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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]  with our food,' he said.   Every man can have a small  _____  of bread and coconut today, and a cup of water.       
[002]                His face was very pale, but he held the  _____  of wood over Lucy's heart, and brought the hammer dow     
[003]  bag Van Helsing took some holy bread.   We must put a  _____  of this in each coffin,' he said.  We worked hard.       
[004]      in the strange light from the freezer.  He took a  _____  of paper out of his pocket.  'It's all here, Ellen.       
[005] fter dear Edward and tell him all about me.  Here is a  _____  of my hair, a small present from a dying mother to     
[006]  son who can help me.' Dorian smiled sadly.  He took a  _____  of paper, wrote  something on it, and pushed it across     
[007] such as radioactive dust can hurt her.  One very small  _____  could kill her,' shouted back one of the men.    


	
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[001]  Russians, and a growing number of people continued to  _____  change.  Between 1914 and 1918, many Russians      
[002]    not accept society as it exists in South Africa. We  _____  confrontation.'  The Prosecutor stared at Biko in amaz     
[003]        Surely he was trapped now! 'In other words, you  _____  violence?'  'No,' Biko replied calmly. 'You and I are      
[004]      the truth.  Biko, despite his sorrow, was able to  _____  an inquest and  Wilfred Cooper agreed to represent Map     
[005]  nearest hospital, without delay. He was determined to  _____  this. He looked up into the cold, angry eyes of the 
[006]   every day of the year. And the sad truth is that the  _____  for blood will only increase and become more urgent      
[007]     working. There is simply more supply than there is  _____  in this industry. Even the Navy isn't buying any new 


	
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[001] cupboard in the hall, reached up, and pulled  open the  _____  drawer. He took out a gun and moved towards  the back      
[002] them before.'  She ran to look at them, and opened the  _____  book.  'There's  some writing here! Listen.  It says,      
[003]    She looked up and saw the man's eyes again over the  _____  of his newspaper.  This time  she did not look away. 
[004] through the castle and, with  a crash, the door at the  _____  of the stairs closed and locked itself.  I could not 
[005]  Wave to them!'  Daniel and James Kelly climbed to the  _____  of the rock,  but at first the others did not move -      
[006] wild, exciting journey.  The monkeys jumped from  tree- _____  to tree-                                                   
[007]                                                to tree- _____ , crashing through the leaves and branches.  At first 


	
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[001] a fine family of daughters. I had heard much of their  _____ , but I find them even more beautiful than reports       
[002]     wish about the picture? He had kept his youth and  _____ , but he had paid a terrible price for it.           
[003]  more than brightness; Ethan found that she loved the  _____  of the natural world around them.  Here at his side,     
[004] nto English habits! England doesn't have the dramatic  _____  of the States, but oh, it is very neat and pretty and     
[005] itting room after dinner. I was most impressed by the  _____   and elegance of all of them, but was especially fasci     
[006] ork to make sure that we never lose this richness and  _____ .' As Joyce ended her presentation, the water disappear     
[007]  bored before he will. Intelligence lives longer than  _____ . One day you will look at your friend and you won't        


	
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[001]   the boats, men!'  The prisoners could hear the noise  _____ , and water came in through the door.  Captain Edwards    
[002]    into a room and asked her more questions.  I waited  _____ .  'Greta Ross is nice,' I thought.  'I hope my mother      
[003]  must try to escape.  I shall try to get down the wall  _____ .  The window is high above the ground, but I have to       
[004] osed the  door.  He came along the passage and stopped  _____  my door.  Then he walked past and went on down the      
[005]       and he cried out.  He was looking at a carriage,  _____  a shop.  In it there was a pretty girl with dark hair     
[006]    people looked boring too.  But that was only on the  _____ .  Inside, they were as dangerous as wild animals.       
[007]        and drove to Al's house.  The big black car was  _____ , but there were no lights on in the house.  I left my 


