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Quiz 087

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] needed, baths were impossible. So Flora heated a large  _____  of water on the kitchen fire, and took it up to her      
[002] orridge was not burnt, but I still felt hungry, as the  _____  was so small.  I stayed in the bottom class, but notic     
[003]      some of his folk song arrangements. It is not the  _____  of Beethoven's work that has made him so ubiquitous.      
[004]     what they have bought in foreign countries and the  _____  and  value of it.   John: Well, we left England on the
[005]   bound in fagots. They found on the bank also a great  _____  of dead branches in the midst of grass,  mong which      
[006]   the 9th of April, the engineer had at his disposal a  _____  of prepared lime and some thousands of bricks.      
[007]                    The whale was a female, and a large  _____  of milk was taken from it, which, according to the   

	
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[001]   1854, a steam-yacht, belonging to a Scotch nobleman,  _____  Glenarvan, anchored off Cape Bernouilli, on the wester     
[002]   bricks for the new Hindu temple, each inscribed with  _____  Rama's name, are being baked and blessed at ceremoni
[003]   Last night thieves stole a painting from the home of  _____  Bonniford. The painting, a sixteenth-century masterpie     
[004]     of the room came the rich scent of summer flowers.  _____  Henry Wotton lay back in his chair and smoked his cig     
[005]     was twenty-two, she went to a dance at the home of  _____  and Lady Clifford.  They lived near Chudleigh, twelve     
[006]   important person?  I could send these photographs to  _____  White. I will ring you  soon, however, with another       
[007]         one of his servants came forward and said, 'My  _____ , praise and thank God! If Captain Grant is still livi  


	
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[001]    to my room and began reading a book.  I was sitting  _____  the window.  After half an hour, I got tired of readin     
[002] even more surprised when I saw the traffic cop pull up  _____  us! He  must have been doing about 130 mph when he pa     
[003]   comfortable house for his family, with a large field  _____  it,  where Christine could keep a horse.       
[004]        He put his gun in the drawer of the night table  _____  his bed, and left it a few centimetres open.  At 3:30     
[005]                He saw a foot kicking hard in the water  _____  him.  Someone was moving under the sail.  Quickly, he     
[006]          the freezer needed a lot of electricity  too.  _____  the freezer was a big electric switch.       
[007]        in December, a fifteen-year-old boy was walking  _____  a lake called the Silent Pool.       


	
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[001]  now he would never know whether Mr Paston, the chapel  _____ , still thought he was guilty of stealing.  And he wou     
[002]     set our brothers  ree.  I have spoken to the Prime  _____  of this country.  I told her she must bring our broth     
[003] ooked across at Woods. 'Donald, go to Kruger. He's the  _____  of Police and he told you himself that he wants to fin     
[004] imentary group, but it was opposed by the former prime  _____ , Jacques Chirac, who is the founder and president of     
[005]     Mr Honecker told the visiting Chinese Deputy Prime  _____ , Yao Yilin: "Any attempt by imperialism to destabili     
[006]  some than border checks themselves.  France's Finance  _____ , Pierre Beregevoy, insisted a step had been taken to     
[007]   in the last few weeks," Bill Jeffries, New Zealand's  _____  in charge of the Meteorological Service, said yesterd     


	
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[001]                 This part of the book tells you how to  _____  people to other people.  Most importantly, when you       
[002]          'You're welcome,' he said.  'Now, I'll go and  _____  myself to Karen.' 'What's this about a job?' Mary Fox     
[003]        her mother had been waiting for half an hour to  _____  him to somebody.  We shall meet again,' he said to Cat     
[004] ray has arrived, sir,' he said to Basil.  'You have to  _____  me now,' laughed Lord Henry.  Basil turned to him.      
[005]  met President Johnson on February 9.  LBJ promised to  _____  a new civil rights law.  But on February 10, a group      
[006] Good evening, everybody"  You need a special person to  _____  one of the biggest shows in the world.  The host is      
[007]      I think that we have left it until a bit later to  _____  direct teaching to them.  I: You're a qualified teach 


