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Quiz 061

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]    will be dangerous to  your health.  Let's close the  _____  and read together Look, here's one of your favourite      
[002] '  Sebastian looked at her coldly, then opened the bus  _____  and said, 'Get lost!'  'Have you been to the match to     
[003] the town now.'  Suddenly, Jim Dawson looked out of the  _____  into the street.  'Hey!  Is that your car out there?     
[004]    the shadows behind the door and watched through the  _____ .  They could see Dawson arguing loudly, and Wyatt tr     
[005]  passage which ran along beside all seven rooms.  Each  _____  was made of different coloured glass, and the colour     
[006]    the cat from the tree and thrown it through my open  _____ ,  in order to wake me up.  The cat's body had hit my b     
[007]  hall, on the right and left, there was a tall, narrow  _____  opening onto the closed passage which ran along besi    


	
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[001] t.   I wish I'd joined the army or navy when I had the  _____  right after school. I saw in a magazine that nearly 5     
[002] e of  murder. Decide  to give blood now. It's a lovely  _____  to do something for your fellow man. Insist that you     
[003] a try.   It was simple and almost sure to succeed - an  _____  not to be missed. The changeover to containers was ex     
[004]  place.  I strongly recommend it, if you ever have the  _____ .  Don't worry about the money it costs - it won't be      
[005]     next to the lifts. This gave the office workers an  _____  to take a good look at themselves while they were wa     
[006] ere (in Dominica)  I don't think I would have the same  _____  that I have here.  Next year I'm  going to move to New     
[007] wn on the table-  cloth  beside her plate. This was my  _____ . Rushing over, I reached for her menu  and said, 'May     


	
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[001]    to corner.  The players from the second team try to  _____  the ball.  Players try to get all the way round the s     
[002] s,'  Duncan says.  'Sometimes I swim.  And sometimes I  _____  fish.'  'Oh,' Roxanne says.  'That isn't very interest     
[003]   he went out on his horse to the woods.  He wanted to  _____  animals, so he did not take his sword.  He left Excali     
[004] g very, very bad,' Holmes  said.  'And the police will  _____  him.' 'I hope you're right,  Holmes,'I said.  Holmes s     
[005] '  'It's too far.  And my bicycle's broken.'  'You can  _____  a bus, can't you?'  'It's a long walk from my house to     
[006] Is that  her trap?' Holmes said.  'Then she's going to  _____  an earlier train.  She'll be past Charlington before      
[007]  in the  photo.  That's me.  Now, can I go through and  _____  my  plane?'  'The number of this passport is the numbe     


	
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[001]    again, or I won't keep my job.  He drove off in the  _____  of his apartment and Iran. She'll be angry, he though     
[002]     to notice us! We couldn't get him to glance in our  _____ , no matter what we did to attract his attention.  We      
[003]     was moving a little faster now, in a north eastern  _____ .  Wyatt studied the information carefully.  There was      
[004] auntie!' Aku-nna called, jumping up and looking in the  _____  of the shout. Aunt Uzo came nearer and greeted her qu     
[005]   he had no doubt that history was moving in the right  _____ . Some days Woods smiled at the thought that Biko woul     
[006]    good at making people look, and think, in the wrong  _____ . That's how he was able to leave Russia in the first       
[007]      what the point of it all is. You know, I miss the  _____  and discipline that work gives you. So I just take      


	
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[001]  small knife in his hand again and lifted it, ready to  _____  Maximus one last time.' Maximus saw the knife coming      
[002]  will have more enemies than friends, and then we will  _____ . Until then, we must be patient."  Proximo and his g     
[003]   Alexander was not hurt, and before the Persian could  _____  again, a Macedoman called Cleitus came to protect his     
[004]   talk, but he refuses. This is not just an industrial  _____ . It is political, because we are fighting for the ri     
[005] orker who was in jail because of his part in a railway  _____  and his mother was very ill in hospital.  Every eveni     
[006] ears.    With the teamsters' success in their two-week  _____  against United Parcel Service, and with the A. F. L.      
[007] n   place of birth. My men are prepared to stay out on  _____  as long as it is necessary to save this industry.      


