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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.
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word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_awl.txt )
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
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2. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] ored earnestly to record our impressions without the _____ that the anxiety of our time so easily provokes. The
[002] agate, I was immediately accused of preaching racial _____ . I could not bring myself to answer that "some of my
[003] gument, important exclusions, areas of ignorance and _____ , undue emphases on trivia, examples of broad positio
[004] hill with her money in front of her. He had no great _____ against shills; it just seemed such a dry run.
[005] grapple with the anxieties of sexual identity, racial _____ , bodily functions, obsessive cleanliness and the Cath
[006] include "Random Harvest", "Madame Curie", "Pride and _____ ", "The Forsythe Saga" and "Mrs. Miniver" (which won
[007] hern liberals in the South up against segregationist _____ , especially in state-supported universities where pr
[008] nd advisory and does not in any way derogate from or _____ Mr. Bang-Jensen's rights as a staff member'. You kno
[009] gging effect of wagon trains and was hardened into a _____ . A horse needed twenty pounds of food a day but the
[010] glishmen, casually adjudging them to be distorted by _____ because "the opinions of Englishmen are of no great
[011] times the correct research methods. This should not _____ an evaluation of his findings, but they were not the
[012] 2. We fail to see how such procedure resulted in any _____ to petitioner's contention, which was considered by
3. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] ss over these connections to the East as we consider _____ Geometric pottery, the epic and the myth, and the re
[002] first half of the eighth century is commonly called _____ Geometric. The severe yet harmonious vases of the
[003] o take bigger steps, to venture on experiments. _____ Geometric potters continued to employ the old syntax
[004] ident. Plate 12 illustrates four examples, which are _____ or Late Geometric work of common spirit but of diffe
[005] lved ... that the anti-slavery sentiment is becoming _____ for resolute action. Resolved, that we find in th
[006] nice for you, Mrs. Packard", she said. Her voice was _____ and full and her teeth flashed again in Sicilian bri
[007] early June; or the smell of thick tomato paste- the _____ smell that was both sweet and sour- rising up from a
[008] was my idea- or rather, Askington's idea, but I was _____ for it, and the other two wouldn't have gone if I ha
[009] aky management and dissatisfied stockholders, it was _____ for amalgamation, and Freddy's instinct was to keep
[010] quare of Bunol turned red in a giant food fight with _____ tomatoes. Upwards of 20,000 people pelted one another
[011] the place was a blank canvas,' he remembers. 'It was _____ for drama. ' Just across Thousand Oaks Boulevard from
[012] the world. Even by the year 1900 if one reached the _____ old age of forty- seven years, that was considered a
4. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] finding the police. Dave had the latch under his _____ now and he removed his arm from his wife in order to
[002] no time to pick out a penny; I got a coin between my _____ and forefinger, leaned my elbows in a very natural a
[003] see it". Benson grinned and flipped a rock with his _____ like a marble. "Nope, just you, all the time- som
[004] ted furiously. "All wrong ones"! Then she jerked her _____ toward the door in a very American gesture, and drop
[005] ellini and Mantegna". He made a circle with his _____ and fingers. "Painting isn't this big, you know. It
[006] le, Hamrick saluted him jubilantly with an encircled _____ and forefinger. Nobody else showed pleasure. ## Sp
[007] , and physical location). A quick-and-dirty rule of _____ : you can usually recognize a preposition by putting i
[008] sh to rotate around with your left hand so that your _____ is pointing in the direction of increasing values on
[009] , and physical location). A quick-and-dirty rule of _____ : you can usually recognize a preposition by putting i
[010] sh to rotate around with your left hand so that your _____ is pointing in the direction of increasing values on
[011] t Big Blue does not lead the market. The old rule of _____ does not apply," he said. "This is a market of the n
[012] ed it over and over, rolled it between his finger and _____ ; then, turning to Pencroft, he asked,-- Are you sure t
5. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] (8)) and has been described elsewhere. the other, a _____ concave gradient (Fig. 1), was produced with a so-ca
[002] orking his way down the ditch to join him. At a very _____ place, two Mexicans rushed into the open for a shot.
