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Which word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_graded_1k.txt)
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  [001] ike Foyle's should try to save your time  for you, not  _____  it,  so that you'll want to come back again  and spend     
[002] They had urgent work to do  upstairs and were  made to  _____  time instead! And if they were unlucky enough  to  jus     
[003] n so  good looking that  people said it was a shame to  _____  such beauty on a boy. He  was  born in Cleveland, Ohio     
[004] ert  Pringle: In my opinion, this strike is a complete  _____   of time  - of my time and the shipbuilders' time. No      
[005] e was working with the paint, John spilt  some of the   _____  products on his leg.  He cleaned it off quickly, but i     
[006]  carefully.  'Yes, I told you.  It was a bottle of the  _____  products.  I was  looking  at them in my office.'  'I      
[007] esk.  'And your company is producing  a  lot of  these  _____  products now,  I suppose.' 'Yes, of course.' John was      
[008]   'Yes?' John looked back, surprised.  'Where do these  _____  products go, when the factory has  finished with  them     
[009] river, and we only produce a few hundred litres of the  _____   products  a day.  And we're only two kilometres from      
[010] d the doctor.  'I wouldn't want anyone to drink those   _____   products, that's all.'  'They won't, doctor,' said Jo     
[011]  the noises of small animals.  'I've been testing the   _____   products , he said.  'Here, look at this.' He gave he     
[012] a sheet  of  paper.  'Some of these rats have  had the  _____  products in their food and drinking water.  There's no     
[013] d a box by the window.  'These ten  rats have  had the  _____  products In their drinking water for two weeks  now.       
[014] dren, sailing on the clear  blue  water.  'John, these  _____  products are dangerous!' she  said.  'We've got  to st     
[015] , Mary.  The company can build  machines to  clean the  _____  products.    I'll start my report for David  Wilson  n     
[016] on't like  the ideas at the end of the report.  'These  _____  products are dangerous! We've got to stop  putting the     
[017] hat we should build some new  machines to clean up the  _____  products before they go into  the river,  right? And t     
[018] much.'  'But - we've got to do it,' said John.  'These  _____ .  products  are much  more dangerous than I'd thought.     
[019] she argued with David Wilson about the  danger of the   _____  products, but he would not listen to her.  And  so, ei     
[020] new job.  Simon had found  some  information about the  _____  products from the paint factory.  His  information was     
[021] ad  written an article.  in the newspaper, saying that  _____  products from the paint  factory  could be killing the     
[022] e more  didn't make  any difference.  'I said that our  _____  products don't make the river water  dangerous.  We've     
[023]   see under  the water.  It was the pipe that took the  _____  products out of  the  factory.  'OK, here!' shouted Si     
[024] the factory produced.  Then the lawyer asked about the  _____   products.  'These are very dangerous chemicals, aren'     
[025] ike Foyle's should try to save your time  for you, not  _____  it,  so that you'll want to come back again  and spend     


