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.
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word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set?
cupboard
electricity
grammar
rubbish
scissors
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cupboard
electricity
grammar
rubbish
scissors
[001] nd so did I. I looked at the things on his desk: the _____ , the pen-holder, the letter-opener, the photos of my
[002] or brushed, and it often had flowers worked into it. ' _____ will never touch my hair again,' they used to say. S
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cupboard
electricity
grammar
rubbish
scissors
[001] out setting off the security alarm by cutting off the _____ supply.*** Here is the ten o'clock news from CNN: An
[002] he room was full of blue light and the quiet noise of _____ .
[003] . _____ - that was the thing! Al needed
[004] - that was the thing! Al needed _____ in here for his music, and of course the freezer nee
[005] his music, and of course the freezer needed a lot of _____ too. Beside the freezer was a big electric switch.
[006] smiled. 'Goodbye, Al,' I said. Then I switched the _____ off. The blue lights went off, and the quiet noise st
[007] said. 'He was dead already. I just saved you some _____ !' That's why I'm here in court today. The police cal
[008] s this?' he asks. He opens the letter. It's from the _____ company. Duncan reads,
[009] company. Duncan reads, _____ from October to March: 5,000. 'Oh,' Duncan says. 'I
[010] ays. 'There isn't any light. The company stopped my _____ this morning.' 'I want some hot food,' Roxanne says.
[011] says, 'but I can't make hot food. I haven't got any _____ . But there is some cold food.' 'Cold food!' Roxanne
[012] 'This castle is old, dark and very cold. There's no _____ , no food and no hot water. And I don't like it. Do
[013] s friends on the island. But what can Duncan do? The _____ company wants 5,000. He has no money. He can't stay
[014] y the island. But where can Duncan get 5,000 for the _____ company? Later, Duncan telephones Mr Moneybags in Lon
[015] ncan says. 'But it's very cold and dark. There's no _____ . I have no money. I love my island very much. But I
[016] an have a lot of money. There is no problem with the _____ company. And Jean makes very good food. The visilor
[017] example, discovering something very important called _____ . Perhaps this was the secret of life? Mary Shelley r
[018] he power of the lightning. I was very interested in _____ , and in the power that exists in all natural things.
[019] er one day. It was something new for us. We had no _____ in the village then, and we knew very little about th
[020] t of the sky!' said the newspapers. 'There will be no _____ ! Hospitals will have to close!' But nothing really te
[021] asn't. Somebody drank too much and knocked down some _____ lines by mistake! COMPUTERS THAT WENT WRONG USA: A ma
[022] already a dead man." The guard described the powerful _____ lines that crossed the water near the prison walls. "
[023] me. His weak body was carried by the water under the _____ lines, and from one type of danger to another. When
[024] the Amazon, the forest was burned to build roads and _____ stations. Many businesses cut down thousands of tree
[025] e young children. One day she discovers that a large _____ company is poisoning hundreds of people in a small C
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cupboard
electricity
grammar
rubbish
scissors
[001] d the shops where you buy them together. I have some _____ pages where I write irregular verbs, or a page for pr
[002] and Against (1968); grammars like the Longman English _____ (1988), and readers like K's First Case (also a Pengu
[003] d the shops where you buy them together. I have some _____ pages where I write irregular verbs, or a page for pr
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cupboard
electricity
grammar
rubbish
scissors
[001] s very crowded. The streets are clean and there's no _____ lying around, but in the centre the air can get quite
[002] of us! And I'll be in the team too. Never mind that _____ about not having girls. I can ride better than anyon
[003] ound this at Buchan's house,' he said. 'Where?' 'In a _____ bag at the front of the house,' said Grant. 'Tuesday
[004] at the front of the house,' said Grant. 'Tuesday is _____ day on Royal Terrace. The officers saw the bags out
[005] w about the two of them. And he puts the brooch in a _____ bag in front of his house. Sadly for him. the police
[006] ow did Andrew Buchan get the brooch and put it in his _____ ?' Logan sat down in front of Kerr.'Do you want to kno
[007] r. So you got your wife's. brooch and put it in his _____ . Very clever.' Grant looked at Logan with wide eyes.
[008] r. One room had a full ashtray and a dustbin full of _____ from the previous inhabitant. None of the rooms prov
[009] What I do throw away, I separate into three kinds of _____ . I have different bags for different things. One bag
[010] s very crowded. The streets are clean and there's no _____ lying around, but in the centre the air can get quite