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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]      Have you ever made a record on your own? P: Yes,   _____  summer. I made it in the summer and it came out in   
[002]  sight of a tiger in Nepal will stay with him forever.  _____  year I went to Nepal for three months to work in a      
[003]   be we would get reduced time for good behavior, or a  _____ -minute pardon on the grounds that we were both crazy     
[004]  And sometimes I write the words that are new from the  _____  lesson, and I put the list on the kitchen door and I     
[005]     some news about Sunshine Lotteries.  The winner of  _____  Saturday's lottery was Jason Williams.  He had the wi     
[006]  has made more progress than any other industry in the  _____  ten years. I: And how do these people manage to work     
[007]       Oh, I know Beach House,' the man said.  It's the  _____  house along this road.  But you can't drive there to     


	
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[001] irds can fly thousands of miles away and return to the  _____  place every year. But we are different. No other anim     
[002]   left.  However, as I was getting up to go, I saw the  _____  waitress  serving something very similar to apple pie      
[003] ally, I like to find different parts of speech for the  _____  word - 'act,' 'actor,' 'actress,' or adjective 'activ     
[004]    No Smoking sign had gone off, and sure enough, this  _____  man stood up waving a gun. He announced that he wishe     
[005]  table and asked questions, questions, questions - the  _____  questions, again and again.  'Now,' said the policema     
[006] over a big fire, and our visitors ate with us.  At the  _____  time, they drank.  They sat by the fire and drank, an     
[007] 't prove that, Mr Jones.  All lottery tickets look the  _____ .  They don't have names on them.'  'I can prove it,'      


	
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[001]   A: Platform 3. You go down the steps into the subway  _____  the tracks, and then up the stairs where you see '3'      
[002] ange  happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish  _____  the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caugh     
[003]     Or we play ice hockey or go skating, or go fishing  _____  the ice. All sport is very cheap in Russia. I: Is it?     
[004]   No, just the two. Suddenly, one of them said, 'Stand  _____  the red  light'. I couldn't see any red light, but th     
[005]    him.  At midday he found a quiet field and lay down  _____  some small  trees.  He slept at once.  At about three     
[006]   at the door.  'Quick!' Marta said.  'Upstairs.  Hide  _____  the bed.'  Alex ran upstairs and hid.  Three minutes      
[007]   next room, and - come and see.'  She moved the table  _____  the window, and then she and Ermengarde stood on it a 


	
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[001]  think that if you build  more roads, the traffic will  _____  more quickly, but research shows that if there are      
[002]  of the twentieth century is that we are a race on the  _____ . But it is just possible that soon we won't be able      
[003]  but it is just possible that soon we won't be able to  _____  another inch, and we'll have to stay exactly where we     
[004]    stream, too.  They were very exciting, because they  _____  very fast.  One minute they were there, and the next     
[005]  got out of my car.  It was a big tree, and I couldn't  _____  it.  Just then, a car drove up behind me and a man go     
[006]   country for a long time.  It gets boring.  I like to  _____  on, see new places, meet different people.       
[007]  man or a woman, like you or me.  The creature did not  _____  or look at us.  It sat very quietly on the chair in      


	
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[001] aid Sara.  'But I want to be with you.  Please come to  _____  with me! I can help you with your lessons.'  Mr Crewe     
[002]    on Saturday evenings in clubs and pubs. When I left  _____ , my only ambition was to be in a pop group.      
[003]   cold winter's day and take a lift down 500 floors to  _____ . Imagine you can see the sea a mile below you.      
[004] ical education from them, and were guided by them. So,  _____  was mixed with work in a smooth and natural way.       
[005] played with the children every  day.  He drove them to  _____  every morning and I drove them home in the afternoon     
[006]   was not clever.  She could never remember any of her  _____  lessons, and Miss Minchin was always angry with her.      
[007]      On Saturday a lot of people work. Children are at  _____ ,  at least until one o'clock and...  I: Really?       