	
   2.  
  [001] I'm too busy.  Go to Farnham on Monday.  Arrive early,  _____  near the road  and watch.  Then ask about Charlington      
[002]  listened to my story.  He wasn't happy.  'Why did you  _____  in the park, Watson?' he said.  'You  couldn't  see th     
[003]  breakfast with me.  Let's  go to St Mark's Square and  _____  from the others.'  'Vic, I need to talk.  to you.' He      
[004] 'Good,' I said.  'Now I'll count up to ten and you can  _____ .' I  turned my head towards the wall and began to coun     
[005] pty.  Poldy was hiding.  But  where  was he? You can't  _____  in many places in my room.  You call                       
[006]                  in many places in my room.  You call   _____  under the bed, under the chair and in the wardrobe.  B     
[007]   But  Poldy is a ghost: he can hick anywhere.  He can  _____  inside  one of my pockets!  'I'm coming to find you, P     
[008]  caught you!' I cried.  'I've won! Now it's my turn to  _____ .  You must count up to ten and I'll                        
[009]                   .  You must count up to ten and I'll  _____ .' I waited and then I  heard a knock from the corner o     
[010] .  One knock, then another and another.  'Where can I   _____ ?' I thought.  There was only one place:  under the bed     
[011] t the bed.  It returned to the floor softly.  'I  must  _____  somewhere,' I thought.  The wardrobe was on    the flo     
[012] ther men round her, I was  always jealous.  I couldn't  _____  my jealousy.  One  day I  spoke to her about it.  I ca     
[013] s.  In time, I  got more and more jealous.  I couldn't  _____  it.  Then something happened.  I've already told you a     
[014] night came, I went into the forest.  I  did not try to  _____  now.  I screamed and cried loudly.  Like a  wild anima     
[015]  walked to a hut in the  field.  I wanted somewhere to  _____ .  In the hut, a young  woman  was sleeping.  I watched     
[016] in my mind ? my promise to the  monster.  I.  tried to  _____  my misery from my friend as much  as  possible.  I did     
[017] towards the horse.  He spoke to him softly,  trying to  _____  the needle in his hand.  'It's all right, boy.  Don't      
[018] ick.  But something was wrong inside.  Grace tried  to  _____  it from all of them -'- her family, her friends, her       
[019]  angry at the weight of Grace's  silence and could not  _____  her feelings.  She turned off the  main road and stopp     
[020]  not want this person to see the letter.  She tried to  _____  it  in a drawer, but there was no time.  So she had to     
[021] said.  'Yes, neighbour,' replied Dantes.  He tried  to  _____  his real feelings.  'I am ready to help you in any way     
[022] The Carpathia's radio operator, Cyril Evans,  couldn't  _____  his surprise.  He immediately told Arthur  Rostron, th     
[023] ft.  . .  A fourteen- or fifteen-year-old boy tried to  _____  on a  lifeboat.  The ship's officer pointed a gun at h     
[024]  the White Star Line, visited them.  He wanted them to  _____   because they knew important secrets about the Titanic     
[025]  same was true of the following year's  'You've Got to  _____  Your Love Away'.  John even found time  to  write a bo     


	
   3.  
  [001] ny fairly soon  after the accident, even if you do not  _____  to  make a claim  for repairs. If the accident happens     
[002] 1�  Make  certain that your home is really safe if you  _____  to  spend some time away,  even if only for a short ti     
[003] k-suit with a  pair of long pants is essential  if you  _____  to keep running  throughout the winter in England or N     
[004] n who listed a number of 'balance' points.)  Those who  _____  to  settle in space have formed an L5 Society.  *** WI     
[005] et taking it,  but I don't enjoy it that much. I don't  _____  to work here next  summer if I get  an opporunity for      
[006] ny fairly soon  after the accident, even if you do not  _____  to  make a claim  for repairs. If the accident happens     
[007] 1�  Make  certain that your home is really safe if you  _____  to  spend some time away,  even if only for a short ti     
[008] k-suit with a  pair of long pants is essential  if you  _____  to keep running  throughout the winter in England or N     
[009] n who listed a number of 'balance' points.)  Those who  _____  to  settle in space have formed an L5 Society.  *** WI     
[010] et taking it,  but I don't enjoy it that much. I don't  _____  to work here next  summer if I get  an opporunity for      


