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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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word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set? (Corpus=corpus_awl.txt )
burst
confusion
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pride
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[001] the arena's speakers and red, white and blue confetti _____ from the rafters once the victory was sealed. The ga
[002] on you, shame on you," the marchers chanted as they _____ off the Brooklyn Bridge, wagging fingers at clusters o
[003] e boardwalk is supposed to be made of wood. The city _____ the concrete section of the boardwalk in 1955 after
[004] and children, hugging each other ecstatically as they _____ out of the trains. "We've done it!" This was not the
[005] rnest in May last year, when hundreds of SNM fighters _____ across the Ethiopian border and attacked Hargeisa and
[006] beach, on which the tormented shingles sounded as if _____ out in cart- loads, while the sand raised by the wind
[007] r was transformed into a thick syrup. This syrup was _____ into clay molds, previously fabricated in the kitche
[008] rag. Into this tube, through its upper extremity, he _____ a solution of potash, previously obtained by burning
[009] struggled with the convicts, he called to Ayrton, he _____ forth entreaties to that mysterious being,--that powe
[010] e opening on the northeast, which was partly visible, _____ out no torrent upon the northern slope of the mountai
[011] time a torrent of lava, bursting from the new summit, _____ out in long cascades, like water escaping from a vas
[012] southern and eastern sides an unceasing flow of lava _____ forth, thus forming two distinct streams. Above the n
[013] done. The judge listened quietly as the young woman _____ out her frustrations- then discussing with her the p
[014] Saturday Evening Post was slow to revive. But Curtis _____ over $1 million into it and in time it again became
[015] ill flow out of the chamber. The amount of liquid _____ into the chamber is determined by subtracting the qu
[016] few lines find you the same". The letters which _____ forth from camps were usually written under adverse
[017] n bound it loosely with cotton cloth, over which she _____ turpentine. He showed me one of his fingers which ha
[018] or so before serving time. It may be a bit cold when _____ ; but again, as one will have observed at any restaur
[019] whether in terms of finance or spiritual concern- is _____ into the private and domestic interests of the membe
[020] of U. S. taxpayers", this author states, "are being _____ into South Africa to support a system dedicated to t
[021] ysician in the United States of America, for our man _____ out his symptoms and drew a madly waving line indica
[022] placed flush with the inside of the wall. Mortar is _____ between this bracing and the 4-inch blocks on edge t
[023] terday. On the anniversary of her father's death she _____ out with agonized tears her feelings of guilt about
[024] stock and cut to shape, it can be molded, it can be _____ -in-place, it can be applied by spray guns, etc.
[025] make it possible for urethane foam components to be _____ , pumped, etc., into a void where they foam up to fil
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[001] ons. Once you have the panels, only a glue gun and a _____ gun are required to assemble the home. A honeycomb b
[002] e de Klerk administration, and believe a turn of the _____ would effect more change. It is because Britain will
[003] Reama, who retired as vice president of the American _____ Co. in 1955 said, "Both parties in the last election
[004] le through the pieces and secure with a 2-56 nut and _____ . Drill two No. 50 holes, one in the insert and one i
[005] the corresponding holes in the frame. Cut off excess _____ lengths and file flush with either frame or nut. Dri
[006] end and tap 2-56. (See Fig. 7.) Put a 2-56 roundhead _____ into the hole, cut off the excess threads and file f
[007] ith the underside of the bar. To find the other stop _____ position, insert the tappet into the frame and hold
[008] ition, insert the tappet into the frame and hold the _____ head tight against the frame edge. Scribe a line acr
[009] the tappet, 1/4'' plus half the diameter of the 2-56 _____ head (about 5/64'') away from the frame edge. Total
[010] his dimension slightly undersize so you can file the _____ head to get exactly 1/4'' tappet movement. Drill a N
[011] a No. 50 hole, tap 2-56 and insert a roundhead 2-56 _____ as you did on the first end. Drill a No. 47 hole cro
[012] he point of the stem. Before the resin has hardened, _____ a one-inch mahogany keel strip along the centerline.