[003] o them. Watson watched two of them flounder into the _____ water and listened to their voices beg shrilly. In a
[004] usie said. "I know she gives the impression of being _____ and frivolous and scatterbrained. She is frivolous
[005] s frivolous and scatterbrained, but she really isn't _____ ".... Bobbie and Linda looked magnificent at their
[006] mall boats have sonic ranging devices to warn them of _____ water and thus prevent them from running aground. Man
[007] personal specimen cabinets, elegant constructions of _____ , dovetailed drawers segmented into a grid of compart
[008] iting the architect's role to the design of ever more _____ facades. Seemingly fundamental choices, such as whet
[009] ods of time. It is also well-suited for navigation in _____ seas. The Dolphin- class submarine is considered a ve
[010] h lay the body of the dugong, the water was tolerably _____ , but from this point the bottom of the lake sloped g
[011] ching its source, where the water would naturally be _____ . Pieces of bark, fastened one to the other, would fo
[012] regular river further down, but here it was simply a _____ , limpid brook. It was agreed to camp here, as the pla
6. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] coolers, flower pots, and flotation- type swimming _____ . Two other end-use areas which contributed to expand
[002] shioning devices, and such novelties as soap dishes, _____ , head rests, arch supports, and gas pedal covers.
[003] se who haven't yet had the pleasure, Tamagotchis are _____ that have a screen on which a creature appears and
[004] oughtfully modified the product for Americans. In the _____ sold in Japan, the creature on the screen eventually
[005] ath (which can be undone via the reset button), and _____ 'R Us reports that each new shipment of the
[006] 'R Us reports that each new shipment of the _____ sells out within hours. Tamagotchi supporters argue
[007] out within hours. Tamagotchi supporters argue that the _____ are inexpensive, space- efficient means for inculca
[008] ill that one develops while learning to use these new _____ . There is another advance in this field, Virtual Vis
[009] mainly physical. Computers and most of our other new _____ didn't exist then. Fifty percent of current goods and
[010] mobiles? Don't be fooled by what appear today to be _____ . Mitsubishi's mS.1000 car has solar- induced air cond
[011] ern programme (BBC 2), began with shots of the cuddly _____ and cartoons with which modern children are sold the
[012] t week with their annual voluntary task of fixing up _____ for distribution to needy children. Fire Fighte
7. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] the outside, it seemed no more than a low drumlin, a _____ on the dark earth. A crude ladder ran down to a wood
[002] time of her divorce Forbes had promised to pay her a _____ sum in lieu of further alimony if she remarried. Acc
[003] to remarry and she wanted him to ask Forbes for the _____ sum. Stacy replied that it would bankrupt Forbes, wh
[004] nds like real love", Owen said. "It sort of brings a _____ to my throat". "My name's Gisele", the blonde sai
[005] m, that other guy. It dawns on you that instead of a _____ to fill the seat across the bridge table from you, h
[006] bolo drawn through a golden ring in which was set a _____ of pale pure jade. This set his tone: richness of te
[007] must have put his clothes in the closet. He found a _____ rising in his throat because of that one simple act
[008] hat this will mean to those "easy" taxes paid in one _____ from large real estate holding companies. Now city h
[009] eeded; but at last it succeeded, and the result was a _____ of iron, reduced to a spongy state, which it was nece
[010] doubt, he had to do. A handle was fixed to the first _____ , and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a g
[011] ved him as a lead- line, and to which was fastened a _____ of iron. This cord measured nearly fifty fathoms, an
[012] the outside, it seemed no more than a low drumlin, a _____ on the dark earth. A crude ladder ran down to a wood
8. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] have studied many arts and sciences". The chief, _____ by these questions, knocks Voltaire down and shouts
