MULTI_CONC
Quiz
DIRECTIONS: Below, you will see 10 items.
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?
absent
beard
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devil
drum
passengers
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"NEGLECTED BEG MEANWHILE " not found in Corpus corpus_graded_1k.txt
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[001] first played drums in hospital. He bought his first _____ around 1956 - just one big
[002] around 1956 - just one big _____ ! He played with a few local bands. Then he joined Ror
[003] first played drums in hospital. He bought his first _____ around 1956 - just one big
[004] around 1956 - just one big _____ ! He played with a few local bands. Then he joined Ror
3. WORDS
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[001] t way, believe it or not, is by motorbike, if you're _____ enough to face the Cairo traffic on two wheels! Don'
[002] Parliament and 10 Downing Street. They had to be very _____ and courageous, because angry crowds came and threw
[003] t way, believe it or not, is by motorbike, if you're _____ enough to face the Cairo traffic on two wheels! Don'
[004] Parliament and 10 Downing Street. They had to be very _____ and courageous, because angry crowds came and threw
4. WORDS
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[001] , tall man came in. He had a sunburned face, a thick _____ , and a long mustache. He looked very nervous. He wa
[002] air was white. His eyes were dark, and he had a long _____ . He was, not strong. 'You seem very happy to see me
[003] adows. It was a dirty young man with long hair and a _____ . He stood up and looked at us. His eyes were open,
[004] to his neck. I saw something shining under the dark _____ . There was something small and bright on a thin fish
[005] my dreams. He was twelve years older. His hair and _____ were beginning to go grey, but they weren't as long a
[006] was almost dead. We washed him and cut his hair and _____ . We put him in a clean bed and gave him medicines.
[007] ibly important that the B. I. always has a three-day _____ because shaving is only for ordinary people. (Some
[008] ) At first it is quite difficult to shave a four-day _____ so that it looks like a three-day
[009] so that it looks like a three-day _____ but, with practice, a B. I. can always have a perfec
[010] ractice, a B. I. can always have a perfect three-day _____ . To be a Bloomsbury Intellectual you must be rude, b
[011] aus We all know Santa Claus as a fat man with a white _____ , a red coat and a bag of toys. The first pictures of
[012] r opposite Janey. The man had white hair and a white _____ . 'Could I have some coffee, please?' Janey asked the
5. WORDS
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[001] et down? A few feet from the window, there is a water _____ which goes to the ground. It does not seem possible
[002] . It does not seem possible that a man can reach the _____ from the window. The police thought so. But I was n
[003] ame L'Espanaye. It went behind the house, climbed the _____ , and jumped through the open window. The sailor was
[004] w that the animal was dangerous. He also climbed the _____ , but he could not reach the window. He could only lo
[005] animal, but without success. So he climbed down the _____ and hurried home. The Frenchman's shouts of fear wer
[006] Very true," said Dupin. He then offered our visitor a _____ and a comfortable chair. "What is the problem?" I a
[007] . "I will tell you," said the Chief, as he smoked his _____ slowly. "But you must not tell anyone about it. If
[008] re smoking pipes and sitting quietly The Chief took a _____ and a chair, and began an ordinary conversation. Fina
[009] ave a good accent (or no foreign accent) is to hold a _____ or cigar in your mouth, to speak through your teeth a
[010] her young man. The young man looked at him, took his _____ out of his mouth and said quietly, 'Sorry, sir, but I
[011] any people who look sad. This is soul. p. 13 Hold a _____ in your mouth, speak through your teeth and finish a
[012] with a neat little grey beard, peacefully smoking his _____ . He's still good-looking, but in a gentler way. He has
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[001] eir hands and wait. They are never excused for being _____ . If anyone cheats during an examination they must le
[002] eir hands and wait. They are never excused for being _____ . If anyone cheats during an examination they must le
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[001] verything! And she did! 'Twenty years ago, I met the _____ ,' Old Demdike said. 'He was a boy called Tibb and h
[002] and got some teeth from dead bodies there. 25 The _____ talked to her and she brought the teeth to Malkin Tow
[003] rily. His face went red. 'My 26 dog, Dandy, is the _____ and he killed a man for me. I wanted a shirt and Mr
[004] 's all lies! Jennet, you're a witch - a child of the _____ ! You're my daughter, and I know!' 31 I was afrai
[005] me about his friend, Dandy,' I began. 'Dandy was the _____ and ' James heard the name Dandy, and he began to cry