[013] ding when it is released), loosening the lock nut or _____ , and rotating the housing until the desired tension
[014] developments for production equipment. The turret _____ machine, now known as the Brown + Sharpe hand
[015] machine, now known as the Brown + Sharpe hand _____ machine, takes its ancestry directly from Mr. Brown'
[016] e. Mr. Brown made important additions to the arts in _____ machine design by drastically improving the means fo
[017] tenets laid down by Mr. Brown. It expanded from hand _____ machines to automatic
[018] machines to automatic _____ machines, from simple formed-tooth gear cutting mach
[019] ly producing Brown + Sharpe single spindle automatic _____ machines, grinding machines of many types, and knee
[020] st Supper- and her canvas, small- the head of a tiny _____ . She had tuned her sight to the proper degree. As sh
[021] rrently reproducing the Last Supper on the head of a _____ ". "O, I say", the lady twittered. Helva turn
[022] nd brilliantly executed Last Supper on the head of a _____ . "Well", remarked one gentleman who had been forc
[023] foot-loose and fancy-free", he said, "has now become _____ -loose and frenzy-free. In our age of Science and Ang
[024] Callas once described as "like chipping teeth with a _____ driver", and her round, opalescent face becomes fasc
[025] ons. Once you have the panels, only a glue gun and a _____ gun are required to assemble the home. A honeycomb b
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[001] biography of Faubus that this 'first bold symbol of _____ ,' early as it was in the long struggle for black civil
[002] cture them on morals for moviemaking. But Hollywood's _____ to past, often politically motivated tirades against
[003] azard in Los Angeles, and the latter is running into _____ everywhere from environmentally sensitive homeowners.
[004] ide plants with a tolerance of drought and salt and a _____ to pests. In meat production, attempts to eliminate
[005] s into any country, including Canada, without strong _____ . More people are believed to watch CNN in Canada via
[006] ific gravity of the square log, its hardness, and its _____ to abrasion are all superior to that of the raw log.
[007] points of isolation, sound insulation, and earthquake _____ . A side benefit is the preservation of the above- gr
[008] uniforms who had been taken prisoner by Khmer Rouge _____ guerrillas after Hanoi's withdrawal deadline of 26 S
[009] e country. Reports of military gains by the Cambodian _____ have almost certainly been exaggerated in the last w
[010] Congress is debating future aid to the non- communist _____ factions". There has also been some hasty back- peda
[011] ogramme's emphasis on a mixed economy also met little _____ . Democracy is, of course, a tedious process, and the
[012] leaving behind my people who have fought a 14- year _____ ; that would not be accepted. That would not be reason
[013] histles. There was no cliff, and the shore offered no _____ to the ocean but a chain of irregular hillocks. Here
[014] granite is extremely hard, and will oppose a greater _____ to the explosion." "And when shall we see this, capta
[015] er also very powerful, and in spite of the monster's _____ he was firmly tied so that he could not even move. "Y
[016] lm, his eyes fell, his head bent, and he made no more _____ . "Poor fellow!" murmured the engineer. Cyrus Harding
[017] meanwhile, Lady Glenarvan undertook to vanquish the _____ of the ruffian. "At last, her influence prevailed, an
[018] rus Harding would be of his way of thinking. But was _____ and, in the last place, victory possible? That would
[019] employing a metal with the highest possible power of _____ , and steel is incontestably that metal of all others
[020] ou see, Pencroft," observed Harding, "there has been _____ on the part of the unfortunate Ayrton. The convicts h
[021] mentioned by one-third or more of the builders were " _____ to high interest rates, cost advantage of buying ove
[022] lex an organization must, first of all, overcome the _____ of layers of officials wedded to traditional procedu
[023] that the secretary's neck may be spared. @ #LITTLE _____ # @ CAMBODIA'S chief of state, who has been accused o
[024] urrender could be followed by the effective military _____ by occupied peoples. Hope for the future ... would l
[025] aesthetic climate of the times; a brilliant piece de _____ ? Certainly its composer was an ascending star on a n
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[001] formed snatch squads and, with uniformed colleagues, _____ and beat demonstrators. On at least one occasion, de
