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Quiz 107

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]   Americans watched on TV.  The FBI found the killer's  _____  and they got a description of a white man.  James Earl     
[002]                             A loud noise came from his  _____ .  Mr. Woodley fell to the ground and didn't move.         
[003]               She was in Africa.  A man was pointing a  _____  at her.  She was trying to stop him killing a wild ani     
[004]  Vic turned to run after her.  Helen saw that he had a  _____  in his hand.  Vic turned and shot  at the policemen.       
[005] umped into the lake.  When they heard the sound of the  _____ , a large group of people came into the  room.  I point     
[006]      have guns. You know how to use one...  " I took a  _____ .  I could not believe what I was hearing.  Dupin  was      
[007] Student marchers saw worse violence when a policeman's  _____  killed a young black man in front of his mother and f     


	
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[001]      thumping in his chest, and his hands were shaking  _____ . He undid the top button of his shirt and loosened his     
[002]   found  nothing wrong, nothing  strange, nothing even  _____  suspicious. Ogilvie told me I had to attend a meeti     
[003]      it was coming from Mr Rochester's door, which was  _____  open. I completely forgot my fears and rushed into hi     
[004] into your face. Come on, smile.'  Her mouth moved very  _____ .  'That's not a smile. Look at this,' he said, and for     
[005]     said nothing. Her face looked as it always looked - _____  surprised. Only her eyes showed any  difference:      
[006] might crash on Mars?'  'No,' said the Captain. 'We are  _____  off our correct course so we shall miss Mars.'   
[007]  this letter?'  And, handing her an envelope, he bowed  _____  and walked  quickly away. 


	
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[001]                      picking fruit.  In Europe you can  _____  fruit most of the year.  You need to be in the right      
[002]      soon there  were nearly a hundred.  They began to  _____  up stones.  Get back into the boat!' Bligh said.        
[003]      was standing by the desk and she turned to him.  ' _____  up my case, will you?  It's too heavy for me.' Stan lo 
[004]            but my line is dead.  I hear nothing when I  _____  up the phone.  I'm cut off from the world.  So there's     
[005]             It took Rostron and his crew four hours to  _____  up everybody.  People in the boats waved and shouted.     
[006]   Her  neck was cut very badly.  When someone tried to  _____  her up, her head fell off.  Her body was also covered     
[007]      I look at their catalogue or go into the shop and  _____  out things that are made from natural fibres. I myse     


	
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[001]  of the show's big hit songs and Hu gave her very best  _____ . They had sung all the way to the national park's Fi     
[002]     To  entertain his bored soldiers, he organized the  _____   of Greek plays and musical concerts. Then finally the     
[003]   star? Hu Jian Ming?' said Dr Irene. 'I thought your   _____  was wonderful, Hu. You sing beautifully.  Have you had     
[004]      Ms. Henner had danced the last  step of her first  _____ , a prominent CBS newswoman came back to the dressing     
[005]   .2-mile track in just under four hours. A creditable  _____  for a first-timer and a far cry from those days when      
[006]      all-day festival of music, poetry, and visual and  _____  arts sponsored by Trenton Avant Garde  Inc. on fours     
[007] rrogress in science and mathematics, a generally flat   _____  in reading and declines in high school writing, accor     


	
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[001]      Autumn came.  My work was nearly finished, but my  _____  was not good.  I could not eat or sleep.  I did not      
[002]     my illness.  Slowly, Henry brought me back to good  _____  and I became calm again.  One day, when I looked out       
[003]      Henry was an excellent friend to travel with.  My  _____  was much better now.  The blue sky and lovely green   
[004]    the window.  The air is cold, and dangerous to your  _____ .  Here, sit, and I shall read you one of your favorite     
[005]                            I believe he wasn't in good  _____ .  I think he was ill.  I don't know the problem exact     
[006] Some people thought that too much tea was bad for your  _____ .  So they started putting milk in it, to make it healt     
[007] gets up  before six every morning. The secret  of good  _____ , according to my grandfather, is exercise. He goes swi


