MULTI_CONC
Quiz
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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?
bell
curl
float
lamp
shower
stamp
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"STEER FLAVOR SPIT ROB " not found in Corpus corpus_graded_1k.txt
2. WORDS
bell
curl
float
lamp
shower
stamp
[001] woman with a blanket round her shoulders. She held a _____ in one hand, and its light threw strange shadows onto
[002] efore, the door opened and there stood a woman with a _____ in her hand. The lamplight shone on the milky white
[003] his chair near the fire and had seated herself by the _____ with a bit of sewing. He sat down, feeling warm and
[004] ng, I can't see to sew,' and went back to sit by the _____ . The cat jumped into the empty rocking-chair, and Eth
[005] plant pots away from the cold window, and put out the _____ . Goodnight, Matt,' he said, as she put her foot on th
[006] h, leave Zeena a letter . . . He jumped up, lit the _____ again, sat down at the table and began to write. Zee
[007] saw the words Journeys to the West', and pulled the _____ nearer to see the prices of the tickets. Then the pen
[008] Good night.' The man left quickly and took away his _____ . Dantes was alone in the darkness and the silence.
[009] a mind. With it, we can make what we need. I made a _____ for myself. I get the oil from my food, and it burns
[010] or a piece of paper. I wanted to get a light for the _____ from the fire. I didn't want to burn any important p
[011] ds of his bed. Another man stood at the door with the _____ . He was a thin old man, but he is heavy.' One man wa
[012] And on the highest rock there were two men holding a _____ . 'They are looking at the sea,' Dantes thought. 'Pe
[013] he people of the village, too. He brought a paraffin _____ for Rodrigo to put in his shop. It was a very bright
[014] d a big can of paraffin in the boat for Rodrigo's new _____ . I saw him give it to him. The soldier and Rodrigo
[015] ind the shop. I could see the bright light from the _____ through the window. Then the soldier had a meal with
[016] voices through the walls. They had the new paraffin _____ in there with them, I remember. It made a bright lig
[017] ng on her bed and reading by the light of a small oil _____ . She was listening to the talk in the living room, t
[018] later, but not very late. The bright light from the _____ was still shining under the door of the living room.
[019] od was getting cold and dry. So I took the small oil _____ from my kitchen and I went down to the sea to find hi
[020] ater in the bottom of it. I came near with the small _____ . The light shone on Rafael and the boat. He was ver
[021] as fresh blood on his hands, red in the light of the _____ . 'God save us!' I said. 'What's happened?' 'I'm all
[022] ottom of the boat was dark with blood. I put out the _____ immediately. There was no moon and the night was dark
[023] d until it was dark. He saw the bright light of the _____ in Rodrigo's house. He watched the soldier start to
[024] uld see the beach and the houses of the village. The _____ was still burning in Rodrigo's house. The soldier's
[025] er in the boat. Suddenly his mother came with an oil _____ . She saw the blood on his clothes and in the boat.
3. WORDS
bell
curl
float
lamp
shower
stamp
[001] s, 'Take off that ridiculous perfume - go and have a _____ immediately!' So, last Saturday when she was out, I we
[002] ing. You had to climb up a steep ladder to go to the _____ and toilet - if you happened to slip on the way to th
[003] eathed in the cool air with relief, undressed, had a _____ , put on his pyjamas, and went to bed. He put his gun
[004] room to the bathroom. He turned on the light and the _____ . They sat down on the side of the bath. Bond asked ag
[005] ond smiled at Mary for a moment, then turned off the _____ and opened the bathroom door. 'Now, come on'. A voic
[006] with lots of water.' 'He means they wash you in a _____ ,' said Susan. 'It doesn't happen very often.' Kare
[007] py they were. Life was going well for Karen. 4 The _____ But in the summer of 1974 everything began to change.
