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Quiz 008

DIRECTIONS: Below, you will see 10 items. 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?

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[001]                                 She was now one of the  _____  popular detective-story writers in the world.   
[002]               Many films were made from her books; the  _____  famous one is Murder on the Orient Express,       
[003]         But she had beautiful long black hair, and the  _____  wonderful black eyes.  When men looked into her eyes,     
[004]                       Grace looked out across the sea.  _____  of the rocks and small islands were under water.        
[005] mportant to my parents - and very important to my Dad.  _____  of the photos in the book are of Al.        
[006]            I looked at the other windows in the house.  _____  of them were dark.  But one window had a light in it.      
[007] sbout this in the newspapers, and talk about it on TV.  _____  people think I'm right, and the Futures are  wrong.      


	
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[001]      she saw me, her face went red.  My hair was clean  _____ , and I wore shoes and an expensive dress.  I saw       
[002]     the pedlar, came into the room.  He was a thin man  _____ .  He walked slowly and he talked slowly and his face      
[003]          'I was angry with you that day, but I'm sorry  _____ .' Alizon's eyes were dark and afraid, but she       
[004]     I told the truth, and the truth killed my family.   _____ ,  twenty two years later, lies are going to kill me,      
[005]               Oh dear,' said Agatha.   What shall I do  _____ ?'  Why don't you show it to Eden Phillpotts?' said Cla     
[006]       but Clara thought differently.  Yes, get married  _____ ,' she said.  There's a war on.  Who knows what will      
[007]        Wait, perhaps "Jane Finn" will be better.  Yes!  _____ , let me think...'  And before Agatha left the tea-shop     


	
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[001]       dead faces and hear their cold, angry voices.  I  _____  of them all the time.  God is with me here, in prison     
[002]      and scientific accomplishments; only a fool would  _____  otherwise. But we must not forget man's soul.           
[003]  much better today,' she said to her mother, Clara.  I  _____  I'll get up.'  You're still ill,' said Clara.      
[004] Agatha,' said Clara.   But tea at a hotel? No, I don't  _____  so.  Not a hotel.'  Perhaps I could take Agatha to tea     
[005]    work in the hospital dispensary, she again began to  _____  about writing a detective story.  There must be a murd     
[006]  that looked carefully at Agatha.   Some of my readers  _____  that we could publish your book.  But you will need to     
[007]    the inability of political and religious leaders to  _____  their way through to the meaning of Islam     


	
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[001]             I learned to cook for the Nowell family; I  _____  many hours every day but I was warm and I ate good foo     
[002]        My father was a businessman there and my mother  _____  as a secretary.  We lived in Hong Kong for seven years     
[003] smiled at him.  'I am,' I said.  He smiled back.  So I  _____  on the farm with Mr and Mrs Parks.  They were nice      
[004]  America, Japan, Canada and Australia.  Sometimes, she  _____  after I was in bed.  'Mr Ross works hard,' she told me     
[005] just put a piece of this in each coffin,' he said.  We  _____  hard.  It took a long time to break open each coffin    
[006]    friends from the factory.  She also liked Drew.  He  _____  in another part of the factory, but everyone used the    
[007]  At first it was easy.  John explained how long he had  _____  for the company, and how much paint the factory produce       


	
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[001]                        I was afraid and I put my hands  _____  my eyes.  I didn't want to see my mother's ugly face     
[002]    best dress, I went to church; every summer I walked  _____  Pendle Hill.  I never thought about my family,     
[003] after the horses and shouted "Kill the witch!'  I fell  _____  one of the dogs, and the bottle broke on the floor.       
[004]                     He invests money in companies, all  _____  the world.'  'Do many people live on the island?'      
[005]  .  A  guitar, and some clothes.  Then I pushed my car  _____  a cliff and burned it.  The police found the burned      
[006]  I had to touch him, to look for the keys.  I felt all  _____  his body, but they weren't there.  Suddenly I wanted      
[007] because his father was dying.  So for a week I watched  _____  Lucy myself at night, and sometimes, when I sat by he     


