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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?
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
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2. WORDS
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] e, but the dead body of her daughter was found in the _____ . The body was still warm. The face and neck were co
[002] o pull the body of Mademoiselle L'Espanaye out of the _____ . There is no back way out of the house. "Paul Dumas
[003] was in great disorder; the daughter's body was up the _____ ; the old lady was attacked in a terrible way. "The p
[004] out the dead bodies. A woman was killed and put up a _____ . No ordinary criminal does something like that. And
[005] ng. Five men were needed to take the body out of the _____ . Hair was pulled from the women's heads. The old la
[006] 'Espanaye out the window, and put her daughter up the _____ . The sailor was very scared. He tried to calm the an
[007] Another time, Nicholas threw some gold coins down a _____ at midnight. The coins fell into a shoe, which was d
[008] nk that every bit of coal smoke you send through your _____ ends up as acid rain somewhere. I: We were talking ab
[009] was a wall in the cellar round the bottom of an old _____ , which was no longer used. This wall had bricks in
[010] e, but the dead body of her daughter was found in the _____ . The body was still warm. The face and neck were co
[011] o pull the body of Mademoiselle L'Espanaye out of the _____ . There is no back way out of the house. "Paul Dumas
[012] was in great disorder; the daughter's body was up the _____ ; the old lady was attacked in a terrible way. "The p
[013] out the dead bodies. A woman was killed and put up a _____ . No ordinary criminal does something like that. And
[014] ng. Five men were needed to take the body out of the _____ . Hair was pulled from the women's heads. The old la
[015] 'Espanaye out the window, and put her daughter up the _____ . The sailor was very scared. He tried to calm the an
[016] Another time, Nicholas threw some gold coins down a _____ at midnight. The coins fell into a shoe, which was d
[017] nk that every bit of coal smoke you send through your _____ ends up as acid rain somewhere. I: We were talking ab
3. WORDS
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] his heart was not strong. Mrs Warmington was fat and _____ , and wore fashionable shoes that hurt her feet. She
[002] Everyone did what she wanted. She became proud and _____ . I remember she told us stories, sitting near the ho
[003] aurants are very popular. If you are feeling tired or _____ , you can even phone a local restaurant, they will bri
[004] omparison? G: Oh yes, they've all heard stories about _____ western students. They always say, 'British students
[005] much. We think that's also partly because we're too _____ . There's so much I'd like to do, especially in the p
[006] into my left pocket again.*** STUDENT 5 - I am very _____ ! I don't do anything special at all to learn new voca
[007] p. One afternoon I went out riding. Smoke was a big, _____ , friendly horse. I enjoyed riding and Smoke knew h
[008] his girlfriends. I wasn't sorry - he was stupid and _____ , like all men. Twice I drove past Al's house, and saw
[009] nch was quick and clever. Lord Henry talked, in his _____ , amusing way, and knew that Dorian Gray was watching
[010] narily clever.' 'My dear boy,' said Lord Henry in his _____ voice, 'no woman is extraordinarily clever. Women
[011] ld not see Mattie from where he sat. But he felt too _____ to move and after a moment he said: Come over here
[012] lding and never returned there again. After several _____ months at home, I was sent to Eton, one of the most
[013] tty, as the team captain, told the boys that they were _____ and just afraid of hard work. 'You can do it if you
[014] his heart was not strong. Mrs Warmington was fat and _____ , and wore fashionable shoes that hurt her feet. She
[015] Everyone did what she wanted. She became proud and _____ . I remember she told us stories, sitting near the ho
[016] aurants are very popular. If you are feeling tired or _____ , you can even phone a local restaurant, they will bri
[017] omparison? G: Oh yes, they've all heard stories about _____ western students. They always say, 'British students
[018] much. We think that's also partly because we're too _____ . There's so much I'd like to do, especially in the p
[019] into my left pocket again.*** STUDENT 5 - I am very _____ ! I don't do anything special at all to learn new voca
4. WORDS
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] When Paul took three days to record 'Maxwell's Silver _____ ', George told him, 'It's only a song.' STORY BEHIND T
[002] right.*** Man: Could you just hold that nail while I _____ it into this wall? Woman: Well, OK, but be careful...
[003] ch! Look what you've done! You hit my thumb with the _____ , you fool - just like last time we did this! *** Sho
[004] n I complained about this, one desk clerk handed me a _____ and nails and told me to fix something up. Another ga
[005] I wanted to kill Count Dracula. I took a workman's _____ , and began to bring it down hard on to that horrible,
[006] mouth smiled more horribly than ever. I dropped the _____ and stood there, shaking. What could I do now? Just
[007] lied. He took from his bag a long piece of wood and a _____ . Arthur and I stood silent and watched. Then Van Hel
[008] st take this piece of wood in your left hand, and the _____ in your right hand. Then you must drive the wood thr
[009] the piece of wood over Lucy's heart, and brought the _____ down hard. The body turned from side to side and a ho
[010] ot stop. Harder and harder he hit the wood with the _____ , until, at last, the body stopped moving and lay quie
[011] at last, the body stopped moving and lay quiet. The _____ fell from Arthur's hand, and he stood there, white an
[012] When Paul took three days to record 'Maxwell's Silver _____ ', George told him, 'It's only a song.' STORY BEHIND T
[013] right.*** Man: Could you just hold that nail while I _____ it into this wall? Woman: Well, OK, but be careful...
