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 )
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
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2. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] Repeating it like a student telling himself that the _____ is in the lotus he sank into nirvana. Before mi
[002] ts of Rockfork were deserted. Lighted windows glowed _____ -bright through the downpour. They reined in before t
[003] Repeating it like a student telling himself that the _____ is in the lotus he sank into nirvana. Before mi
[004] ts of Rockfork were deserted. Lighted windows glowed _____ -bright through the downpour. They reined in before t
3. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] ast year because of the television policy. This _____ led to Howsam's request that the video not be termin
[002] tings and conferences. Expressions of even low-key _____ by a Catholic college faculty member has the effect
[003] the department. President Kennedy has indicated his _____ with its performance. But those who would revital
[004] bmerged in paper work, to their own and the public's _____ and loss. This has been more evident since our pr
[005] eed with much of this criticism, did not conceal his _____ with procedural defects. But he felt that the Selden
[006] fferent pattern can be traced. In what does the _____ of Copernicus-the- astronomer consist? What in
[007] displayed in two ways- an eagerness for peace and a _____ with Lincoln. Proposals were in the air for a year's
[008] average amount. Fromm says these data show that job _____ and resentment are widespread. That is one way to re
[009] satisfaction, rather than widespread, stated worker _____ . The point is that in a system such as Fromm's wh
[010] managers and ordinary workers became difficult, and _____ on both sides has resulted. Managers had assumed th
[011] injustice of dominance hierarchies which fuels social _____ concerning economic differentials. People who have
[012] I call 'the great disconnect' - the fact that worker _____ does not automatically translate into a desire for un
4. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] e picture of a very busy mission. He did not wish to _____ Kayabashi exactly, just to display the mission activ
[002] ance." The sailor nodded; besides, his eyes could not _____ him. If he had discovered land, however indistinct i
[003] re inhabitants; for if the eyes of the sailor did not _____ him, he thought he saw bands of monkeys springing am
[004] e picture of a very busy mission. He did not wish to _____ Kayabashi exactly, just to display the mission activ
5. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] I'm useless for anything but racing cars. I'm ruddy _____ , and I'm getting on in years. It gets so frustrating
[002] -contracts with old actors who are both mediocre and _____ , drawing their pay without much acting but probably
[003] his voice: "Rhu-beb-ni-ice fresh rhu-beb today"! The _____ sing-song was spaced in time like the drone of a bum
[004] g in accordance with his known ability is just plain _____ , or that the child who lacks interest in school, who
[005] overindulged in food and took no exercise. He looked _____ , spoiled, a little querulous. Rachel had little
[006] ther part of his weakness. He was calm, drugged, and _____ . He did not care. Rachel mentioned Kate. She said
[007] d, Everyone can learn, if he is not a Reactionary or _____ . No one is stupid. That's what he said. He oughta kn
[008] metimes, when he'd let me. Abel"? The name fell with _____ affectionate remembrance from her lips. For an insta
[009] infection nothing", she'd scream at him. "You're too _____ to go out and look for another job. You're just a no
[010] . Every summer, as Washington gradually settles into _____ August, the Georgetown architecture firm of Bowie Gr
[011] s in Hampshire. Until recently, the easiest option for _____ and cynical architects was to design in a vaguely mod
[012] nged at 451p. The rest of the market rem indent. The _____ man's guide to word- processing You can, and should,
6. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] purchase of a vast territory in the State of Iowa. One _____ alone, the finest, was reserved from the treasure and
[002] B. Hartsfield filed suit for divorce from his wife, _____ Williams Hartsfield, in Fulton Superior Court Friday
[003] acket with bateau neckline. Her veil was caught to a _____ headdress, and she carried stephanotis and orchids.
[004] ns, valued at $500; four rings, a watch and a set of _____ earrings. One of the rings was a white gold band
[005] re frightening whether they fall on Japan, London or _____ Harbor. That is why the United Nations was formed so
[006] ock her pride suffered when the Japanese attacked at _____ Harbor. "They are determined", Montgomery writes,
[007] you come to the Church of Santa Sabina, called the " _____ of the Aventine". Continue another hundred yards to
[008] the people, who hold no grudge, but who also regret _____ Harbor, I would be happier and would understand bett
[009] the whole Booth Tarkington, Willa Catheter (sic), _____ Buck, Amy Lowell, William Lyon Phelps atmosphere lay
[010] inting of quite unimpressive painters: the mother-of- _____ shimmer in the background of a Henry McFee, itself a
[011] of sweaty old corduroys. The velvet smoking jackets, _____ -gray, wine, and blue, which Miss Ada had bought him
[012] e nice about Gunny, going out with him to watch this _____ without price stamp imperiously around in her stall.
7. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] one who retired in 1940; the officer with the yellow _____ or the bay window. A few of these people are still
[002] s feet, he experimented with various combinations of _____ and shoes before finally adopting old-style felt far
[003] went into the bedroom to change his slippers for dry _____ and shoes. Rourke was talking on the phone when he c
[004] sh white dress and low-heeled white sandals, without _____ , was out there with them, trying to get them inside.
[005] playful impulse overcame her to remove the shoes and _____ from the unidentified feet and, as a prank, insert r
[006] Catatonia uniform of Bermuda shorts and knee-length _____ by wearing Bermuda shorts and knee-length
[007] by wearing Bermuda shorts and knee-length _____ in color; bright pinks and plaids and vivid stripes.
[008] tters: Buddhas on mouse pads, Chinese calligraphy on _____ and the Indian symbol for "OM" on T- shirts. The sam
[009] hiked to his nipples to reveal long expanses of white _____ . Elitists are appalled that his name evokes the oral
[010] one who retired in 1940; the officer with the yellow _____ or the bay window. A few of these people are still
[011] s feet, he experimented with various combinations of _____ and shoes before finally adopting old-style felt far
[012] went into the bedroom to change his slippers for dry _____ and shoes. Rourke was talking on the phone when he c
8. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] e day, and this day was to be poor Herbert's last! A _____ glanced on the table placed near the bed. Suddenly Pe
[002] e without the darkness being illuminated by a single _____ of light. Pencroft tried to push open the gate, which
[003] The boat touched the left side, from which escaped a _____ of light through a thick glass. Harding and his compa
[004] "may God bless you!" Chapter 17 Day had returned. No _____ of light penetrated into the profundity of the cavern
[005] ht. Possibly it might not yet be extinguished, but no _____ escaped from the depths of the abyss in which repose
[006] ith the loss, his second against no victories, while _____ Moore won his second game against a single loss.
[007] e Texas open. The idol of the hackers, of course, is _____ Ainsley, who achieved a 19 in the United States Open
[008] week at Drury Lane, already is a sellout. ... Johnny _____ , at the same L. R., has something to cry about. He's
[009] how biz career to apply glamor touches to her hubby, _____ Lenobel's fur firm here. Typical touch: She sold a $
[010] trip to Corpus Christi. Parents of the couple are _____ Meredith of Denton and the late Mrs. Meredith and Mr
[011] erable controversy in the past. The contract with _____ Field, who has been converting the agencies electron
[012] social note from other parts of the country are the _____ Carbones, formerly of Panama; the Geddes MacGregors,
9. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] He was busy, he said, in having someone submit to a _____ -gland operation. And I was to go to work on that odd
[002] pinched a lady's hip while visiting the Central Park _____ house. I explained my state of mind to artist Winsor
[003] derations alone, may conceivably be different in the _____ than in the horse. The volume and, perhaps, even the
[004] well. For example, the marked susceptibility of the _____ to respiratory infection might be related to its del
[005] ied to man. This is especially so if the dog, cat or _____ are to be used, in view of their marked anatomical d
[006] cow, sheep, and pig; type /2,, by the dog, cat, and _____ ; type /3,, by the horse. Lobularity is extremely wel
[007] uced forms of emotional arousal could be elicited in _____ A on seeing
[008] A on seeing _____ B (but not a rabbit) in emotional stress. A previou
[009] ly extinguished conditioned reaction was restored in _____ A and was associated with typical signs of emotiona
[010] ot to cry out- made him look like a large skinny old _____ . They all surrounded him, the family circle, Theresa
[011] Party by a television advertisement that presented a _____ dressed as a state bureaucrat. "And they say they ca
[012] care about those below", said the commentary, as the _____ urinated against a wall. Doubts about Mr Vargas' tast
10. WORDS
chimney
deceive
dissatisfaction
hammer
jewel
lazy
monkey
pearl
ray
socks
[001] as also rigged as a brig. The question was, whether a _____ could be discerned between the two masts of the vesse
[002] mit. But it is probable that at the lower part of the _____ , time may have accumulated rocks, cinders, hardened l
[003] d, which is the boiler, nor the volcano, which is the _____ , will burst under the pressure of gas. Nevertheless,
[004] above the summit of the mountain. "The fire is in the _____ ," observed Gideon Spilett. "And we can't put it out!
[005] small, and in the form of haystacks, without either _____ or windows. They are situated in the midst of trees,
[006] m, and in I looked up the number and I looked up the _____ only the meanings of number and
[007] only the meanings of number and _____ make it clear that up is syntactically a second comp
[008] s, with cranky chimneys of sticks and dried mud. The _____ of the hut across from him was surmounted by a beef
[009] hat device did not seem to help. The smoke from that _____ rose as sluggishly as smoke from any other, and hung
[010] ell". "We found some owls had built a nest in the _____ , milord, but I promise you you'll never have trouble
[011] tside. The only evidence of occupation came from the _____ , which was belching out thick smoke. The two la
[012] enge the visual dominance of St Paul's. So the single _____ rose only to 325ft, some 45ft below the height of th