	
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[001]   from the floor to the ceiling, about four feet wide,  _____  in the middle of the room.  I: Were there any more of      
[002]  I couldn't see any red light, but then I moved to the  _____  and I could see it up on the wall, just under the cei     
[003] ments are trying to hide something, but people  have a  _____  to know.  I: Thank you, Mr Burton, very much. A fasci     
[004] the  new words, and if I remember them they go into my  _____  pocket.  If I don't remember them they go into my lef   
[005]   Mr Burton, you say that you have seen a UFO, Is that  _____ ? Mr. B: Yes, absolutely                                    
[006]  ives outside the law, but he had his own ideas  about  _____  and wrong. He fought against injustice, and tried to      
[007]     Oh  well... see you later, after the exam.  B: All  _____ . Let's go for a drink afterwards. LATER... A: I passe     


	
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[001]  Two famous soldiers helped the North to win the war.   _____  Sherman is remembered in a famous song that tells the     
[002] ey can still  be a problem.  And studies show that, in  _____ , children are happier and more successful in traditio     
[003]    a life-long disability. Our aims are to educate the  _____  public and to provide the  care that the mentally han     
[004] .   Now back to road accidents. Could you give us some  _____  advice on what to do at the scene of a car accident?      
[005] national collaboration there could be interference and  _____  chaos. Similarly, there is an international agreement      
[006] ndled the UK end of clients such as  Merrill Lynch and  _____  Motors. These audits will more than likely switch to     
[007] echnology and time.  Word-processors, because of their  _____  similarity with the typewriter, are exceptionally eas     


	
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[001]     one at 10:42, you change at Doncaster. And there's  _____  at 11:15.  B: s that direct, or do I have to change?     
[002] aitress serving something very similar to apple pie to  _____  table.  I looked closer, and it WAS apple pie. This      
[003]  l? Paul: About twenty years, I guess.  I've never had  _____  job, I've only been a musician. I: And how old were         
[004]   for Human Rights, the Scots in Sweden are up against  _____  difficulty. They have so far spent several hundred      
[005] once I had to show a Korean visitor around the office;  _____  time I had to draw maps and illustrations for a new      
[006]    is just possible that soon we won't be able to move  _____  inch, and we'll have to stay exactly where we are!      
[007]  Do something? What do you mean?'  Why don't you write  _____  book?' said Archie.   Perhaps it will make a lot of      


	
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[001]   catch the next, no matter what time it is. So you'll  _____  have to worry about missing a train. They are valid       
[002]    You can reserve your seats in advance. And there is  _____  a queue to board a first-class train! You  don't save     
[003] Nottingham, who wa  always trying to capture Robin but  _____  managed to do it. Robin had many caves and other pla     
[004] siness, Paul? Paul: About twenty years, I guess.  I've  _____  had another job, I've only been a musician.      
[005]  you can see the sea a mile below you. Imagine you can  _____  open a window. Well, if Japanese architects find enou     
[006] are  order of nuns. These nuns are so strict that they  _____  go out, laugh, or even speak unless absolutely necess     
[007] o work. Shall I run out and try to  catch  her? B: No,  _____  mind. When does she get back?  A: At lunch time.       


	
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[001]   elects presidents, or goes to the moon. There is one  _____  above all that makes people and animals different. Pe     
[002] velling by train also has some disadvantages.  For one  _____ , it is expensive and the trains are sometimes crowded      
[003]  pollution, when suddenly I couldn't think of a single  _____  more to say.  A: Oh, I see. Too bad.  Well,  I'll put      
[004] his body very well.  His head was the most interesting  _____ .  It was very, very big - like an enormous bag  with a     
[005]  re voyage. I'll never cross the channel on that awful  _____  again.  Happy traveller: Ah - that's better!  Look at       
[006]  ard a very high-pitched noise, like a scream, and the  _____  took off straight into the sky and disappeared. I sa     
[007] nterview me.  He told me to keep quiet about the whole  _____ ,  and tell absolutely no one. I thought this was very