MULTI_CONC
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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 )
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
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2. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] g planned for Waterloo. Why King's Cross? Surely the _____ of commuters and tourists pouring in and out of the
[002] chitects are quick to adapt, and we can now expect a _____ of oversized schemes resorting to Neo- Georgian fig-
[003] rage finish at a record 2, 754.56, up 40.84 Tokyo: A _____ of sell orders from investment trusts redeeming funds
[004] ork in the capital. So, every day, some 3 million cars _____ Paris and the peripherique - the ring-road built to b
[005] e. ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 12 891011 Curbs fail to halt _____ of refugees By PATRICIA CLOUGH BONN - As the net of
[006] am, the beach entirely disapppearing under the raging _____ , and the cliff appearing to emerge from the sea itsel
[007] had therefore to make way for six hours against the _____ . It was nightfall before the promontory was doubled.
[008] o then?" "I shall try to keep in the offing until the _____ , that is to say, till about seven in the evening, and
[009] d to a library, over which a luminous ceiling shed a _____ of light. At the end of the library a large door, als
[010] facturers know these facts? Why did they engage in a _____ of mea culpas, throw a few scapegoats to the dogs an
[011] n reported increasing their activities and the great _____ of the Mekong River has interposed a new crisis. Sou
[012] ilies and help our neighbors in any disaster- storm, _____ , accident or even war? @ #PETS IN APARTMENTS# It
3. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] was already on her feet, and he stood facing her. He _____ the blood from his cheek. "I ought to"- he said.
[002] t have got there when you fell against me". She _____ it off with the sleeve of her coat. "I'll bet tha
[003] uld not speak at all. Then, with a glory that almost _____ out the deep, downward sags in her careworn face, Ma
[004] tting that load on". Handing the money over, Russ _____ his hands on his pants-legs as if ridding himself of
[005] der his breath. The man leaned against a tree and _____ a sleeve across his face. A signal? Matsuo lifted hi
[006] he street to demand Blue Throat's surrender would be _____ out with one deadly burst of fire. The law-abid
[007] e said taking a Kleenex from her purse. When she had _____ some of the lipstick from her mouth, she stared sole
[008] girls to dance. The bodies must be cleaned and seats _____ off". A politician was approached by a man seekin
[009] gypsy population of Europe, like that of the Jews, was _____ out by the Nazis. Survivors quietly described how fa
[010] or ten weeks. Datastream calculated that £6.85bn was _____ from share values. A combination of bargain hunting,
[011] .5p to 17.5p as it moved to the USM. Nearly £7bn was _____ off share values following the increase in interest
[012] the British driver ninth place but only after he had _____ off a nose cone on his Arrows when he tangled with N
4. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] u"! The sharp cries at the end of the valley were _____ . They grew louder as the Indians charged again. I co
[002] bout it, Russ". He started to return it. To his _____ surprise Russ held up his hand. "Not me", he ruled d
[003] of blooming roadside vegetation, and occasionally a _____ fragrance of perfume swirled from the back seat.
[004] met we both quickly averted them. I thought I saw a _____ surge of color rise to her neck and quickly suffuse
[005] emembering the self-dictate brought no peace- only a _____ chill of doubt. He murmured to himself, with firmnes
[006] ned his hearing. Cautious feet stepping on leafmold; _____ creaking of belts and slings; whispers: he heard non
[007] ored this man, Letch Feeley, why, I cannot say. With _____ heart and a brave smile, I endured his long absences
[008] to where she could inspect it. One could hear a very _____ , ladylike sigh of relief. Actually, it was inaudible
[009] s a Low-Noise Amplifier or LNA, which takes the very _____ signal (quieter than a snowflake falling) from outer
[010] it's a family show, in fact, though any child would _____ with boredom. All this is followed meticulously if at
[011] vessel--" "The 'Nautilus'?" said the captain, with a _____ smile. "The 'Nautilus.'" "But do you--do you know who
[012] me him, and his eyes shone with their wonted fire. A _____ smile even curled his lips. The colonists drew around
5. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] seven years and no better off than when I started. " _____ me", he said abruptly. He went down the steps to the
[002] a grip on himself, "I think you're going to have to _____ me. I have an appointment". "I can imagine", sh
[003] ere openly sullen and morose, missing muster without _____ , expressing in ominous tones their displeasure at th
[004] n't just the pressure of work, although that was the _____ I often used, even to myself. It was the kind of wor
[005] ht them only casual friends; yet if he said: Make an _____ yourself, come out here today, she would have been o
[006] with the head of the family addressing the doorman: " _____ me, but when we came out we found that we had left m
[007] up). A decimal anniversary can be a fun and romantic _____ for a celebration. On 7 April 1795 the National Con
[008] venue for the city. "The earthquake stuff is just an _____ ," Mr. Thorpe said. "I don't think they want ma and pa
[009] ne more sign of innovative thinking. The most common _____ for not paying a ticket in Chicago has been the claim
[010] wever, was too much for the Government and, using the _____ that public opinion was not yet ready to accept the p
[011] the sailor, "and I always speak too quickly. You must _____ me!" Meanwhile, Herbert constant to his favorite sci
[012] ursion. Cyrus Harding alone, alleging some work as an _____ , did not join them, but remained at Granite House. Th
6. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] the rock, a skinny, dignified boy surrounded by the _____ . The wind bored a hole between his shoulder blades,
[002] ould not care if all of Europe were to sink into the _____ tomorrow. It never registered with them that I had t
[003] idn't see it hit the water and the noisy rush of the _____ kept him from hearing it. It was as though the biwa