[002] years ago a Sao Paulo solicitor was applauded as he _____ a young would-be pickpocket to death. He was never c
[003] round the town. Many were clubbed to the ground and _____ . Shortly after Gunter Krusche, a leading figure in t
[004] ter an embarrassing hitch resulted in the deal being _____ firmly into touch by student authorities. Instead of a
[005] John Ellis, making his debut after signing from York, _____ the goal after Brendon Tuuta went high on Kevin Bear
[006] phed holding a United shirt) and juggled, headed and _____ a football in front of a at first incredulous and then
[007] gin to pull back the Lions' lead. Didier Camberabero _____ a penalty and converted a characteristic try by Serge
[008] s knife into its heart. The jaguar fell. The stranger _____ away the body, and was about to fly at the moment wh
[009] in the Cotton Bowl. That's because he already has _____ 14 extra points in 15 tries. He ran his string of su
[010] hopes to start practicing field goals this week. He _____ several while playing at Stamford High School, inclu
[011] at beat Anson, 3-0, in a 1953 district game. "I _____ about 110 extra points in 135 tries during three yea
[012] one time. I never did miss one in a playoff game- I _____ about 20 in the five playoff games my last two years
[013] time we've been ahead this season (when John Richey _____ what proved to be the winning field goal)". Ass
[014] x on payments he received from a client company and " _____ back" to the company's advertising manager, the Tax
[015] AL CAUSES"# _TO THE EDITOR:_ Sir- An old man is _____ to death by muggers. The medical examiner states tha
[016] g. One old man told me that when he was a boy he was _____ in the head by a fractious mule and had his scalp la
[017] resigned pose of the whipping boy who expects to be _____ whenever the master has had a dyspeptic outing with
[018] ked- except for guns, cartridge boxes and hats. They _____ their horses through the deep water with their bare
[019] idest bastards around. Just about to get their asses _____ into hut Seven. Plenty of room there now. All those
[020] of my own gun, and to my amazement, it had fired and _____ back into my shoulder with the force of an angry mul
[021] he asked. Elaine nodded. "They are the best". She _____ the locker lid shut and replaced the cushion. "They
[022] three vegetable months she waved her crabbed claws, _____ weakly with her clubbed feet and enjoyed the usual r
[023] a mighty whack on the back. "McLish", he said as he _____ the horse into motion, "I'd be a mighty sad man if w
[024] or banged open. He slapped the buckskin again and it _____ wildly, its hoofs rattling the side of the stall.
[025] uo applied the blade flat on a cheek. A shrill yelp, _____ legs, and groping hands that circled Matsuo's wrist.
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[001] e same genre. Neither Abrams nor Gordis points with _____ to the undeniable accomplishments of American Jewry.
[002] m of tomorrow? The Old Caste System North Americans _____ themselves on their version of democracy. "Everybody
[003] Architecture Page 23 891108 Time to restore London's _____ : Gavin Stamp says County Hall can still be saved to
[004] the world paying homage to Stockholm. Such is civic _____ . The contrast with London is painful and depressing.
[005] better, for it is an expression of the high hopes and _____ with which London's government began. The London Cou
[006] which again could and should become a focus of civic _____ . �Ģ Architecture Page 23 891108 The acceptable face
[007] onths their flagrantly communal slogans ('Say it with _____ - I am a Hindu') have propelled them to significant g
[008] nd on Saturday was to add insult to severely injured _____ . In all honesty we should have won by at least 15 poi
[009] play the best sides in Europe". Having dispatched the _____ of Romania, Steaua Bucharest, and the cream of Wales,
[010] e opponents, desperate to restore some of their lost _____ . Wood remains, but Jo Durie replaces Gomer while Anne
[011] active odds. �ĢSport Page 35 891005 Racing: Certain _____ for Elsworth By JOHN KARTER, Racing Correspondent DA
[012] fe, he resigned from an office in which he took great _____ . Yardley was proud that he was one of the few bowlers
[013] miling, and Pencroft with an indescribable feeling of _____ . "Very good, Herbert," replied Pencroft, "but I could
[014] errors in the U. S. Forest Service, whose officials _____ themselves in their scientific training, he added.
