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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.
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[001]  old man  sat  by the fire.  He turned when he heard a  _____ .  He looked at  me and screamed.  Then he ran outside,     
[002] ge  your words.  But how can I help you?" 'There was a  _____  at  the entrance to the.  house.  Felix and Agatha wer     
[003] was so hungry and tired.  I was falling  asleep when a  _____  woke me.  It was the sound of a child  who ran into my     
[004] nd was dead, and  I cried for him.  Suddenly I heard a  _____  and I returned to  Frankenstein.  You will not believe     
[005] ere there to help.  The young animals made a  terrible  _____  when the heated metal burned into their skins.  Tom co     
[006]  and round the arena he went.  He was making a lot of   _____  and throwing his head up and down.  But his eyes  neve     
[007]  at me, down by Gully's feet.  It was  just before the  _____  of the horn.  She looked so little, so  afraid.  And I     
[008]  people laughing.  The house was at last,  filled with  _____ .  They were all there: Diane, Frank, Tom,  Joe,  Craig     
[009] rses.'  Then suddenly they heard it.  There was a deep  _____   coming  from somewhere in the trees.  It was the soun     
[010]  He began to hit the  door, and to break it down.  The  _____  was loud and traveled  all over the forest."  At the e     
[011] wn, and died.  But before  it  died, it screamed.  The  _____  was loud and terrible, and  Ethelred had to cover his      
[012] ridge between this world  and the next world.  But the  _____  of the whirlpool was a  terrible scream.  "The boat we     
[013]  and began to form a line.  Suddenly, there was a loud  _____ .  A man knocked on the door and shouted, 'Open this do     
[014] l - and then silence.  Some hours later, he  heard the  _____  again, nearer and more clearly.  Edmond  listened.' I      
[015] sure, so I can't go inside.' After an hour  he heard a  _____ .  It was the governor, and there was  someone with him     
[016] eight  pulled him quickly down.  Finally, with a great  _____ , he fell  into the cold water.  When he hit the water,     
[017]  said.  'But you will have to work.' Suddenly, a loud   _____  rang across the waters.  'Hey! What is that?' cried th     
[018] .  Then early one Monday morning, we heard a  terrible  _____  from Rodrigo's house.  He was shouting, his  wife was      
[019]  His usual time.   A few minutes later, we  heard  the  _____  when he started the engine of his boat.  Then the  sou     
[020] long holes below the water.  Many passengers heard the  _____ , but it wasn't very loud.  Nobody knew it yet, but thi     
[021]  impossible to stand.  There was  a  terrible crashing  _____  as furniture and plates fell.  Many  people were throw     
[022] rs in the clear, dark  sky.  Suddenly, there was a new  _____ .  This was the loudest  of all and it could only mean      
[023] eaming for help.  To the people in the  lifeboats, the  _____  seemed to fill the night.  A As the  front part of the     
[024] otel of  the  El Salvador players.  They made a lot of  _____  with their cars,  threw stones at the windows, screame     
[025] ing a lot more friendly when  suddenly he heard a loud  _____  outside the room.  It was the  other players.  They ra     


	
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[001] in Hollywood, where the Godfather films  were made, or  _____  Studios outside the city, where you  can feel an earth     


	
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[001] nd traveled  all over the forest."  At the end of this  _____ , I stopped in fear.  I thought I heard a sound from so     
[002] nglish word first, then  the translation, and  a short  _____  as an example. I try to learn ten new  words a  day. *     
[003] kish on the other side. I write the English word in a   _____  so I know how  to use it, and what words it's used wit     
[004] rd all through the forest.  As I finished reading this  _____ , I jumped in my seat and  then sat  very still.  I tho     
[005] nd traveled  all over the forest."  At the end of this  _____ , I stopped in fear.  I thought I heard a sound from so     
[006] nglish word first, then  the translation, and  a short  _____  as an example. I try to learn ten new  words a  day. *     
[007] kish on the other side. I write the English word in a   _____  so I know how  to use it, and what words it's used wit     