	
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[001] that we remember as 'nine eleven'.  Because the USA is  _____  a big country, the time changes as you travel from on     
[002]   That sounds like hard work.'  Grace laughed.  It was  _____  an angry laugh that he was surprised again.  'Listen,     
[003]   was wrong with that? And how could he walk away from  _____  pain?  He heard himself say, 'Perhaps we can do someth     
[004]    he walked more slowly to stay at her side.  'He was  _____  a beautiful horse,' she said.  'You mean he is a beaut     
[005]       'It is! Whatever let me have a turn.'  'Don't be  _____  a baby,' Joe said.  Boys, boys.' Frank tried to calm      
[006]     when they came near.  Annie was nervous.  This was  _____  an important moment.  But what was beginning      
[007]      He was very angry with the paparazzi who gave her  _____  a hard time.  And he promised to try and help her son     


	
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[001]          Old Demdike was not there because she died in  _____ ,  before the judge arrived.  I waited with Mr Nowell'     
[002]            Van Helsing went over to him.   And now you  _____   kiss her,' he said.   See! The vampire is dead, and       
[003]             We must get back! Now he has seen us, Mina  _____   be in danger!'  My heart nearly stopped when I heard      
[004]         It was a beautiful, sunny day in the middle of  _____ .  There was a good wind, and the sailing was fun.       
[005]    as he left the room, Dorian Gray touched his arm.  ' _____   I come with you?' he asked.  'But I thought you'd prom     
[006]                          Lord Henry smiled.  'But  you  _____   come with me if you want to.'   The Young Man in Lo     
[007]               Catherine Parr married Thomas Seymour in  _____   1547, a few months after Henry's death.  They were     


	
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[001]   was born six years after me, and I always hated him,  _____  when he was a baby.  Before he was born, my parents       
[002]     I'm going out.  I'll go say Happy Birthday to Al.   _____  Al can't be as bad as this.  And he is my brother.       
[003] he jackal, Tabaqui, who  eats everything and anything,  _____  pieces  of old clothes from the villages.  The wolves      
[004]  The rest of the Jungle-People do not talk to them, or  _____  think about them.  Remember what I tell you.'  Mowgli     
[005]  A python's dance is dangerous to watch,' said Baloo,   _____  for us.  Kaa will have good hunting tonight.'  And no     
[006]    day on a farm.  He worked hard, and enjoyed it all,  _____  the dirty, smelly jobs.  He turned the manure heap,      
[007]  of her room had closed, he remembered that he had not  _____  touched her hand.            


	
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[001]                              I do not think that I can  _____  a publisher for it, he wrote to her.  The best thing      
[002]  at the end, and who was the murderer? The only way to  _____  out is to read the book!)  After The Murder of Roger      
[003]  Mrs Agatha Christie' on them.  George quickly went to  _____  a policeman.  The newspapers were soon full of the     
[004]  her.  'We'll go back to England,' she said.  'You can  _____  a college there.  Perhaps you can be happier in Engla     
[005]          I looked for the castle keys, but I could not  _____  them.  Over in one corner of the room there was some      
[006]                    I turned to run back downstairs, to  _____  this open door.  But I was too late.  A cold wind ran     
[007]     in their drinks,' said Van Helsing.  Come! We must  _____  Lucy.  If we are not too late!'  We ran up to Lucy's      


	
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[001]   Captain,' Otoo said.   You are welcome here.  I must  _____  the king of England something, too.  But he's a rich     
[002] have nothing! How can I live without money?  You can't  _____  me money, so I need your diamonds, little sister.'       
[003]      with his mouth open.  He couldn't speak or move.   _____  the diamonds back to me!' Elena cried.  Or I'm going     
[004]  happy eyes.  'Don't cry, my love,' he said quietly.  ' _____  me a smile before I go.'  'Oh Alex! I'm afraid!' Olivi     
[005]     was not a long telephone call.  And the man didn't  _____  his name.  Perhaps he was a policeman, and he knew ab     
[006]      the door behin  me.  The women runto me.  'Bread!  _____  us bread!' they cry.  Quickly, I put the bread in my      
[007]    and when he saw how ill Lucy was, he said,  We must  _____  her blood at once.'  She can have my blood!' cried Art