[008] d to the other workers. 'Where will she be?' 'In the _____ room.' Karen ran out of the laboratory and along the
[009] n out of the laboratory and along the corridor to the _____ room. Inside the room Susan was screaming. Karen pu
[010] ck one of the men. Ten minutes later they stopped the _____ . Susan's face was as white as snow and she was shaki
[011] and very afraid. 5 The new union official After the _____ Susan was a different person. She was quiet and did
[012] ugh very often. One evening, a few months after the _____ , Karen met Susan in a bar for a drink after work. 'Y
[013] t quietly with the men in white coats. But after her _____ she asked them a lot of questions about safety in the
[014] notebook she wrote down all the scanner alarms, every _____ and every other danger in the factory. She asked a l
[015] of Mr Bailey's cold smile and Susan's screams in the _____ . 'I'll do it,' she said. 'Good girl. It will be ver
[016] Suddenly the alarm sounded. She had to have another _____ . After the
[017] . After the _____ she went home, very tired and unhappy. After she arri
[018] lease . . . not again. All my body hurts from the _____ last night . . .' But nobody listened. They shower
[019] dy listened. They showered her again. But after the _____ she didn't pass the usual scanner test. 25 There was
[020] He says you're not dangerous to anyone. You've had a _____ , so your body's not radioactive now.' Karen looked u
[021] they saw this movie, some people were afraid of the _____ for years! Dr. Strangelove (1964) The world is destr
[022] s, 'Take off that ridiculous perfume - go and have a _____ immediately!' So, last Saturday when she was out, I we
[023] ing. You had to climb up a steep ladder to go to the _____ and toilet - if you happened to slip on the way to th
[024] eathed in the cool air with relief, undressed, had a _____ , put on his pyjamas, and went to bed. He put his gun
[025] room to the bathroom. He turned on the light and the _____ . They sat down on the side of the bath. Bond asked ag
4. WORDS
bell
curl
float
lamp
shower
stamp
[001] stars Elton John and George Michael, and with Terence _____ and Richard Attenborough, the filmstars. She knew Lu
5. WORDS
bell
curl
float
lamp
shower
stamp
[001] Meg and Jo with their dresses and their hair. "I can _____ your hair with some hot curlers, Meg," Jo said to her
6. WORDS
bell
curl
float
lamp
shower
stamp
[001] In 1980 the Sultan met an air hostess called Marian _____ , who is half Bruneian, a quarter Japanese, and a qua
[002] curity system, so that neighbours will hear an alarm _____ ringing if anyone even thinks about coming near. Don'
[003] y used to wear flared trousers or jeans, also called ' _____ -bottom pants,' or long skirts, and often went around
[004] aid, 'I knew I was in trouble as soon as I heard the _____ at the top of the ninth round'. The fight was stopped
[005] e said. Then he looked round the room. 'Why is that _____ rope there, just over the bed?' 'My stepfather put i
[006] nk you, Watson. I'll need your help. Did you see the _____ rope, and the air vent? I knew about the air vent be
[007] ound . . . Immediately Holmes jumped up and hit the _____ rope hard. 'Can you see it, Watson?' he shouted. Bu
[008] perhaps something came through the air vent, down the _____ rope and on to the bed. Then there was the milk - an
[009] the snake through the air vent, and it went down the _____ rope on to the bed. Of course, nobody must see the s
[010] t be afraid. Immediately Holmes jumped up and hit the _____ rope hard. Round his head was a strange, yellow speck
[011] ye.' I looked round, but she had gone. Just then the _____ rang. My two-minute penalty had finished. I jumped
[012] young men too. It became very quiet in the plane. A _____ rang, and for a moment they could hear two voices arg
[013] l the passengers sat very quietly in their seats. A _____ rang and a man's voice spoke. 'Ladies and gentlemen,
[014] ed hijacker went back into the Captain's cabin. The _____ rang. The hijacker's voice spoke. 'Passengers! Liste
[015] ild animal. Tom drove to Annie's house and pushed the _____ . He was surprised at the angry face of the girl who
[016] ers on Sunday. On a European bus the driver uses the _____ if he wants to drive on past a bus-stop without stopp
[017] t a bus-stop without stopping. In England you use the _____ when you want the bus to stop. In Europe people like
[018] In 1980 the Sultan met an air hostess called Marian _____ , who is half Bruneian, a quarter Japanese, and a qua
[019] curity system, so that neighbours will hear an alarm _____ ringing if anyone even thinks about coming near. Don'
[020] y used to wear flared trousers or jeans, also called ' _____ -bottom pants,' or long skirts, and often went around
[021] aid, 'I knew I was in trouble as soon as I heard the _____ at the top of the ninth round'. The fight was stopped