	
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[001] Would it also teach him to hate his own heart, his own  _____ ?  No, he  would go back to Sybil Vane.  He would marry     
[002]        more and more interested in the ugliness of his  _____ .  After a while strange stories were heard about him -     
[003]     said the artist sadly.  'But only God can see your  _____ .'  A terrible laugh came from the younger man.  'Come,     
[004]       'If this is true...  If this is the face of your  _____ , then you are more evil than the worst of the stories     
[005]   terrible price for it.  His beauty had destroyed his  _____ .  He picked up a mirror and stared at his face.  What     
[006]     with unusual names like 'gumbo' and 'jambalaya'.  ' _____  food' is the food that black families like to cook      
[007]   sing music that came from the blues.  In the 1960s  ' _____ ' was born from the old style blues, with singers like    


	
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[001]                 Millions of tourists come to enjoy the  _____ 's shops, great restaurants, and busy street life.       
[002] atown is the largest Chinese "city" outside Asia.  The  _____  has seven Chinese newspapers!  Chinatown was a small      
[003]    Al Pacino or Leonardo DiCaprio eating in one of the  _____ 's Italian restaurants.       
[004]                                        El  Barrio "the  _____ ," in Spanish, is east of Harlem.  The area is also kno     
[005]   (1989):  Spike Lee's film looks at the problems as a  _____  changes.  The movie was made in Brooklyn.  Lee wanted     
[006]     That's exactly how the mayor thinks. Organize your  _____ , find the responsible parties, let communities make       
[007]    about three o'clock this morning, the people of the  _____  St. Roch woke up when they heard terrible screams.       


	
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[001] tt was no excuse. 'You are a danger to yourself and to  _____  else  on the road,' he told  Mr Page.
[002]         in the newspapers, so he had a lot of visitors. _____  wanted to see him.  A lot of important ladies and gent     
[003]       a lottery ticket,' Emma began.  'Ah, the lottery. _____  wants to win the lottery!'  'But I did!' said Emma.       
[004]    were afraid, some were bored.  The police looked in  _____ 's bags, and then the people went back to the train.       
[005]    are white with snow.  The village is quiet, but not  _____  is sleeping.  Eyes are watching the roads and the      
[006] through the rest of the year. It was a special day for  _____ , and after the service they all hurried home      
[007] Finally Godfrey lifted his eyes to her face, and said,  _____ 's secrets are discovered sooner or later, Nancy.      


	
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[001] fficial reconstruction aid to Bosnia, from America and  _____ , went to the Serb Republic.         
[002]   �l640 loan to buy a caravan. Then she borrowed �2000  _____  for kitchen equipment she did not really need.      
[003]    her feel she could pass the evening more profitably  _____ . But where?  There was the cinema, where 'Other Wives     
[004] from Jane. The first had been badly addressed and sent  _____ , then redirected. Her aunt and uncle were out walking     
[005]    untouched by half a century of educational progress  _____  in the world.' Children are taught by rote, and learn     
[006]       committed by Japanese forces in China, Korea and  _____  during World War II. Mr. Ienaga's other lawsuits had     
[007]     interests suggests that we must turn our attention  _____ . It is here that dissident and mainstream Tories star     


	
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[001]                    He looked up at the sky.  There's a  _____  coming over the moon.  Perhaps I can run away when it     
[002]    snow was falling, hiding everything in a soft white  _____ , and the air had an icy coldness.  The old horse was      
[003]                  "The sky was covered by a great storm  _____ .  In less than a minute the storm reached us, and in      
[004] ting?' Janey thought.  Suddenly the moon went behind a  _____ , and the girl disappeared into the darkness.        
[005] and looked at it.  The freezer was full of gas, like a  _____ .  The gas came from the ice;  t made small noises.
[006] down some stairs.  He opened another door, and a great  _____  of steam came out.  Daniel followed the young sailor      
[007]   Five minutes later he turned to Miss Moss and blew a  _____  of cigar smoke in her face.  'Like the hat,' he said,