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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] .  She saved  every cent  possible.  Della counted the  _____  again.  There was no mistake.  One  dollar and  eighty     
[002] ey're  so  nice.  You see, I sold the watch to get the  _____  to  buy your combs.  And now, let's have dinner.'  And     
[003] y, when she  went to the shops, she spent very little   _____ .  She bought the cheapest meat, the cheapest  vegetabl     
[004] ves of party contributors, and advise  him on how much  _____  to ask for. Afterward are excerpts  from  thank-you le     
[005] ng,' I said.  'My suitcase is  lost.'  I took out some  _____  and gave it to him.  The next day I bought a suitcase      
[006] xpense  Trust.  The trust reported that the checks and  _____  orders were  delivered in a Manila envelope by Yah Lin     
[007] up at the waiter,  smiled and said, 'I haven't got any  _____ , you know.  Now,  call the police.  And do it quickly. 


	
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[001] I've  been eating low-fat foods for a year  now, in an  _____  to try and lose some  weight. But then I  ordered a ti     
[002]  my mouth closed tight when I smile or laugh, but  the  _____   is killing me. Who will ever want to kiss me? *** Q:      
[003]   that most people just don't realize.  Marriages need  _____  to be invested in  them, just I as for  instance flowe     
[004] en, " said Steven Montano,  who lead  the preservation  _____  as well as organizing the petition drive.  "The house      
[005] ees was kept under wraps until  the  last minute in an  _____  to circumvent some of the anti-Nazi  protests that usu     
[006] mong 50 youths participating in the  program,  a joint  _____  among the marketplace, Lawry's Foods and  local  resta     
[007]   papers and private meeting notes reveal a  concerted  _____  by the White House to deal with the issue months  earl   


	
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[001] many clever advertisements have been used to  sell the  _____ . It is certain  that Coca-Cola will continue to be dru     
[002]  like most about writing and they'll  say the finished  _____ . They like to see the paragraphs  finally  in print, t     
[003] t can now only try to  persuade  a company to recall a  _____  voluntarily. Mr. Glickman, a  former  Representative f     
[004]  city centre  where somebody is selling every  Western  _____  you can think  of. The public transport system in Buda     
[005] 1997 that it had sold its Miles  Kimball home and gift  _____  catalogue division to a  management-  led group for $2     
[006] inal Tamagotchi. Bandai has thoughtfully  modified the  _____  for Americans. In the toys sold in Japan,  the creatur     
[007] ght companies -  which  range from the global consumer- _____  giant Coca-Cola to  a  Boston consulting firm, Work/Fa 


	
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[001] up my hand, throw this thing into the room and shout  " _____ !"  I took the small thing out of his hand.  'What is i   
[002]  way that I please.  I will teach him to  discover the  _____  of youth, and  love, and life.'  The conversation amon     
[003] nly eleven o'clock.'  They went in and sat down by the  _____ .  'Now, my dear Dorian, I want to speak to you serious     
[004] and brightness into  his home, like someone lighting a  _____  in a cold room.  But  she  had more than brightness; E     
[005] dish, and the  cat was lying lazily in front of a warm  _____ .  Well, Matt, any visitors?' asked Ethan.  Just one,'   
[006]   crashed his car into the limo, jumped out and opened  _____ .  Police  said they believe the shooting stemmed from      
[007] l  be  installed in a shoddy, unsafe manner, warned of  _____  hazards  and  polluted water. And people in the buildi 


	
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[001] room will very quickly be full of  smoke.  After that,  _____  for me at the corner of the street.'  'Right, I'll do      
[002] ourse not.  Did they say that to you? That's terrible!  _____   until  tomorrow.  When I get in  there, they'll be so 
[003] hey  loved the beautiful Aileen.  They were happy  to   _____  a long time for their meals because they could look at 
[004] ham:  I'm going down to Starkfield.  Tell them not  to  _____  for me at dinnertime.'  It was a clear, still morning,     
[005] e  were  some  less pleasant parts mixed in. We had to  _____  for nearly  an  hour for some of the  rides - we heard     
[006] oks, you take them to a  certain sales  assistant, and  _____  in a queue with several  other  people, and she finall      
[007] nd we work hard,  we get  very little money for it, we  _____  to get to the  top  and it never happens.  But most of 
[008]  I bought a razor just in case, but nothing grows. The  _____  is killing  me. How can I speed this up?  