	
   4.  
  [001] o die of a  terrible illness!' she said loudly.  , The  _____  is so bad too.  Ugh!' Most of the time Angela looked v     
[002] ter.  It moved  softly through the trees, and we could  _____  beautiful flowers.  But when we arrived at the side of     
[003] d.  'I'm so sorry.'Annie moved towards  the door.  The  _____  was terrible.  Pilgrim was against a wall  in  the far     
[004] d when you see him.'  Tom opened the door slowly.  The  _____  was unbelievable.  'Doesn't anyone clean this place?'      
[005] ouched the red-hot  metal on the animal's back and the  _____  of burning was  terrible.  'That's good.  It hurts him     
[006] he stood next to him with the horses, she  enjoyed the  _____  of him: a warm, clean                                      
[007]                                  of him: a warm, clean  _____  of leather and  soap.  The tops of their arms touched      
[008] e also wanted to know the feel  and  the shape and the  _____  of her. When Annie opened Grace's  bedroom door, the l     
[009] .  The air smelled bad.  The darkness was full  of the  _____  of death.  'Oh!' cried the officer.  'Who can live  he     
[010] e sea and waited for the sharks to come.  A  shark can  _____  blood in the water when it is many kilometres  away.       
[011] ael  knew  that the sharks, far away in the sea, could  _____  it.  Rafael  kept the back legs of the donkey in his b     
[012] etly into the  water.  Now, the soldier's boat had the  _____  of blood behind  it.  Rafael took his boat to the far      
[013] easily, hearing the shouts of the crowd,  smelling the  _____  of hamburgers.  As I leave my body, I'll be  above the     
[014] and the shops kept  the  house away from the noise and  _____  of the streets.  The best  parts of a Roman house were     
[015] he side of the streets that took rainwater away.  The   _____  came back up into the streets and was often very bad       
[016] e knew that he  had to try.  At around 5:30 P. M.  the  _____  of food floated  from  the prison kitchen in the warm      
[017]  of his sick son.  He  wanted to escape from the clean  _____  of medicine quickly.  But as Oe listened to the doctor     
[018] hen I  tried to wash it off  before she came back. The  _____  wouldn't go  away, no matter how much soap I  used! No     
[019]  she'll kill me if she finds out. How long until  the   _____  will wear off? *** Q: YELLOW TEETH - All my friends' t     
[020] must wear expensive after-shave  because you can still  _____  it ten minutes after  he's gone.***  Interviewer: Many     
[021] e away, you know, move backwards, and I  thought, Do I  _____ ? Am I  boring him? The reason was, you see,  Americans     
[022] d to travel miles to see our rose garden in June. The   _____  of the  roses came right into the house. I was the you     
[023] ,  animals can do  things better than we can. Dogs can  _____  and hear better than  we can. Cats can see in the dark     
[024]  The room was cold  and dark, and there was a horrible  _____  in it.    A creature  sat on a chair behind a table.       
[025] .  I don't want to  see any more.' I felt ill, and the  _____  in the room was   very  bad.  'Yes, sir,' said the sho     


	
   5.  
  [001]  what to say.  Then he continued.  'You must create a   _____  for me, as ugly and terrible as I am.  I will be able      
[002]  afraid of the monster's revenge.  I could not  make a  _____  without more scientific information.  I knew  that I h     
[003]  I had to keep a terrible promise.  I had to  make the  _____  monster.  Then the two monsters could go  away togethe     
[004] lt sure  that the monster was following me.  'When the  _____  is  ready, he will visit me,' I thought.  I found a sm     
[005] n  I looked at my equipment and the body parts for the  _____   monster.  But soon I hoped to finish my job and leave     
[006] merica? He has promised.  But what will  happen if the  _____  refuses? What will he do if she does not  love him? Wi     
[007]  for that danger to the world! 'How can I create  this  _____  monster?' I asked myself.  'It is a crazy, terrible  t     
[008] in  fields.  He was watching me.  He was there for his  _____ .  I  looked at him.  His face was evil and cruel.  I t     
[009] e  angrily.  'Every man has a wife; every animal has a  _____ !  Why do I have to be alone? Be careful, Frankenstein!     
[010] re him, away from  Pilgrim and the stallion.  Soon the  _____  horses and their  young were gone.  Now Tom turned and     
[011]  Silver  Bells.  Archie knew now that Jelly Roll was a  _____ ! In 1931,  the Canadian Parks Service asked Grey Owl t     
[012] as fifteen, he took a bus to a town in  Georgia with a  _____  teacher.  There he won a prize for the  best speech.       
[013] nformation about the  boycott was secretly copied by a  _____  college professor,  and it was given to blacks around      
[014] 5, 1965, the city's  law officers violently attacked a  _____  marcher.  Photographers were waiting for this and took     
[015]  what to say.  Then he continued.  'You must create a   _____  for me, as ugly and terrible as I am.  I will be able      
[016]  afraid of the monster's revenge.  I could not  make a  _____  without more scientific information.  I knew  that I h     
[017]  I had to keep a terrible promise.  I had to  make the  _____  monster.  Then the two monsters could go  away togethe     
[018] lt sure  that the monster was following me.  'When the  _____  is  ready, he will visit me,' I thought.  I found a sm     
[019] n  I looked at my equipment and the body parts for the  _____   monster.  But soon I hoped to finish my job and leave     
[020] merica? He has promised.  But what will  happen if the  _____  refuses? What will he do if she does not  love him? Wi     
[021]  for that danger to the world! 'How can I create  this  _____  monster?' I asked myself.  'It is a crazy, terrible  t     
[022] in  fields.  He was watching me.  He was there for his  _____ .  I  looked at him.  His face was evil and cruel.  I t     
[023] e  angrily.  'Every man has a wife; every animal has a  _____ !  Why do I have to be alone? Be careful, Frankenstein!     
[024] re him, away from  Pilgrim and the stallion.  Soon the  _____  horses and their  young were gone.  Now Tom turned and     
[025]  Silver  Bells.  Archie knew now that Jelly Roll was a  _____ ! In 1931,  the Canadian Parks Service asked Grey Owl t     