[015] triumphs include "Random Harvest", "Madame Curie", " _____ and Prejudice", "The Forsythe Saga" and "Mrs. Minive
[016] y said, "As an American I have the greatest possible _____ in the work that is being done in dozens of schools
[017] also gave the Corps a tilling in spots. Speaking of " _____ ", he deplored the noncommissioned officer "whose uni
[018] rican nations wake up to the truth that out of false _____ they are visiting ruin on Central Africa. Right
[019] It seems that Khrushchev himself took a very special _____ in having made a world-shaking contribution to Marxi
[020] es of the Chicago style. Another source of NBC _____ was its rare film clip of Bix Beiderbecke, but this
[021] ng herself be tempted by the classic sin of artistic _____ - that subtle vanity that sometimes misleads a great
[022] tumbling American leadership is due to the shock her _____ suffered when the Japanese attacked at Pearl Harbor.
[023] cultural values and social institutions, feelings of _____ and worth, aspirations and hopes basic to human well
[024] after winning her share of races. Stardel (Star's _____ -Starlette Hanover), 2:34 h, looks quite promising. F
[025] utiful filly and likes to trot. Hickory Hill (Star's _____ -Venus Hanover) has gone in 2:33 h; Hickory Spark (Ha
7. WORDS
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[001] era is just about over for "Mr. Show, " a half- hour _____ of pop- cultural commentary and cutting- edge irony
[002] he team won 1 game and lost 15. There was one brief _____ of glory in 1969, when Joe Namath led the team to an
[003] rted it five yards from his own line with a brilliant _____ which took him over the half-way line. Richardson then
[004] break. Within moments of the restart, Simon Langford _____ through the remnants of the Cumbrian midfield, Nigel
[005] end to be creatures of habit and, at present, a short _____ of goals every Saturday night is just a tease; an uni
[006] lf to rub them. The hardy sailor could not restrain a _____ of laughter on seeing the efforts of the lad to succe
[007] o will come, like everything else!" he repeated, in a _____ of absolute confidence. This work lasted till the 15t
[008] ge, and introduced among the nitro- glycerine, would _____ by means of a fuse, and cause the explosion. But Cyr
[009] ously, "if Pencroft has not had--" "Look here, Neb," _____ out Pencroft. "Do you think I could have a bullet in m
[010] e door, at which he was scratching as if he wished to _____ it open. Jup was also uttering piercing cries. "Hello
[011] e two marksmen remained unhurt. Horrible imprecations _____ from the boat, which immediately continued its way. T
[012] nchions were smashed, as if some tremendous shell had _____ in the interior of the brig. The colonists could easi
[013] are we going to do with all this?" And every moment _____ forth the hurrahs of the delighted sailor when he ca
[014] ano, although considered extinct, may evidently again _____ forth." "But if an eruption of Mount Franklin occurre
[015] he boiler, nor the volcano, which is the chimney, will _____ under the pressure of gas. Nevertheless, I repeat, it
[016] the palisade, and as they reached the gate the storm _____ forth with tremendous fury. In a minute the corral w
[017] hted lantern, and all left the corral. The storm then _____ forth with tremendous violence. The interval between
[018] lized by a storm of extreme violence, and the thunder _____ several times over the island. Large trees were stru
[019] f scoriae fell on the ground; but no current of lava _____ from the mouth of the volcano, which proved that the
[020] ows as far as the side of the palisade. The gate was _____ open by Ayrton, and the animals, bewildered with ter
[021] ed rocks, which, hurled to more than a thousand feet, _____ in the air like shells. Flashes of lightning rivaled
[022] rturned, skidding into a stopped tractor-trailer and _____ into flames near Snellville, the patrol said. Bob
[023] tures of the day when the screen door opened and Pam _____ out. "Dad"! she said. "It's getting so chilly we've
[024] ker to visit him- whereupon our burly Theodore again _____ into tears. All this near tragedy, which to us bo
[025] ble game. It can cut a red squirrel neatly in two or _____ a crow into a flurry of feathers. The most intrig
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[001] mittee, and that all of them were made from his West _____ office. They offer a new glimpse at the mechanics of
[002] coming the leading exponent of what Macintyre calls ' _____ -collar crime. ' He never disposed of his most famous
[003] kid, but Nell Parr of Lawrenceville took me under her _____ , explaining the different kinds of games they play n
[004] uaded her to invite Sinn Fein, the I. R. A. political _____ , to the talks, she said. Sinn Fein, which like the I.