	
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[001]  Joe  about  her friends in New York.  Later, when the  _____  was coming to an end, Frank said, 'You  know what, Tom     
[002]  The Bookers were all  coming to the river house for a  _____  in the evening.  Annie  put  the computer on and found     
[003] asn't so great, but nobody  seemed to mind.  After the  _____ , the children went to play games on Annie's  computer.     
[004] nd  Grace. Later, the two families came together for a  _____  by  the  river.  Annie found it hard to look Tom in th     
[005] n the trees, and the  sun went slowly down.  After the  _____ , Grace asked Joe to show them all a trick with  matche     
[006] stopped in the heat of the afternoon and ate a simple   _____ .  Later they climbed to the top of a hill.  Suddenly T     
[007] s again. Back at the house, Annie  prepared their last  _____  together.  'Oh, Tom.  I love you so much.'  'I love yo     
[008] etter. The cooks at 'La Reserve'  prepared a wonderful  _____  for the wedding.  Many of the men  from the Pharaoh we     
[009]  of the hole.  Later, the  guard came with his evening  _____ .  When the man left the  room, Dantes started to work      
[010] ught came  to  him.  'When the guard brings my evening  _____  at seven  o'clock, will he notice Faria's body in my b     
[011] to his friends.  The men on the  shore  were cooking a  _____ .  They were sitting down to eat when  they saw Dantes.     
[012] ant any food, but he told the other men to have  their  _____ .  'I only need to rest,' he said.  'When you return, I     
[013] .  Elinor ate some tea with Mrs  Jennings, their first  _____  of the day.  Then Mrs Jennings went  up to bed.  They      
[014]  the lamp through the window.  Then the soldier had  a  _____  with Rodrigo.  After the                                   
[015]                               with Rodrigo.  After the  _____ , he came back to the  cafe and sat with me and some of     
[016] was talking to the soldier.  The soldier  stayed for a  _____  that evening.  I could hear their voices  through the      
[017] igo's  house.  He watched the soldier start to eat the  _____  with  Rodrigo.  He had everything that he needed in hi     
[018] people usually ate at home.  They  only went out for a  _____  at special times, like for somebody's  birthday.  But      
[019] nk  in pubs and clubs.  Would you like to go out for a  _____  tonight  Sally?Oh yes!  Let's do that.  Scones  Scones     
[020] , high tea, lunch and dinner  Afternoon tea is a small  _____ , not a drink.  Now most  ordinary  British families do     
[021] es too.  Soon everybody was enjoying this exciting new  _____ .  But the  British working population did not have aft     
[022] ng population did not have afternoon tea.  They  had a  _____  at about midday, and a                                     
[023]                                 at about midday, and a  _____  after work, between  five and seven o'clock.  This         
[024]     after work, between  five and seven o'clock.  This  _____  was called 'high tea', or  just  'tea'.  Some families     
[025] rants in these areas offer it  too.  High tea is a big  _____  with a main dish ? meat or fish ?  followed by bread a     


	
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[001] fterwards. At least he gives me a free  toothbrush and  _____  of toothpaste after  he has finished with me!  *** Q:      
[002] ses in the suburbs and  travel  into the centre on the  _____ . In Madrid, people live in flats and  apartments in th     
[003] rain like London's  famous Underground railway - 'the   _____ ' - isn't there? K: Yes, but with a  flat rate fare, so     
[004] ear public transport? L: Oh yes.  Five  minutes to the  _____  station, and the bus stop is just round the  corner wi     
[005]  not dreamers. The settlement is  a gigantic  wheel, a  _____  more than 400 ft in diameter bent into a ring just  ov     
[006]   But it was  not a happy smile.  'The drugs were in a  _____  of  toothpaste.  A toothpaste                              
[007]                          of  toothpaste.  A toothpaste  _____  with drugs in it.  .  .  heroin  .  .  .  not toothpas     
[008] know about the heroin? Did he put it in the toothpaste  _____ ?'  'Stephen? No ...  why do you ask about Stephen, mot     
[009] d two tubes of  toothpaste in  the girl's bag, and one  _____  in  the young man's bag.  All three tubes had heroin i     
[010]  Do you know?'  He looked at it, and then at Anna.  'A  _____  of  toothpaste.  Why?'  'That's right.  A policeman ga     
[011] fterwards. At least he gives me a free  toothbrush and  _____  of toothpaste after  he has finished with me!  *** Q:      
[012] ses in the suburbs and  travel  into the centre on the  _____ . In Madrid, people live in flats and  apartments in th     
[013] rain like London's  famous Underground railway - 'the   _____ ' - isn't there? K: Yes, but with a  flat rate fare, so     
[014] ear public transport? L: Oh yes.  Five  minutes to the  _____  station, and the bus stop is just round the  corner wi     
[015]  not dreamers. The settlement is  a gigantic  wheel, a  _____  more than 400 ft in diameter bent into a ring just  ov     


	
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[001] They came to live  the "American dream." The Statue of  _____  The Statue of                                              
[002]                                         The Statue of   _____  is one of the most famous sights in the world.  The  s     
[003] he statue.  The name of Bedloe's Island was changed to  _____  Island.  Ellis IslandBefore they could begin their new     
[004] ned as a museum.  Tourists can take the same ferry  to  _____  Island and to Ellis Island.  The museum at Ellis  Isla     
[005] o.  The  ferry gives a wonderful view of the Statue of  _____ .  And the  price is perfect ? the ride is free.  Walki     
[006] her  problems.  Close to Ellis Island is the Statue of  _____  (                                                          
[007]                                                       ( _____   means 'freedom').  On it are these famous words: 'Giv     
[008] red in King Kong  and many other films.  The Statue of  _____  is another  favourite place for tourists.  It is 93 me     
[009] They came to live  the "American dream." The Statue of  _____  The Statue of                                              
[010]                                         The Statue of   _____  is one of the most famous sights in the world.  The  s     
[011] he statue.  The name of Bedloe's Island was changed to  _____  Island.  Ellis IslandBefore they could begin their new     
[012] ned as a museum.  Tourists can take the same ferry  to  _____  Island and to Ellis Island.  The museum at Ellis  Isla     
[013] o.  The  ferry gives a wonderful view of the Statue of  _____ .  And the  price is perfect ? the ride is free.  Walki     