	
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  [001] e  will she be back? A: At two o'clock. She's seeing a  _____  here  in her  office. B: Ah. So what time can I phone      
[002] PTION Clerk: Hello, could I have your surname please?   _____ : Pardon?  Clerk: Your surname, sir, could I have your      
[003]  Your surname, sir, could I have your  surname please?  _____ : It's  Smith. Clerk: And your first  name?                 
[004]            : It's  Smith. Clerk: And your first  name?  _____ : Bill. Clerk: OK, Mr Smith,  could you please fill  in     
[005] ! Till then, please  print, in block capital letters.   _____ : When the computer is grown up!  That's very funny -       
[006] ring that uniform in the shop! M: I'll be  your first   _____ .*** Dear Maria, I'm very pleased that we're going to b     
[007] e  will she be back? A: At two o'clock. She's seeing a  _____  here  in her  office. B: Ah. So what time can I phone      
[008] PTION Clerk: Hello, could I have your surname please?   _____ : Pardon?  Clerk: Your surname, sir, could I have your      
[009]  Your surname, sir, could I have your  surname please?  _____ : It's  Smith. Clerk: And your first  name?                 
[010]            : It's  Smith. Clerk: And your first  name?  _____ : Bill. Clerk: OK, Mr Smith,  could you please fill  in     
[011] ! Till then, please  print, in block capital letters.   _____ : When the computer is grown up!  That's very funny -       
[012] ring that uniform in the shop! M: I'll be  your first   _____ .*** Dear Maria, I'm very pleased that we're going to b     


	
   7.  
  [001] re  monster than man. He sews the pieces together with  _____  and rope.  He hammers a  thick nail through the monste     
[002]  for strangers. Many  people are building high  barbed- _____  fences around their homes  and gardens. Some are even      
[003] re  monster than man. He sews the pieces together with  _____  and rope.  He hammers a  thick nail through the monste     
[004]  for strangers. Many  people are building high  barbed- _____  fences around their homes  and gardens. Some are even      


