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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]  .  Frankenstein is a fascinating story because of the  _____  of the monster, which is both sad and  frightening at      
[002] Poldy if you want to hear about him.  Poldy is only  a  _____  in my new Filbert Wiley story.' 'What sort of              
[003] But was she a real person?  Where did the idea for the  _____  come from?  Where? I can never remember,' Agatha alway  
[004] elgian detective?' she thought, and began to build the  _____  in her head.  He'll be a very clever,  very tidy litt     
[004]     handsome men, but they did not have his power, his  _____ , his strength, or indeed his deep laugh  or his  gentl     
[006] uch?   Man: They're noisy, ugly really, but so full of  _____ . They're not very  comfortable,  but they're totally r     
[007]    letter that this little girl has in fact a very bad  _____ . If you accept her at Lowood school, please make sure    


	
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[001] undred and twenty centimeters deep, ninety centimeters  _____ , and two hundred centimeters high.  It was very dark.      
[002] a  stone out of the wall.  It left a hole half a metre  _____ .  He  carefully carried all the small pieces of stone 
[003]  move or speak.  His mouth was open, and his eyes were  _____ .  Then he quickly took Dupin's pen, and wrote a check.     
[004] ible.  Aron felt very small and unimportant  under the  _____  sky and tall, dark mountains.  Aron was still in  grea     
[005]  smile  seems to  come natural, whether she's tired or  _____ -awake. And  what does she do to  relax? You won't beli     
[006] ol. I  drive a Mini because being American I'm used to  _____  roads, so  with a small car  I've no fear about scrapi     
[007]  .  Hotels, inns, guesthouses and farmhouses provide a  _____  choice  of accommodation. And 'Bed and Breakfast' is a  


	
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[001] said nothing.  We waited, day  after day.  We gave him  _____  and drink.  We washed him  when we could.  But he was      
[002] d him and his mother over the years.  I've  given them  _____  when they were hungry.  And money when  they needed it     
[003] ou do that? Here, father, take this and send  for some  _____ .' Edmond put all his money on the table.  'No,  no,' s     
[004] lace by the fire, and cooked little bits of the nicest  _____  for  her.  Marianne could not enjoy any of this.  'How     
[005] om.  Just after he  reached it, the guard came in with  _____ .  He saw his prisoner  sitting, as usual, on the side      
[006] am  often in bed when the man comes.  He just puts the  _____  on  the table and goes away again in silence.  If he s     
[007]  cried.  'The pain is too great.'  He did not want any  _____ , but he told the other men to have  their meal.  'I on    


	
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[001] e was  round and open.  It was the face of a young and  _____  man,'  he said to himself.  Now his face was longer.       
[002] ears already.'  'If Edward gets some money, we will be  _____ , I know it! Can you ask your brother? Would he give  E     
[003] ' cried Dantes.  His eyes were bright and he was  very  _____ .  'Are you really going to make me captain of the Pha     
[004] ad a long  beard.  He was, not strong.  'You seem very  _____  to see  me!'  he said to Dantes.  'Your happiness touc     
[005] e over their supper,  enjoying the sight of a crowd of  _____  young  people laughing and  talking. As at all good pa     
[006] t  on her new dress.  Soon she came out, looking calm,  _____ , and elegant, ready for the pleasures of the day.  Sh     
[007] into  the stadium, though they still did not look very  _____ .  The two teams were already on the field, but the cro     


	
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[001]  ants.  At all times they behaved very correctly, with  _____ , honour, and compassion. Arthur went to Rome to fight  
[002] ople bow  to each other when they meet. Politeness and  _____  are  very  important in Japan. The teacher talks and w     
[003] d,  'but don't make the mistake of treating me without  _____ .'  'Out of your banning area, talking to a crowd,' De      
[004] housands who wanted to come here, simply to show their  _____  for  Steve Biko! The buses from Soweto, from Durban, f     
[005]  proud, silly man!'  'Dear Lizzy,' said Jane, 'we must  _____  Charlotte's  decision.  She may well be happy with Mr      
[006]   polite  and don't even carry guns! You don't need to  _____  them  like you do the  serious police officers back ho     
[007] ive anything to you.  They take from you.  They  don't  _____  you.  You're not going to like this.  .  .  'Jill  sto     