[005] rmally invited the Irish Republican Army's political _____ to join peace talks in Northern Ireland beginning ne
[006] sical architecture to associate Classicism with right- _____ politics. Mr Terry has to some extent redressed the
[007] sical architecture to associate Classicism with right- _____ politics. Mr Terry has to some extent redressed the
[008] nt by turning the whole building around. The northern _____ of the building was also lopped off. And, of course,
[009] e, an axis where people can meet. The original adult _____ has snooker rooms and a library strung out in a gent
[010] ing laughter from the first-night audience), a right- _____ academic, a military automaton, and an Amstrad word-p
[011] team is Michael Simmonds, a leading light in right- _____ think tank the Adam Smith Institute. The City continue
[012] h elections, probably on 5 November. When the right- _____ New Democracy party and the Communist- dominated coa
[013] volts in 1987 and 1988. Pardons went also to 64 left- _____ guerrillas, but not to Mario Firmenich, founder of th
[014] 'Estaing said last week: "France already has its left- _____ governing party. We are still waiting for its opponen
[015] s, municipal welfare secretary for Sao Paulo's left- _____ city administration, calculates that there are almost
[016] caused to some of the crustier elements of his right- _____ allies, the Popular Alliance and the Popular Christia
[017] the People's Democracy Platform, the reformists' left- _____ allies, seemed to have got more than their share of
[018] lieved to be directed against supporters of the left- _____ party, the Patriotic Union. The judge investigating t
[019] the Ayodhya campaign. Last week leaders of four left- _____ parties accused the BJP of "spreading communal poiso
[020] 's iconoclastic alliance, and has described the left- _____ coalition as "a crutch for New Democracy, a spare par
[021] d waning confidence deep in the second half, the left _____ Bowling got an accidental boot in the mouth. It left
[022] ver, hinge on the New Zealanders Brian Bellingham, a _____ , and Steve Autogavea, a lock, who are due to arrive
[023] Three game at Brentford Jan Murray, the England left _____ , avoids becoming the filling in a Finnish defenders'
[024] e them, Everton can find scapegoats on their own left _____ . Passes played into space there created a two- goal,
[025] e of Lune) replaces the injured Dave Cusani, and the _____ forward Mark Hesketh (Fylde) is preferred to John Ing
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[001] hazards not covered by it, which ranged from "insect _____ " to "nuclear accident " to "wars and revolutions "
[002] pines, its funky house- scarred by smoke and water _____ from a suspicious fire- was an eyesore. Thigh- high
[003] es and Americans as well. Nothing can undo the human _____ already inflicted. But Swedish authorities must move
[004] lunges in Asia are not expected to cause significant _____ in markets in the United States and Europe, or in La
[005] bmarine" courses through the blood system correcting _____ , removing debris, and generally surveying the human
[006] s that perhaps cars can be better charged, with less _____ to the environment, when parked in an urban location,
[007] big problem. This development should reduce produce _____ and spoilage considerably in years to come, especiall
[008] heir usual scans are conducted to assess and analyze _____ done by such diseases as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
[009] eezing water that would normally puncture and fatally _____ blood cells. When warm weather returns, the shrunken
[010] eds of millions of dollars each year in meat and hide _____ in North America. If this can be prevented or even m
[011] ray -- not only to improve crops but also to minimize _____ to the environment. The same unit with appropriate so
[012] again to the same temperature. The process does not _____ wood fibers, but actually makes them stronger, denser
[013] ling. The grown salmon were easily harvested without _____ . These higher quality fish were processed nearby imm
[014] burn, the heat, and even the pain -- but without the _____ . How many kids have stuck their fingers in a light