	
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[001] ply is not here in Westchester.  "  "You win some; you  _____  some, " Mr. (Terence J.) Masterson  said  last week, p     
[002] y state of Nevada is full of casinos.  People win  and  _____  thousands of dollars there, playing cards or other  ga     
[003] at Glendinning was very rich indeed - rich  enough to   _____  a lot of money and not to worry about  it.  Now,  I un      
[004]  you understand what that means? A lot of people will   _____  their jobs.  The story will be on the front page of ev
[005] loods, so  then  the whole area is under water, people  _____  their farm  land  and  people drown. There is no pure      
[006]  - to  escape from the prison of his real life, and to  _____  himself in  dreams.  At midnight, in old dirty clothes     
[007]  score was 3,3 now.  Damn, I  thought.  We're going to  _____  this match, because of me.  Across the ice, among the 


	
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[001] e score is, even if it's  20-nil; I'm just happy to be  _____  to  play!' says Phil. So far  eleven people have been  
[002] ldn't  leave the library until closing time.  So I was  _____  to study the  book for a good long time.  I got an  A      
[003] ere are some binoculars, Prime Minister.   You will be  _____  to see more clearly with these.'  She did not want to      
[004]  fighting against fear, but sooner or later I won't be  _____  to  fight  any more.'  During long conversations with      
[005] mebody  more  calm and less excitable than me, will be  _____  to explain it.  I have always loved animals.  I loved      
[006]  the first woman president.   A president must also be  _____  to speak well to crowds of people.  Ronald Reagan, the     
[007] wo years  ago, she was seriously ill with AIDS, barely  _____  to get out of  bed, ready for the funeral she had alre    


	
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[001] tting upset every  time you lose, I think it's time to  _____ .  I: The sports stars of  tomorrow, and good luck to t    
[002] n't go on for ever,' Matty said.   But the rain didn't  _____ , and an hour later their tent fell down  on top of the     
[003] ould see that Betsy's leg was hurting,  but she didn't  _____ .  Every few seconds Matty called  Jessica's name, and  
[004] into the kitchen, and she began to cry.  She could not  _____  crying.  She was no longer beautiful.  No man loved he     
[005]  spoiled. Be a bit thoughtful of  others. You chose to  _____  eating meat, not your parents.  Your  mother is proba     
[006] te products are dangerous!' she  said.  'We've got  to  _____  putting them in the river!'  'Of course, of course.' J     
[007] to  his credit, sits quietly as if on a bus whose next  _____  is his.  It is. Four thousand feet up. At once, Brouil  


	
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[001] Tuesday of the first week, and  his friends were bored  _____ .  He just couldn't understand  it.    4    Helping on      
[002] e back of the farm and  Matty looked up at the hills.   _____  the  mist was coming down quickly, and he could see ve     
[003] ou?' said Jessica.  'You'll get so cold.'  'My shirt's  _____  wet, so it doesn't matter,' said Matty.  'Now, lie dow     
[004] ulia  was  only thirty when she died, and her hair was  _____   grey, like my hair now.'  'When did she die?' asked S     
[005] on't see you.  Oh  thank you, Mr Holmes, I feel better  _____ .'  Holmes and Watson Visit the House  Holmes went out      
[006] its her.  Now  why? If  he's her lawyer, perhaps she's  _____  given him  the photograph.  But if he loves her, she w 
[007] d start enforcing the numerous dog-related  laws  that  _____  exist. Third, when we talk about passing laws to  seiz   


	
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[001]  up its presence in  Macy's,  Bloomingdale's and other  _____  stores with in-store  mini-  shops. Esprit has also re     
[002] re  is  now in two buildings in New York.  The women's  _____   is on four floors! The last Thursday of November is  
[003]  it in New York.  The city has everything, from large   _____  stores to special little shops.  Clothes 75% of all  A
[004] hen  he picked  up an envelope from the New York State  _____  of  Taxation and  Finance. But his mood turned to bemu     
[005]  of the  American  labor force, according to the Labor  _____ . Although  they are  still concentrated in technical, 
[006] ned next week from recess, would give the  Agriculture  _____  authority to order the recall of a  contaminated produ     
[007] ty to order the recall of a  contaminated product. The  _____  can now only try to  persuade  a company to recall a p