[002] rs or to skulk in a foul-smelling hole? He grew _____ and at the same time surprised at that emotion. He w
[003] you. Was she pretty"? "Oh, yes", I said, feeling _____ , "she was very pretty. You don't believe that I'm go
[004] our two best boys, Tony". He hung up with a bang, _____ at himself for running off at the mouth like that bu
[005] off and on impatiently. This sort of petty vigilance _____ me. I felt certain it was self-appointed. It sprang
[006] rry. He apologized so sweetly, I couldn't keep being _____ with him". It wasn't even true that he'd said he was
[007] uestions with your classmates. ’Ä¢ Have you ever been _____ by noise? How did it make you feel? ’Ä¢ List some p
[008] hit by cars; high maintenance cost because of slugs, _____ motorists, or the elements; and the cost of coin col
[009] his every metaphor, because he already knows and is _____ by them. What the Prince needs in this information w
[010] health system ’Ä¢Foreign News Page 12 891010 Aquino _____ First Edition MANILA (Reuter) - President Aquino, ad
[011] leaches on the neck of a wooden god". Still another, _____ by the brevity of a recently received missive, wrote
[012] have studied many arts and sciences". The chief, _____ by these questions, knocks Voltaire down and shouts
9. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] th her rosy mouth and haughty air that she had to be _____ . Fiddles screeched; a piano tinkled. "P. J."- a
[002] their oath"? And the old man had given a sly and _____ laugh and said, "Hell, yes! I think I've taken it ab
[003] ll that belonged to the age of "Devil Dashwood" and " _____ Wilkes", abbot and beadsman of the Order! The casual
[004] n presently straightened, holding a long knife and a _____ looking spear gun in her hand. Poet whistled soft
[005] w he was buffeted about by those who still had their _____ strength. There was a gabble of voices from indoo
[006] ck and go to sleep. But do not dream. Do not let the _____ spirits enter your brain". He sank back, sighing,
[007] writer for "Allo "Allo. ’Ä¢Arts Page 17 891006 ROCK / _____ French dressing: Absurd, brilliant performance from
[008] f almost 50,000 refugees could not be blamed on the " _____ class enemy" in West Germany: "A defeat is a defeat e
[009] ined Harding. "Ah! twelve years of solitude, after a _____ life, perhaps, may well impair a man's reason!" "I a
[010] t Melbourne. "So far the villain had succeeded in his _____ design. He would be able to take the 'Duncan' into T
[011] d yet this gulf here doesn't please me much! It has a _____ look!" "Hallo!" cried Pencroft, "here is Neb turning u
[012] t," said Harding, taking the sailor's arm, "that is a _____ idea of yours, and you will distress me much if you
10. WORDS
annoyed
apple
lump
prejudice
ripe
scorn
shallow
thumb
toys
wicked
[001] ust think the curse is on me, seeing you fresh as an _____ and me old and gray". "I'll give you a medical
[002] a tantalizingly fragrant cohesive mass. A platter of _____ wedges, button mushrooms, carrot slices and broccol
[003] experiences I encountered as a neophyte in the Big _____ were delicately counterbalanced by my longing for th
[004] the world how to produce a computer that created the _____ computer empire. Government without Governments Gov
[005] 00,000 a year. Well, it's almost being done today at _____ Computers. Revenue per employee is $437, 100. That's
[006] exploded into a $7- billion a year empire, just like _____ Corporation, which is now both a vendor and a client
[007] inframes (over one hundred of them), but it also uses _____ , or other computer hardware, choosing the best availa
[008] can make motion pictures with color and sound on my _____ Macintosh II computer. Does that make me a televisio
[009] tor, your at- home- learning computer directed by an _____ - developed system that "understands" how you think.
[010] ther seventy- seven thousand edible plants. A Better _____ Tree Growing fruit on trees involves some problems: t
[011] A development now under way in Britain and using an _____ tree native to British Columbia may solve some of tho
[012] ues; better fruit; and a distinctly different look to _____ orchards of the future. The East Malling Research S