	
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[001] der said.  It was very small.  'I can sail it myself,   _____ ,  without help' Dantes thought.  'And it is very fast.     
[002] fter song.  Sometimes they  worked together, sometimes  _____ .  But each of them  pushed  himself harder because of      
[003] l, I'll be happy to talk to her.'  That evening I went  _____  to Luis's house.  Luis sent his children to bed, and       
[004] the world watched the  programme.  The Beatles weren't  _____  in the television  studio.  A lot of other musicians p     
[005] ugh.  'Oh!' he cried.  'Please - please don't leave me  _____ .  I promise that I won't  say a word to the guards.'I      
[006]   n, Miss Baring,' he  said. 'Why don't you leave this  _____ ? You can't bring  her back, you know that.'  'I know s     
[007] after you told her not to!  Why can't she leave things  _____ ?'  'I did my best, Mrs Baring,' said a male voice.       


	
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[001] voice was an Englishman's.  He does not understand the  _____  language.  "Alberto Montani was one of the first peopl    
[002] up  the  ship's many decks.  Many of them didn't speak  _____ .  They  didn't understand the danger.  Some refused to     
[003] mburg'.  At first, someone  told John, 'You speak good  _____ .' But the band became  more and more popular in their      
[004] still a little nervous about the  United States.  Many  _____  stars looked for success  across  the Atlantic before      
[005]  of ELT readers, and she is interested in Scottish and  _____  history.  She likes everything about  Scotland except      
[006]  is the government of the UK.  Many people think that ' _____ ' is the  same as 'British'.  But England is only one o     
[007] cross the rolling parkland. The dreaming beauty of the  _____  countryside,' he thought. Surely this represents  some  


	
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[001] a  Monday. And there's a one-week  deposit, payable in  _____ . A: Right, that  sounds fair. Are  there any particula     
[002] for extra convenience. You can reserve  your  seats in  _____ . And there is never a queue to board a  first-class tr     
[003]   one else could touch the pump without paying cash in  _____ . The result was that after a very brief improvement,     
[004] ek,' she  said. 'That  day I needed a little money  in  _____ , so I  went to see him.'  She had not entered the of o     
[005]   as much as 40 percent has been sliced off its 21-day  _____  purchase fares, 30 percent off its seven-and 14-day  
[006]   vvMonday. And there's a one-week deposit, payable in  _____ . A: Right, that  sounds fair. Are  there any particula     
[007]   ent. July's gain was the largest since a 1.1 percent  _____  in January.  Goldman, Sachs & Company and Wellsford      


	
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[001] o too, but the usual Beatles  crowds were at the train  _____  and Cynthia missed the train.  She watched as her husb     
[002] ey Road arrived  in the shops in October 1969, a radio  _____  in the US started a strange story about Paul.  He  was 
[003] the small town  of Hinkley, close to their electricity  _____ .  But why? More  importantly, why were the homeowners'     
[004]    coming? A: By car. L: Well, it's just by the police  _____  and  the library. A: Yes, well I know it. If I come ab     
[005] nd a bus or a taxi to take you to and from the railway  _____ .  Despite the disadvantages, I prefer travelling by tr     
[006] ublic transport? L: Oh yes.  Five  minutes to the tube  _____ , and the bus stop is just round the  corner with  buse     
[007]   anyone persuade you to look after their baggage in a  _____  or airport - it could be a bomb  ready to explode!     


	
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[001]   continued  walking.  Finally, we arrived at a large,  _____  cave in the rock.  At the  end of the big cave there w     
[002] ve it  there."The ocean was 4,000 meters (13,120 feet)  _____  where the Titanic lay.  The water was black.  Some pe     
[003]  started to work again.  He worked all night, making a  _____  hole in the wall.  Then he stopped.  'What is  this??      
[004] ie to trap animals, throw knives, and walk across  the  _____  snow.  Bill told Archie about Lake Temagami.  It  was      
[005]  pulled him into the boat.  The blood from his leg ran  _____  in the bottom of the boat.  The men put a shirt round     
[006]  r.  His mouth was harder and stronger.  His eyes were  _____  and thoughtful, and  his skin was whiter.  Even his vo     
[007] l belongs to  the Slav people.  Slavs are usually very  _____  thinkers.  They  say things like this: 'Sometimes I am