	
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[001]     school, what were your own feelings about school? I  _____  if what your children are undertaking now stems from     
[002]         There shouldn't be much traffic on the roads. I  _____  if tourists will be about? CM: Well, it's quite popu     
[003]                       L: Oh, oh yea. That's right. A: I  _____  if you could give  me some more information? L: Yea,      
[004]     the second T-shirt. 'Look, Wendy,' Woods called. 'I  _____  who sent  them? Is there a return address on the box?'     
[005]    smiling, 'Like in the ABC.' I smiled too.  But now I  _____ .  Was she talking  about my first name? If she was,       
[006]  deserved this rest after a full working life, but I do  _____  sometimes what the point of it all is. You know, I m     
[007]               An acid attack on a woman always makes me  _____  about another woman.  Could it be a jealous wife      


	
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[001]         Posts in embassies were given to Department of  _____  and Industry officials rather than Foreign Office      
[002]   are urged to do everything in their power to promote  _____  and this has been supported by Civil Service reforms.     
[003]       for example, both he and his minister for export  _____ , Richard Needham, are on separate                         
[004]  airplanes were flown into the two towers of the World  _____  Center.  The buildings were completely destroyed and       
[005]  and smells like Inside the Beltway. The issue is free  _____ , specifically the extent of President Clinton's power      
[006] and  of course also  beyond any possible contacts with  _____  unions. Now, we are in favour of the benefits and      
[007]   been investors' sweethearts.  Their stocks typically  _____  at a discount to the overall market and at a measly   


	
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[001]   that she knew it already, and her face was white with  _____ .  He has gone,' she said quietly, and he is taking       
[002]     and on the mother's face there was aook of terrible  _____ .  In her hand she held the flowers from Lucy's neck,      
[003] looked at each other,  and I felt a sudden, very strong  _____ .  I felt that this person could change my life.  
[004]    will always be young.'  And his heart grew cold with  _____ .  'Don't you like it, Dorian?' asked Basil at last.       
[005]    want to see you again.'  Sybil's face was white with  _____ .  'You're not serious, are you, Dorian?' she asked.   
[006]       you're going to die.'  Dorian Gray grew sick with  _____ .  'I never knew her.  I've never heard of her.      
[007]    remembered other things that Zeena had said, and his  _____   grew .  .  .  The dancers, now in their thick coats      


	
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[001]     the train in a cardboard box since I haven't got a  _____  suitcase. I'm gradually losing all my friends because     
[002]          DO NOT allow strangers into your home without  _____  authority. In these times of danger, anyone could be      
[003]    'I will not leave my father's house without all the  _____  ceremonies,' she thought, 'One for the beautiful      
[004]    to tea?'she asked me crossly.  'No, but you are the  _____  person to invite me: I smiled.  For some reason this      
[005]       She stood up. 'Come on into the house and have a  _____  meal,' she said. 'Can you walk?'  'Yes,' he whispered     
[006]      been on Cladach Duillich for one more day without  _____  medical attention, she would be dead now,' he said. '     
[007]      within ourselves a sense of our own humanity, our  _____  place in the world...'  The whole court was silent, 


	
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[001]  and Timor.  There were storms for the next two weeks.  _____  they saw the sun for an hour, but every day it rained         
[002] about money?' I asked.  Well, you know,' Carol smiled.  _____  we get a little job.  This and that.  But what about      
[003]   the guardhouse, yes?  That's true, says the man, but  _____  they come out and drive up and down the road for a t   
[004]      Mr Carmichael the lawyer often  visited, too, and  _____  the Carmichael children went with him.  Sara was plea     
[005]  I'm their friend,' said Sara, 'so they're not afraid.  _____  they come into the room, too.'  Ermengarde looked acro     
[006]    and I was always cold and hungry.  In summer, I was  _____  ill and I was often cold and hungry.  We lived some      
[007]    upstairs and goes there to paint.  She's very good.  _____  she goes to different places on the island to paint