[014] ch! Look what you've done! You hit my thumb with the _____ , you fool - just like last time we did this! *** Sho
[015] n I complained about this, one desk clerk handed me a _____ and nails and told me to fix something up. Another ga
5. WORDS
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] looked up - and there at the open window was a small _____ . 'Oh, you dear little thing!' cried Sara. At once, t
[002] 'Oh, you dear little thing!' cried Sara. At once, the _____ jumped down and began to run round the room. Sara la
[003] an Indian lascar. 'Oh,' cried Sara, 'have you got a _____ ? He's in my room.' The lascar's name was Ram Dass, an
[004] The lascar's name was Ram Dass, and yes, it was his _____ . He gave Sara a big smile. 'I'm so sorry,' he said.
[005] , and a minute later he was in Sara's room. Soon the _____ jumped into his arms, and Ram Dass thanked Sara again
[006] e said, 'about a little servant-girl next door. The _____ ran away, and Ram Dass went across the roof to get hi
[007] window. What is it?' Sara got up to look. 'It's the _____ !' she said. 'The
[008] !' she said. 'The _____ from next door.' She opened the window, and the
[009] from next door.' She opened the window, and the _____ jumped down into her arms. 'Oh, you poor little thin
[010] so cold!' Becky was very interested. 'I never saw a _____ before,' she said. 'He's not very beautiful, Miss! W
[011] attic is here,' he said to Mr Carrisford. 'With the _____ . He ran away again last night to her room. Would yo
[012] t of the Indian gentleman. She smiled at him. 'Your _____ came to my room last night,' she said, 'and I took hi
[013] splash in the water. He learnt to climb trees like a _____ , to swim in the rivers like a fish, and to hunt for h
[014] od as cleverly as any animal in the jungle. 2 The _____ -People Baloo, the old brown bear, loved teaching Mo
[015] , surprised. Have you been with the Bandar-log, the _____ -People?' Mowgli could hear that Baloo was angry, and
[016] leader one day. Why have you never told me about the _____ -People? Bad old Baloo! They play all day and don't do
[017] u the Law for all the Jungle-People, but not for the _____ -People. They have no law. Their ways are not our w
[018] leep, saying, I will never talk to or play with the _____ -People again.' When he woke up, he was high in a tree
[019] Mowgli between them and began their journey along the _____ roads, which are high in the trees. It was a wild, e
[020] He knew the Master-Word. They have taken him to the _____ -city, the Lost City.' Baloo and Bagheera knew of the
[021] -city, the Lost City.' Baloo and Bagheera knew of the _____ -city. Men lived there once, but they left hundreds o
[022] l trees in houses that were now open to the sky. The _____ -People called the place their city, and ran around ev
[023] he old gardens. Now Mowgli was in their city, and the _____ -People were very pleased with themselves. This boy
[024] out Kaa, the silent thief who can kill the strongest _____ . All monkeys are afraid of Kaa. Now they ran, with
6. WORDS
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] he 1990s it was the home of new music from bands like _____ Jam and Nirvana. Bill Gates of Microsoft, one of the
7. WORDS
chimney
hammer
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] R 10 Writing, Counting and Building 'I have sent you _____ and two pairs of shoes. Say hello to Elpis, Tetricus
[002] from a Roman soldier's wife, says, 'I have sent you _____ and two pairs of shoes. Say hello to Elpis, Tetricus
[003] the war. Like other women, the Queen helped to make _____ for the soldiers. One day, a bomb fell on Buckingham
[004] urse, the girls were growing up now. They could make _____ for soldiers too, and Elizabeth often had to meet im
[005] ull of mineral water - a good place to take off your _____ and wash your sore feet after a hard day's sightseein
[006] nning shoes you should have a pair of special running _____ - thin but moisture absorbing. Most joggers have a d
[007] R 10 Writing, Counting and Building 'I have sent you _____ and two pairs of shoes. Say hello to Elpis, Tetricus
[008] from a Roman soldier's wife, says, 'I have sent you _____ and two pairs of shoes. Say hello to Elpis, Tetricus
[009] the war. Like other women, the Queen helped to make _____ for the soldiers. One day, a bomb fell on Buckingham
[010] urse, the girls were growing up now. They could make _____ for soldiers too, and Elizabeth often had to meet im
[011] ull of mineral water - a good place to take off your _____ and wash your sore feet after a hard day's sightseein
[012] nning shoes you should have a pair of special running _____ - thin but moisture absorbing. Most joggers have a d