[015] elopment of excessively large sites is doing as much _____ as building upwards ever did. He would, for example,
[016] ldings succeed in being inoffensive, at limiting the _____ caused by large amounts of office space. One advanta
[017] the area quiet, and saw little evidence of artillery _____ to the town. �ĢForeign News Page 11 891006 "Tibet f
[018] into his injured shoulder to show up the extent of the _____ . You can't predict anything until he has seen the sca
[019] weight Bath title, inflicted much mental and physical _____ . From Bailey's first thrust to Simon Smith's closing
[020] magination of an artist of the Renaissance. As to the _____ caused by the storm in the forest, that could not as
[021] e disorder caused by the intruders, disorder but not _____ , for although they had turned everything in the rooms
[022] and reported that the stock of cloth would suffer no _____ in the grotto where it was stored, it was decided th
[023] and lastly, an instantaneous deflagration which might _____ the firearms. On the other hand, the advantages of py
[024] he gusts of wind from the east, suffered considerable _____ . The pigeon-house was twice unroofed and the paling
[025] se, the pirates will not think of causing irreparable _____ by throwing shell against it. What is to be feared is
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[001] safe point after, the Wolfpack could see the fear and _____ in the eyes of the Syracuse defenders. That made the
[002] hostile sky. The battle itself is a welter of savage _____ . It is in the battle scenes that the new film differs
[003] t was flooded with recruitment agencies which created _____ among companies with positions to fill. Companies can
[004] by the White House. Another subject on which intense _____ remains is whether or not the US was ever offered a
[005] ed by several administration officials to explain the _____ in the Panamanian command post - had prevented any c
[006] anti- strike provisions voted through amid no little _____ six days ago. It effectively bans strikes in transpor
[007] -neck look". Central planners uncomfortable with the _____ and uncertainty of the market-place will also be ple
[008] nger's face flushed, his head sunk on his breast, and _____ was depicted on his countenance. "And now that you k
[009] , as they are called in some countries, and its wild _____ appeared to indicate that a sudden crystallization ha
[010] tion whether the Peace Corps will be able to prevent _____ for church and state over methods, means and goals.
[011] n public administration, has surrounded himself with _____ which not only keeps his foes guessing but his frien
[012] nced that his province had seceded from the country. _____ became chaos; each succeeding day brought new acts o
[013] nty Air Force recruits on board, awoke from a nap in _____ . "The old man came from the front of the plane and s
[014] of foreign policy. This tends to create friction and _____ and has not made it easier for Secretary Rusk to res
[015] eficit. Finally, Mr. Eisenhower found nothing but _____ in Washington. This statement recalls the 1959 Berli
[016] too. The crisis has been renewed since then but the _____ has hardly been compounded. Ex-Presidents, reliev
[017] we still make use of this distinction, there is much _____ as to the meaning of the basic terms employed. Just
[018] e, but a positive handicap. The technique of reality _____ - the use of paradox and riddles to shake the mind's
[019] ichmann a "fiend"? These questions touch the root of _____ in the prosecution's case. It might be contended,
[020] The civil law is concerned with public crimes. Only _____ , failure and anarchy result when the effort is made
[021] tent system, which appears to be getting into deeper _____ every day". With the other members of the patents
[022] f the Emperor diety in Japan, the people are left in _____ with no God or moral teachings that have strength. T
[023] nges in world politics have, however, thrown it into _____ , so much so that it is safe to say that all internat
[024] ather than clear thought and timely action. Even so, _____ in this period gained such strength (from compromise
[025] our need today to clarify completely our far worse _____ on this subject. The difference came down to this