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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]  than before.  At that time, perhaps, an idea began to  _____  in my mind.  But that idea brought only misery to my      
[002]   church.' Everyone in the party stood up and began to  _____  a line.  Suddenly, there was a loud noise.  A man knoc     
[003] icult time for the  country because the army wanted to  _____  a new government.  Many people were afraid of the futu     
[004] ratory.  After a few months, I began to create a human  _____ . It was  difficult work.  I decided to make the person 
[005]  about your advanced level courses, and an application  _____ . How soon must I apply if I wish to begin a course in     
[006]  in  handwriting please. Our computer system reads the  _____  directly and it doesn't understand handwriting yet.      
[007]     a lovely temperament. Horse riding is a marvellous  _____  of exercise, both physically and spiritually.      


	
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[001]   it!' said Willie.  'I've had enough! Matty, let's go  _____   tomorrow.'  'You can do what you like, Willie,' Matty     
[002]       'Everything'll be all right.  Betsy will take us  _____ .'  But Betsy could no longer stand.  She was lying      
[003]  yn C. Bellford, an important lawyer in the town, left  _____  three days ago and has not come back.  Just before       
[004]   father get back, they'll come and find us.  We'll be  _____  soon.'  'These storms can go on all night, and they'll     
[005]  and father agree, but your mother wants to see you at  _____  every other weekend.  Now go to sleep again and get      
[006] ather, mist or no mist - and we'll always find our way  _____ .'  New Yorkers  The Christmas Presents One dollar and      
[007]   Susan.  'It  doesn't happen very often.'  Karen went  _____  happy at the end of the day.  She didn't think that       


	
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[001]  took off his raincoat and gave it to her.  'Let's sit  _____  this rock with Betsy,' he said.  'We won't get so wet     
[002] 't matter,' said Matty.  'Now, lie down with your back  _____  Betsy's back.  She's nice and warm.  I'll lie on your     
[003] htens me is fear itself.  At the  moment I am fighting  _____  fear, but sooner or later I won't be able to fight a     
[004] and stared out at the plane.  She pressed her forehead  _____  the cool glass and for two minutes she did not move.      
[005]  slaves were now free.  They showed a lot of prejudice  _____  black  people.  Some white people joined the Ku Klux      
[006]  brave enough to enter the room at all.  In this room,  _____  the farthest wall, stood a huge black clock.  Every      
[007]  able woman for a Barrett to marry.  You are rebelling  _____  your father.'  My father said the same thing a few da     


	
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[001]   last he came near the square, he saw that he was too  _____ .  There was already a fierce battle going on, all aro     
[002] ambassador, but  perhaps one hour from now will be too  _____ .  One man is already dead.  But, er .  .  .  perhaps      
[003] night?' he asked.  'Here,' said Karen.  'I was working  _____ .'  'Where did you go after work?'  'Home, of course.       
[004] sion.  'Thanks, Christine,' John said.  'I'm sorry I'm  _____ .  Is everything  OK?'  'Fine, thanks.' Christine gave     
[005]  from the town and the factory  too.  john's train was  _____ , and he caught a taxi from the station.  When he came   
[006] owards the hotel.  When they finally got there, it was  _____   evening.  There was nobody in the hotel, but they      
[007]  went to bed early.  On the nights when they came back  _____ , she used to lock up the house and hide the key outsi     


	
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[001]    a lot of money from his bank.  Nobody has seen him   _____  that day.  He is a quiet man who enjoys  his work and    
[002]  desk downstairs that you were here.'  'I've been here  _____  the end of April,' Lynnette replied.  'I  begin work      
[003] his.  She looked at him quietly.  He had changed a lot  _____  he had first  started working at the factory.  For      
[004]   and I look like an old man.  But you haven't changed  _____  the day when I first met you What a wonderful life      
[005] ut I  laughed silently.  I knew that he had been awake  _____  the first noise, and his fear had grown and grown.       
[006] ich Village has been the home of artists and musicians  _____  the 1940s.  There are many museums in New York and      
[007] mply. .  We went out a lot.  We had a lot of friends.   _____  she died, I don't go out very much.  I like to stay      