	
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[001] loved horse,  Pilgrim, are both badly hurt in a riding  _____ .  Annie wants  to ' help her daughter to get better.       
[002]  her work, and she was good at it.  But  since Grace's  _____ , this all seemed so unimportant.  She  was being stron     
[003]  To her surprise, Grace did not often dream about the   _____ .  She did have one dream about Pilgrim.  He was  stand     
[004]   She decided to tell Tom Booker about the day of the   _____ . Tom could see that Annie was a rider; her body  moved     
[005]  was angry with Tom.  'I hear Grace told you about the  _____ ?'  'Yes, she did,' he said.  And that was all.  It was     
[006] ext night.  Chapter 13 Monte Cristo And so, by a lucky  _____ , Dantes  reached the island of Monte Cristo.  The Youn     
[007] leman was walking near  them with his dog.  He saw the  _____ , and immediately  came to help them.  'I've hurt my fo     
[008] o very safe.  There were sixteen  compartments.  In an  _____ , big metal doors could close  and then no water could      
[009]  trip, the Titanic had bad luck.  There was almost an   _____  in the first minutes of the trip.  The danger passed,      
[010]  the ship and its  survivors.  Even after the terrible  _____ , things were very different for  first-class and third     
[011] wo children,  Trevor and Loraine.  On the night of the  _____ , the A11isons went on deck.  Alice Cleaver acted quick     
[012] n Loraine Kramer's story showed that, years after the   _____ , people were still interested in the Titanic.  The  wo     
[013] ns, Rose's love for Jack  plays a part in the terrible  _____  that follows As  the water comes higher and higher, Ja     
[014]   to  Charles was not happy.  When Diana died in a car  _____   in  1997 with her lover, Dodi Fayed, many British peo     
[015] 29 July, 1981.  10 b  Paris, Diana was killed in a car  _____  on 31 August, 1997,  II11 a Prince Andrew, Andrew and      
[016] ristopher Reeve presented an award in 1996.  After an   _____  on a horse, the actor could not move any part of his       
[017] s  were easy to break.  One winner broke his award by   _____ .  He knocked its head off! The Academy gave him a new      
[018] her car when it crashed in Paris in August  1997.  The  _____  killed Diana and her new boyfriend,  Dodi.  Her life e     
[019] ed  to ride a horse, but after she broke her arm in an  _____   she was frightened, and didn't want to ride again.  L     
[020] in the newspapers until a few  weeks later.  It was an  _____ , the Palace said.  It was only  a  few stairs.  The do     
[021]  her.  She found that she could be strong.  A terrible  _____  happened when she and Charles were on  holiday in Swit     
[022] nk worse of Charles when Prince William had a  serious  _____  at school in 1991.  Diana stayed at the hospital with      
[023] ride again - she  was still afraid of horses after her  _____  as a child.  Will  Carling, the sportsman, and his wif     
[024] rying.  The woman's son, Dean, was badly hurt in a car  _____ .  Diana sat with the young man that night, and visited     
[025] finally woke up in hospital, he couldn't  remember the  _____ .  We now know that the driver, Henri  Paul, had too mu     


	
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[001] s  car, and he stopped in seconds. He  had this really  _____  expensive car, and as  soon as he stopped  we just jum     
[002] yal Hospital and then went home. 'Suddenly there was a  _____   and  an explosion. I don't know how it happened. Mayb     
[003] shouted,  Look out!' It jumped out  from a bush like a  _____  of lightening,  500 kilos plus and four metres long. I     
[004] s a very  loud BANG! at the front of  the plane, and a  _____  of white light that burned Carl's eyes.  Almost  immed     
[005]  could hear the sound of  water.  He  stared again.  A  _____  of  lightning lit up the sky, and  then Wyatt saw a ve     
[006] s  car, and he stopped in seconds. He  had this really  _____  expensive car, and as  soon as he stopped  we just jum     
[007] yal Hospital and then went home. 'Suddenly there was a  _____   and  an explosion. I don't know how it happened. Mayb     
[008] shouted,  Look out!' It jumped out  from a bush like a  _____  of lightening,  500 kilos plus and four metres long. I