Take this in hope and