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Quiz 069

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 said.  'Mrs Ferrars was so kind to  me! Did you  _____ ? Everything will be all right.  I know it will!'  Mari     
[002] py  on his last visit to Barton, wasn't he? Didn't you  _____ ?' 'Yes, we did.'  'Elinor, you seem cold! Have I said      
[003]  Bisco.  He liked to be different.  He liked people to  _____  him.  Grey Owl's second book, Pilgrims of the Wild, w     
[004] 's Alex.   I want to look good for him, but he doesn't  _____  me these days.  He's too busy.  He's  making plans, he     
[005] eral alone.   The newspapers, of course, were quick to  _____  this.  It was a month for royal stories.  The Palace      
[006]   or two of blood. It's a tiny amount - you won't even  _____  it's gone! Let us owe it to you for when you need it.     
[007]   kind face, and when you meet her the first thing you  _____  is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but      


	
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[001] ould experience airlessness, windows will be opened to  _____  oxygen. Thank you. I will bring you more information     
[002] end ofthis year, the school will lose 92 children and   _____  72 - which will take the numbers down to the size the      
[003]  called educational toys for pre-schoolers will freely  _____  in  private that the average infant needs no more stim     
[004] r  pet animals are important, but an American wouldn't  _____   hat. For us, our work is the most important thing i     
[005]  would be long and difficult.  However, she refused to  _____  defeat, and return, beaten, to London, otherwise Mrs   
[006]   inese outlook did he become that he was reluctant to  _____  the profound role played by Greek logic and Greek ma     
[007]    whispered her name to me. Of course, she refused to  _____  it afterwards.'  Jack Sangston stared at me. 'Miss who     


	
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[001]   it more cheerful than the day before.  'We're making  _____ . I think we know the make of the car. A witness  saw      
[002] riends, not on my own!' he joked.  Gary is making good  _____  in hospital, but he will need several months to reco     
[003]  dly,  honest, terribly proud of their country and the  _____  it's made, enthusiastic, and they'll be very intere     
[004] have a link with the child, either through  reports on  _____  at school or  by direct correspondence. Our first aim      
[005]  increased water supply would be the first step toward  _____  and development for the village and its inhabitants.      
[006]  D: You see, the communications industry has made more  _____  than any other industry in the last ten years. I: And     
[007]       better procedures for discussing and building on  _____ , more responsibility and status for older students,      


	
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[001] ext to his bed.  He listened.  'Perhaps this is only a  _____ , too,' he thought.  But he heard the sound again.  He    
[002] ed until I fell asleep.  I hoped that it was all a bad  _____ .  When I woke again, the first grey  light of the new      
[003] ger.  Anything seemed  possible. For many people, that  _____  of a wonderful future sank with the Titanic.  After A     
[004]                       .  Then, on 8 December 1980, the  _____  ended.  John Lennon and Yoko Ono were returning  home      
[005]  Grey Owl's description of Canada's wild forests was a  _____  for many people.  It was important for them to see a      
[006] there is a greater possibility of winning.  Most of us  _____  of winning millions of pounds.  This is the  answer to     
[007] n,' she said to me sadly as we sat by  the fire, and I  _____  sometimes that I have a little child of my own... I d        


	
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[001]  my shoulder, and broke my right ankle and a toe on my  _____  foot. I also had several minor flesh wounds. I couldn'     
[002] oom.  Then he went in.  There was a dark corner to the  _____  of  the opening.  He looked round this second room.  '     
[003] and some dry grass to sleep on.  Good night.' The  man  _____  quickly and took away his lamp.  Dantes was alone in  
[004]  sure was still hidden somewhere.  'My friend died and  _____  everything to me.  He asked me to write a history of t     
[005] o help him.  My family went back to the town.  After I  _____  school, I went to university in the capital.  I studi     
[006] sily.  At last he pulled a  stone out of the wall.  It  _____  a hole half a metre wide.  He carefully carried all t     
[007] time.  B: It's against  regulations. No baggage can be  _____  in reception for security reasons. D: Is there anywher     