	
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[001] stry.  Henry did not like science.  He wanted to study  _____  languages.  I was very happy to study with him and I      
[002]  live on an island! And they are  not good at learning  _____  languages.  British people spend less money on clothe     
[003] y  for business ? for example, for visits by people in  _____  governments? and for family holidays.  After Prince      
[004]  ships sailed all over the  world, doing business with  _____  countries.  When a ship got lost at sea, ship-owners  
[005] wyers.  The rules said that a team could have only two  _____  players, but the Greek teams wanted more.  So they gav     
[006] r people will think that you are very strange and very  _____ .  In an English home, you get a cup of tea at five o'c     
[007]    Sometimes you can forget to use it, speak with your  _____  accent and then where are you?  People will laugh at y     


	
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[001]  and angry when I saw the  other    36 boys follow him  _____  of me.  But Wilson was always  cool and calm.  Nothing     
[002]   He said, 'I'm a bit busy,  Phil.  Can we go tomorrow  _____  of this evening?' Because  of Beauchamp, nothing happe     
[003] landlords don't take credit cards, but insist on cash  _____ . This can be a terrible  problem,  especially on the  
[004]  liked him so he decided to spend the evening with her  _____  of the dancer.  They were becoming a lot more friendly     
[005]  Many people  do not have numbers on their houses;  _____  they give their  houses names.  It is very amusing to      
[006] to make a nice vegetarian meal for your whole family,   _____   of waiting for your mother to do it - why not try it      
[007] sing large  steel containers  for the company's cargo,  _____  of the traditional methods of  getting loads on and of       


	
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[001]         and looked down the hill towards the city, and  _____  it to the sea.  The southern sky was now filled with     
[002]  an child, wondered what mysteries and excitements lay  _____  the horizons. When he turned to the north, with Trilo     
[003]  cter - the face of somebody able to build a new Earth  _____  the stars.  At last Lora spoke, her voice a whisper     
[004]      the ground shake as the tree crashed down not far  _____  their hole.  Hours passed.  Then at last Wyatt noticed  
[005]  open with surprise.  'Your husband had a lot of money  _____  his salary. I'd like to talk to you privately about      
[006] ployer to exploit these people further by keeping them  _____  the protection of the health and safety laws, and of     
[007]  on  of the health and safety laws, and of course also  _____  any possible contacts with trade unions. Now, we are      


	
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[001]  garden behind his shop. Then came the arrest, and the  _____ , which did not last very long.  Finally, the last day     
[002]   for three months.  Then we went to the court for the  _____ .  At the                                                   
[003]                                              .  At the  _____ , the judge believed my story.  I was on the Orkney    
[004] ed  to give me $200,000!  This is the last week of the  _____ .  Soon, I'm going to be free.  Free - and rich too! At     
[005] obvious that Judge Regter was trying to conduct a fair  _____ . 'I believe that this government will listen to      
[006]  the world talked about it.  Of course, in Italy,  the  _____  of Maurizio's killers was a very big story.  It was in     
[007] ywhere.   I had to stay in the prison, waiting for the  _____ .  Mr Kirwin came to see me.  He was interested in me      


	
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[001]           please.' Parry hurried away to carry out his  _____ 's  orders.  'I have the map that the old man gave me      
[002]       'Well, please take me to him. I'm sure that your  _____  will  give me  shelter and supper tonight.'        
[003]    old man. He gave an unfriendly  smile.  'That's the  _____ 's room, over there.'  He pointed to a low black door      
[004]    around his mouth.  Jacob brought in our supper. His  _____  closed his book and invited me politely to the table     
[005]   had finished, Jacob took the empty plates away.  His  _____  got up and looked out of the window.  'It has stopped     
[006]     'How long ago did this happen?'  'Twenty years. My  _____  has been a broken man since that  day. His only son      
[007] the housekeeper, as we climbed up the dark stairs. 'My  _____  will be angry if he discovers which bedroom you're