	
   8.  
  [001] eople watched.  They loved the songs, like Paul's 'The  _____   on the Hill' and John's 'I Am the Walrus'.  But not m     
[002] t  you've done! You hit my thumb  with the hammer, you  _____  - just like last time  we did this! ***  Shoe salesman     
[003] rain, or just lots  of hard work? Although David is no  _____ , he  thinks his success  is more because of his attitu     
[004] Get a receipt  for any money you do hand over. Only  a  _____  gives money to  anyone who asks for it. 3� Report to t     
[005] ing. So I had to join in and  laugh too. I felt such a  _____  - it was  extremely embarrassing. I  wanted to go and      
[006]  and pulled his head up out of the water.  'You stupid  _____ !'  Nails shouted.  'Use your arms!' Then  he swam away     
[007] is big toe under  Hoomey's chin.  'Come on, you stupid  _____ , or I'll hit you.'  Hoomey tried.  He didn't want to d     
[008] eople watched.  They loved the songs, like Paul's 'The  _____   on the Hill' and John's 'I Am the Walrus'.  But not m     
[009] t  you've done! You hit my thumb  with the hammer, you  _____  - just like last time  we did this! ***  Shoe salesman     
[010] rain, or just lots  of hard work? Although David is no  _____ , he  thinks his success  is more because of his attitu     
[011] Get a receipt  for any money you do hand over. Only  a  _____  gives money to  anyone who asks for it. 3� Report to t     
[012] ing. So I had to join in and  laugh too. I felt such a  _____  - it was  extremely embarrassing. I  wanted to go and      


	
   9.  
  [001] ds of smoke.  'Where's that coming from?' 'I think the  _____ 's too hot.  Has  anyone got any water?' Tony, Jean's h     
[002] stood on the road.  Ben and  Stan  were looking at the  _____ .  'You chose the wrong person to be angry with,' a voi     
[003]  fisherman ? everything.  He had a small  boat with an  _____ .  That was unusual in those days.  He  worked for nobo     
[004] to his boat  and climbed in.  We watched him start the  _____ .  The boat  moved away round the rocks at the end of t     
[005] dark.  There was no moon.  But I heard  him  start his  _____  and go off to the west.  And the next morning  Anita w     
[006] t was a heavy boat and it he didn't want to break  the  _____ .  He always left it in about one metre of water.  That     
[007] inutes later, we  heard  the noise when he started the  _____  of his boat.  Then the  sound of the                       
[008]                   of his boat.  Then the  sound of the  _____  went slowly along the coast.  Soon  everything was qui     
[009]  in his  boat.  In those days, perhaps, a boat with an  _____  was like  a magic carpet.' 'But she was wearing the go     
[010]  Rafael couldn't  catch the soldier's boat.  It had an  _____ .  It was a very fast  boat.' 'He killed someone,' said     
[011] ith his bright eyes, his long hair, his boat  with  an  _____ , he was much more exciting than Rafael.  When he  talk     
[012] s boat.  After a few minutes, the  soldier started his  _____  and went away to the west.  Rafael  was very angry.  B     
[013] the same place.  The soldier didn't want to  break his  _____ .  Rafael moved his boat close to the  soldier's boat a     
[014] of the evening.  He went out to  his boat, started the  _____  and went off to the west.  Rafael  stayed in the cafe,     
[015] nd it, the  red line of blood, dark in the water.  The  _____  stopped.  The  boat came quietly back to the secret pl     
[016] till swimming in the water near the boat.  The boat's   _____  was above the water.  There was a long piece of  fishi     
[017] ith some fishing line.  And the line  also stopped the  _____ .  So the soldier had to go into the  water to untie it     
[018] knew now where Anita was.  The night before,  when the  _____  of the soldier's boat stopped working, she  was there      
[019] with him.  Then he went into the water to  look at the  _____ .  She stayed in the boat.  She saw him,  when the shar     
[020] inst the rocks,  again and again and again.  3  In the  _____  Room    Mr Donovan!  'Yes.'  'The captain wants to see     
[021] red, and frightened.  'What's the matter? Why has this  _____  stopped?'  'Why? Because it's too old, of course! Look     
[022]  everything is repeated.  A hurricane is a  huge heat   _____ , bigger and stronger  than a thousand  bombs.'  Wyatt      
[023] I must get  back to the Base at once.'  He started the  _____ , and as he drove, he told Julie what  the old  man had     
[024]  They  both got into the car and  Manning started the   _____ .  'What's this news about?' he asked.  'There's a man      
[025] ds of smoke.  'Where's that coming from?' 'I think the  _____ 's too hot.  Has  anyone got any water?' Tony, Jean's h
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Multiple Concordance Quiz

Which word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_graded_1k.txt)