	
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[001]        He should tell his own lies.  A lawyer began to  _____  him questions.  At first it was easy.  John explained     
[002]       He looked wet, tired and worried.  'I've come to  _____  for help,' he said.  'I've heard of you, Mr.. Holmes.       
[003] g walk with Mr. Funnell,' he thought, 'but he'll never  _____  me, with Joe and  Willie here.'  Matty was wrong.  Mr      
[004] Bohemia.  I came to see you myself because I could not  _____  another  person to tell  my story.  It must be a secr     
[005] looked at him sadly.  She often wondered why he didn't  _____  her to his house more often.  She liked him and his c     
[006]    the table and put his face in his hands.  'You must  _____  God for his  help.'  'It's too late, Basil.'  'It's      
[007]   Third Avenue West...  Why?'  'Get in the car.  Don't  _____  stupid questions.  We don't answer questions from thi     


	
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[001] a steep hillside, through a white wall of mist.  Every  _____  minutes he stopped, put his hands to his mouth and      
[002]  the New York Times.  On the road to the meeting, a  _____  miles from the nuclear factory, she had an accident     
[003]   What's Jim going to say when he sees me.  The next  _____  days in Manhattan were wonderful.  Della said Jimt     
[004]  quiet?' he  thought.  That evening Mr Funnell had a  _____  words alone with Matty.  'Listen, Matty,' he said.   
[005]   'Will it? We only want the  managers to change a  _____  things and to be more careful about safety.'      
[006] as like talking to her favourite brother.  In the next  _____  weeks they spent a lot of time together.  Everyone      
[007] ll the time.  It's a  big river, and we only produce a  _____  hundred litres of the waste products a day.      


	
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[001]       He made her feel important, like an adult, not a  _____  any more.  She had met his parents, and they liked he  
[002]   forward to meeting Jenny's father.  She was his only  _____  and her mother was dead.  She meant a lot to him...     
[003]  ight, perhaps I will.'  We already had a name for our  _____ .  'You know,' I said one evening.  'I really like the      
[004] ures from my earlier visits to the house when I was  a  _____ .  But the feelings that the pictures gave me on this     
[005]     In ten hours from now I want every man, woman, and  _____  out of St. Pierre.'  'Impossible!' said Manning.       
[006]  them at nothing.  Dawson saw one woman holding a dead  _____  in her arms.  She did  not seem to realize that the       
[007]  I am happy with my family.  Silvia is going to have a  _____  in the new year.  I see my children every morning and     


	
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[001]  asked.  'I buy hair,' Madame replied.  'Take your hat  _____ , then, and show me your hair.'  The beautiful brown      
[002]       and with a Go along!' to the horse, they started  _____  down the hill.  We got lots of time for a good ride,      
[003]   come to the theatre.  You know we have to fight them  _____  all the time.  They're animals! They ask you to go      
[004]    'How do you know who I am?' Then he pulled the mask  _____  his face and threw it on the ground.  'You are right.   
[005]   Put your homework away, Christine - and turn that TV  _____ , Andrew. I've got something to tellyou.  Oh, not now     
[006]  some of the waste products on his leg.  He cleaned it  _____  quickly, but it left a red, painful place on his ski     
[007]   was deadly cold, like a grave.  Ethan shook the snow  _____  his boots.  I guess you forgot us,' he said, looking          


	
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[001]   Bogle's was a young man called Mr Seeders.  He was a  _____ , thin man, and h  worked in an office.  He knew that      
[002]      replied.  'I begin work again next week, out in a  _____  town.  But you left the theatre three months ago, Le     
[003]   I could go anywhere in the house.  But there was one  _____  room at the top of the house which was always  locked.     
[004]  remember her.  She sailed around the world alone in a  _____  boat.'  'Yes,' said David Wilson, 'I remember her.'       
[005]  and carpets were cheap and dirty.  The rooms were all  _____ , and he could see no trees or gardens from the windo     
[006]   you always so  cross and unfriendly?' she said, in a  _____  voice.  'You never say anything nice to anybody,     
[007]     You're enjoying this.  You like making people feel  _____ .  I hate people like You.  Wilson's smile grew bigg