	
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[001]  is almost hidden by the grass.  But the rock does not  _____  perfectly.  The holes are  full  of small stones and e     
[002]  ing and exciting places to visit in the USA than will  _____  into one book.  Choose  what you prefer, busy city or      
[003] laser gun. It'll be a month, at least, before they can  _____  him with a new plastic one.'  What happened?' Rick ask    
[004]   figures left, wearing borrowed clothes which did not  _____  and which were years  out of date.  When Nutty arrived     
[005] rests. At my school, teachers  have chosen to do it to  _____  in with family demands. They have  been experienced an     
[006] otball match. 'My boys  are very pleased  that I am so  _____  again,' said Mr Young. 'I have become a real  father t     
[007] on my  wedding dress - it's wonderful, and a beautiful  _____ .  Can you  come to the wedding? A: I'll just check my      


	
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[001]  for a sharp tool.  The only things in the room were a  _____ , a chair, a table, and a water pot.  'I will break the     
[002]   dmond took the old man in his arms and put him on the  _____ .  'Dear friend,' said Faria, 'you are good to me.  You     
[003]     staying warm at night, though, snuggled up in your  _____  under a Swiss 'duvet,' a special thick blanket that      
[004]    the house and removed the sleeping  child  from his  _____ . Police are confident that the kidnappers will soon      
[005] took his gun from under his pillow, got quietly out of  _____ , and crept slowly along the wall towards the window.      
[006]    half price. Usually we go to the theatre.  We go to  _____  early these days. You know, it's not 'in' to go to al     
[007] bout seven or eight. Then they go out, and they go to   _____  incredibly late - about one or two in the morning. I     


	
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[001] dy.  It is added to other materials to give them extra  _____ . It has played an important part in our lives for ove     
[002]   ved slowly round. He began to shake and tremble. His  _____  left him, and he was unable to move a muscle. He coul     
[003]    but they did not have his power, his character, his  _____ , or indeed his deep laugh or his gentle smile. I fe     
[004] n   friends know him as a big, tall man.  But his true  _____  is much greater than the eye can see. The Housewife S     
[005] ly  to have exactly the same specialisms; my partner's  _____  may lie in maths and mine in language  work;  she may      
[006] r, until he  had finished.  He ended by describing the  _____  of his love for her, which, in spite of all his attem     
[007]   remember these brave people.  You, too, can find the  _____  and courage that you need.      


	
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[001]    trouble at important matches.  The English football  _____  usually begins each year with a match at Wembley.  On 
[002]   helped him a lot, and they had a successful trapping  _____ .  Archie had another job, too, as a ranger.  He had to     
[003]     This custom goes back to the 1820s.  The Christmas  _____  ends after twelve days, on 6 January?  Twelfth Night.     
[004]    we could get some bananas for dessert if they're in  _____ . S: I saw some at the grocer's yesterday, but they w     
[005]      whether by rail or air, especially in the holiday  _____ . Keep your hand on your wallet, purse, or handbag -      
[006]  way.  It was mid-afternoon on a hot day in the summer  _____ , and very quiet. There was no traffic on the roads. I     
[007]                          Winter will soon be here, the  _____  of miserable little diseases. Already I can hear peop     


	
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[001] older Miss Steele, was  about thirty, and her face was  _____  sensible nor pretty.  They were playing with Lady Midd 
[002]  and, of course, New York is the most exciting of all.  _____  Tokyo nor London  is quite as exciting as New York, mu     
[003] ers shouted questions at them and took  pictures,  but  _____  Archie nor Agatha said a word.  And for the rest of he     
[004]   or two, we can escape from real life, which is often  _____  tidy nor  comfortable.  Agatha Christie died on the 12     
[005] veloped it and they had tested it all over the  world.  _____  acid nor salt water could damage it, and cars came ba     
[006] erything I could for you.  But it hasn't worked.  It's  _____  my fault nor yours.  Maybe it'll be better for both of     
[007]  Now the shadow of death lay all around him.  He could  _____  see me nor hear me, but he could feel my head inside