	
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[001]   to sit on  the beach and sunbathe, or find somewhere  _____  in the shade to talk and watch all the beautiful peopl     
[002]  ed a light jacket and jumper or sweater as it can get  _____  in the evening. There are some wonderful museums,        
[003]    put it out and went back inside. He breathed in the  _____  air with relief,  undressed, had a shower, put on his      
[004]                 He was tall, with a thin dark face and  _____  white hands.  Dorian liked him, but why did he feel       
[005]    at the plane.  She pressed her forehead against the  _____  glass and for two minutes she did not move.        
[006]                                  But Wilson was always  _____  and calm.  Nothing ever troubled him.        
[007]  come to Oregon and then Washington.  These states are  _____  and wet, but very beautiful, with big forests         


	
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[001]         It was late when I arrived but I found a small  _____  quite  easily. I managed to find a fisherman who pro     
[002]  cided to get out at Millcote, leave my luggage at the  _____ , and walk across the fields to Thornfield.              
[003]        fast asleep in their rooms.  We booked into the  _____ , too, and I made my plans for the next morning.     
[004]   journey by water.  We planned to stay the night at a  _____ , and continue our journey the next day.       
[005]       We enjoyed the dying light, and then went to the  _____ .  The wind was stronger now, and the moon was in the
[006]                        We've paid for breakfast at the  _____  and last night you didn't pay enough for  your dinner.     
[007]                     'I want to have dinner here in the  _____  and go to bed very early.  I'm very tired.  But.  .             


	
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[001]        'We listened to the laughing and talking in the  _____ , as the guests were welcomed by their host      
[002]  I had only just left the sitting room and reached the  _____ ,  when Mr Rochester appeared through another door.       
[003]   and Margot announced their engagement.  Crossing the  _____  a few days later, Paul met a short man with a long      
[004]  symphony orchestra that had no musicians, no concert   _____  and no conductor, and was missing almost everything       
[005] crowd of 16,285 turning this jammed arena into a party  _____ , the Houston Comets defeated the New York Liberty, 6     
[006]  Oscar de la Renta dress, escorted her guests into the  _____ .  Among them were the society doyenne Carol Petrie;      
[007]    said in a written statement released Monday at City  _____ .  Now it has been suggested that the objective const   


	
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[001] weekend which is brunch. I: That's breakfast and lunch  _____ , right? H: That's it. Brunch. It's... it's a good time   
[002]  rough London. Britain's experienced aid organisations  _____  effectively in Somalia and Rwanda, and they were admi     
[003]     human environment. The home and the workplace were  _____  in  one  place and formed a single sphere. The age of      
[004] from everyday life and immersing themselves in nature.  _____  with the diversification of  lifestyles and values,       
[005] apan than in all of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Russia  _____ . The explosion of fax machines has forced the Japanese     
[006]   Still, the level of maturity achieved in the studio,  _____  with the musical excellence on stage, suggests these      
[007]    bats and scored three runs.  Nixon and Young have a  _____ . 400 batting average with eight runs batted in,       


	
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[001]   and unwell. The doctor came, and after examining his  _____ , advised that she should stay in bed and take some med     
[002]   Ameijeiras Hospital worked hard to save their famous  _____ .  People all over Cuba listened carefully to the radio  
[003]     Dr C: Well, certainly not alcoholic drinks. If the  _____  complains that he is thirsty, he should wash his mouth     
[004]             We'll have a look at your lungs and heart.  _____ : Oh dear - do you think it's something serious?        
[005]                                  He was very calm now,  _____ , in no hurry at all.  He seemed to enjoy the whole      
[006]     "The black people of Birmingham are tired of being  _____ .  I can understand why." King told the children's par 
[007] ngry and mad, unhappy and annoyed, instead of calm and  _____ . They explained that they were annoyed by the length