[004] The terms are fairly safe to use on this side of the _____ , but before you start spouting them to your date, it
[005] g havoc and murdering police officers on the Indian _____ Coast have hit the news. Since May, the images comi
[006] my father and many others like him worked the great _____ steamers, and the waterfront was always present - in
[007] nd: LaBella Vista in Freeport, Michelle's Kitchen in _____ Beach, the Chu Dynasty in Huntington, the Cafe on Ma
[008] also passed muster. The modest Michelle's Kitchen in _____ Beach (583-7505), a branch of the Lexington Avenue sp
[009] d at age 77 still illustrates the daily editorials in _____ County's Observer of Toms River, said that the degre
[010] etilla. For $52 a night, we got an air- conditioned, _____ -side room with a balcony, fridge and shower in an o
[011] nds and eyes, wearing outfits and hanging around the _____ or fields of flowers. More bizarre than sentimental
[012] dge stretches for more than 60 miles, stopped only by _____ and mountain. Actual 'traditional' downtowns are so
7. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] at if you banged on something hard enough and cursed _____ enough it would start working), a couple of screwdriv
[002] ed on, their hearts oppressed with anxiety. They were _____ attached to their new companion. Were they to find h
[003] can judge. He who is mistaken in an action which he _____ believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains ou
[004] aunt but gracious symbol of good, moving soberly and _____ in a world of cynics, hypocrites and rogues. Ch
[005] h the Prohibition law through Congress. Many of them _____ believe that the use of liquor in any form or in any
[006] nt and nostalgia for an America that was? Or does he _____ want to tap the real springs of American attitude an
[007] a different sort of constitution that he could more _____ support? I am concerned here, however, with the N
[008] their faults, they are not hypocrites. Most of them _____ believe that the Anglo-Saxon is the best race in the
[009] come, you know how glad I shall be. Ever yours _____ , Katherine Douglas King" The invitation was accep
[010] know I would make a bad soldier even though I cannot _____ call myself a pacifist, so too I would not be either
8. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] efore he learned that she'd gone through the wedding _____ in a semitrance of laudanum, administered by her mot
[002] as at the church with Edythe. She giggled during the _____ , and Mousie Chandler, who was one of Linda's bride
[003] as any bride ever experienced. I had had no wedding _____ , no witnesses, no certificate of marriage, but I had
[004] cally a bride, after all. There would have been a _____ if it had been possible. Of this, I had no doubt. Wo
[005] hat they were in love. They were married at a lavish _____ which was duly recorded in Parvenu and all other mag
[006] m described the launching of a ship: "Completing the _____ , the beautiful movie star smashed a bottle of champa
[007] aid this (August 6) morning. Speaking at the opening _____ of the Olympic Torch Relay at Tsim Sha Tsui East Pro
[008] areness. Other students were seemingly moved by the _____ 's scholarly connotations and its inspirational chora
[009] e with a degree in economics this week. "I think this _____ really gave us something we could aspire to," she sai
[010] ed a silver trowel to lay the cornerstone in 1883, a _____ where speakers included Carl Schurz, Mayor Franklin
[011] eave Tokyo as winners anyway. In yesterday's opening _____ they wore one of the most striking two- piece outfit
[012] lled Jupiter, and Jup for short. And so, without more _____ , Master Jup was installed in Granite House. Chapter
9. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] anhattan gave me, along with the five-hundred-dollar _____ for my paintings of bums on Hudson Street. Burns and
[002] was always there to begin with. In winning first _____ in the Logie Medical Ethics Essay Contest in 1997, D
[003] was always there to begin with. In winning first _____ in the Logie Medical Ethics Essay Contest in 1997, D
[004] he had ever visited. Heinrich Boll, the German Nobel- _____ - winning novelist, saw it for the first time in 1950
[005] oonist for The Newark Evening News who won a Pulitzer _____ in 1949. On Sept. 3, 1914, Mr. Pease, a constant cri
[006] e things. And it was special enough to win the grand _____ in the 11th annual Jersey Fresh Dairy Recipe Contest.
[007] by storm while winning competitive sailing's biggest _____ , the America's Cup. Now a bona fide captain of indus
[008] r. On the day before Jeff Gordon was to race for the _____ that only (Bill) Elliott has won, the formerly aweso
[009] or. 'I love to write,' David McCullough, the Pulitzer _____ - winning biographer of Harry S. Truman, told C- SPAN'
[010] nian Serb army and its dream of taking Sarajevo, the _____ for which much of the war had been waged. A Critics
[011] r feats, Dr. Kendrew and Dr. Perutz shared the Nobel _____ in Chemistry in 1962. Joyce Ebert, a versatile chara
[012] rke Institute for Modern Technologies by donating the _____ money from his prestigious Marconi Award to the scho
10. WORDS
ceremony
excuse
faint
flood
greet
insects
ocean
prize
sincerely
wiped
[001] tered my few words of the Manu dialect and said, "We _____ you in peace. In ngandlu. My friends and I come from
[002] s, Dame Agatha's daughter, emerged from the house to _____ our group with her lapdog in tow. Now in her seventi
[003] quartz alarm. Open-mouthed and stale- breathed, they _____ the day with a groan. The wife, a book called Enjoy Y
[004] eeks at the Brevard Music Center summer camp, and to _____ the 325 crippled, cardiac and blind children from th
[005] er long train before she marched to the Blue Room to _____ her guests with the President. Mama would enjoy the
[006] in the same dress that is now in the Smithsonian, to _____ her guests. Mama stooped down to fix the train, but
[007] them, why shouldn't they be greeted with a cheer? To _____ them with repulsion would turn what before was neutr
[008] hat does not seem very bright. On the other hand, to _____ them with delight would convert what before was neut
[009] de me and whispered in my ear: How was I planning to _____ Jessica? Where exactly would we go after the movie?
[010] tered my few words of the Manu dialect and said, "We _____ you in peace. In ngandlu. My friends and I come from