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Quiz 089

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]   a flower in the sun, and was learning to enjoy every  _____  in life.  'And it is I,'  thought Lord Henry, 'who ha     
[002]          Harry, to your dangerous ideas about life and  _____ .'  Lord Henry smiled.  'Ah,' he said, 'when we are hap     
[003]     He would stay young for ever, and enjoy every wild  _____  that life could give him.  The face in the picture      
[004]          But the other six rooms were full of life and  _____ .  People were dancing and singing, talking and laughi 
[005]   watched Eleanor and Brat becoming close friends with  _____ , but she wished that Simon had more share in it.      
[006] eading as was necessary for his work. Brat found great  _____  in studying all the books about breeding in the Latch 
[007]      reading from a book. His handsome face shone with  _____ , and his eyes often left the book to look at the small  


	
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[001]    a few small fishing boats and a large ship near the  _____ . The land was flat and brown, with a few small trees      
[002] where swimmers can go?' 'There's a beach just down the  _____  the  project people use. I'll fly you down in the micr     
[003]   By 1770, there were thirteen colonies along the east  _____  of North America, and they were all governed by Britai     
[004]     Most of the film business in the US is on the West  _____ , but many movies are made in New York.      
[005]  ember 1945, five military planes were flying near the  _____  of Florida.  Suddenly, the pilots didn't know where      
[006]    of all ages.  He lives in Bournemouth, on the south  _____  of England. 
[007]                        It's in East Asia, on the north  _____  of the island of Borneo. It sells the oil and gas        


	
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[001] nts is a nickel, 10 cents is a dime, and 25 cents is a  _____ .  In taxis, restaurants, and other places people give     
[002]  running, seven years ago, I could manage only about a  _____  of a mile before I had to stop. Breathless and aching     
[003] agine all kinds of unpleasant things. In fact, after a  _____  of an hour, he thought that even sensible people would     
[004]             more fun was just beginning. It was only a  _____  past three.  Urk was laughing madly, noiselessly.     
[005]                and the doctors managed to save about a  _____  of her eyesight. She was able to leave hospital and      
[006]  side his door with a great big smile on his face at a  _____  to five in the morning! A sleepy Nutty appeared and      
[007]             'For which team?' she said.  By the second  _____  of the game on Friday night, we were winning 0, 0.       


	
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[001]   was peaceful and very beautiful.  Feeling the ground  _____  my feet was precious to me. I had forgotten that it      
[002]    For a minute, thinking of the deep water stretching  _____  me, terror held me. I forced myself to breathe deeply     
[003]               He scratched the Ford's door with a key.  _____  the new red paint the car's color was dark green.      
[004]     And cutting down the rain forests kills the plants  _____  the trees as well, plants which help us fight diseases     
[005]     examined the new violin she had brought, placed it  _____  the sheets and said playfully, 'I think I'll take this     
[006]                                 Soon land was in sight  _____  us again. When we were approaching the southeast coast     
[007]   deserted airports like Tanzania's Kilimanjaro, lying  _____  the snows of that great mountain, waiting for the tour     


	
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[001] gan to cry.  'Mum, listen,' said Simon.  'Go and see a  _____ .'  'I don't know any lawyers,' said Emma unhappily.      
[002]    not important, famous, or rich.  She was not even a  _____ .  But she decided to fight against PG&E for the people     
[003]         We don't know.  But she's going to need a good  _____ .  And lawyers are expensive.  It isn't going to be eas     
[004]  trouble,  Williams.  Big trouble.'  'I want to see my  _____ ,' said Jason suddenly.  Jason did not know any lawyer     
[005]  husband, and I can prove it.  I'm going to get a good  _____ ,  and I'm going to get that two and a half million pou     
[006]    perhaps I can get out of prison after - what did my  _____  say? - only eighteen months.  OK.  So I go to prison      
[007]   Ofulue family. 'So he  wants me to be a doctor, or a  _____  or an engineer,' he thought. 'it's OK to talk about      


	
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[001]            When the water reached Rome, it ran through  _____  pipes to different parts of the city.         
[002]   wooden pens have disappeared, but we still have some  _____  ones today.  For everyday writing, the Romans used      
[003]  Roman laws were first written down in 450 BC.  Twelve  _____  plates were put up in the Forum for everyone to see.      
[004] fields after a terrible storm and found many pieces of  _____ .  He thought they were from a plane crash.       
[005]   He used the power of his mind to change the shape of  _____  things like spoons, forks and keys.  He has shown his     
[006]  loads on and off ships. He discovered that the use of  _____  containers was less expensive and quicker than common     
[007]   are stuck in a traffic jam, all cars are just little  _____  boxes to sit in. Cities and towns all over the world     


	
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[001]   I was so fond of her and I still really miss, her in  _____  of the fact that she's been gone quite a long time      
[002]     to get across the street. But I still like them in  _____  of their terrible driving.  I: There's a subway train     
[003]     ,  and he had two young sons to look after. But in  _____  of all that, he never gave up hope.  Now the boys are 
[004]            His face and hands were black with dirt. In  _____  of this, Catherine was very glad to see him and rushed     
[005] mpletely still, except that her hands were shaking. In  _____  of his anger, he felt surprise. It was as if an armch     
[006] ey and his sisters that Jane was very much better.  In  _____  of this improvement, however, she asked for her mothre     
[007]        I had separated Mr Bingley from your sister, in  _____  of their mutual affection,               


	
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[001] books.  His ideas guided their thinking about history,  _____  and art, but especially about each individual being      
[002]          But she's a bit too serious for me. You know,  _____ , literature, human rights, things like that.        
[003]  terrible pain.  Some people are courageous in war and  _____ .  Courage makes us stronger.  And when we act bravely,     
[004]     political work there.  She understood the power of  _____  from an early age.  While studying in Oxford, Suu met      
[005]   Suu understood a lot about international history and  _____ .  She wanted to use the ideas of people like Martin L K    
[006]     London.  Dennis says he is not thinking of leaving  _____  any time in the near future.  'I'm a political animal 
[007]                    He and father constantly argue about  _____ . But, there are more urgent topics to discuss.          


	
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[001]   could cut a man to pieces. But the shields were good  _____ , and the wheel spears broke when they hit them.       
[002]             and many fighters used their elephants for  _____ . While Alexander's archers shot at the elephants driv     
[003]     legion got close, its enemies often looked for the  _____  of a strong camp, behind high walls.  The Romans then     
[004]    house, with only a few small windows, was also good  _____  against criminals.  There was one more reason for the 
[005]    could make business or marriage agreements with the  _____  of the law.  They could join the Senate as senators.      
[006]       at least two or three days a week to obtain some  _____  from heart attack. Apart from jogging, the exercise      
[007]  US government.  He  sent 1,000 soldiers.  Under their  _____ , the black  students went inside.  But the President's    


	
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[001] than Carteron, older than England. A long time ago, in  _____  Greece and Rome, there were places like Fullcircle.     
[002]   ed by large numbers of tourists. Unfortunately, many  _____  streets of houses have been destroyed to provide mod     
[003]  civilization.  There have also been reports about the  _____  civilization of Mu, near Japan.  There are photograph     
[004]        by aliens.  Many of the circles were found near  _____  places like Stonehenge.  This added to the interest in     
[005]   or fate, or whatever people call it. That's what the  _____  Greeks believed, you know.'  'What do you believe, sir     
[006]   will interest her in old churches. There are so many  _____  churches in Europe that it will take her the rest of h     
[007] Paul was lost in admiration.  New leaves on the great,  _____  trees looked fresh and green in the warm April sunshin