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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.
Which word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set?

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[001] o.  After a while she got up, saying,  I can't  see to  _____ ,' and went back to sit by the lamp.  The cat jumped in     
[002] ends here  evenings knitting  jumpers and she likes to  _____  buttons on shirts  and things like that. She's a big       
[003] o.  After a while she got up, saying,  I can't  see to  _____ ,' and went back to sit by the lamp.  The cat jumped in     
[004] ends here  evenings knitting  jumpers and she likes to  _____  buttons on shirts  and things like that. She's a big       


	
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[001] re not  certain or cannot decide  whether something is  _____ , dial 999 anyhow. You  may help  us catch a criminal,      
[002] t  of people who, for various reasons, are labelled as  _____ ,  to expand  almost without limit'. *** Concorde, the      
[003] d told her why he was late.  Immediately his wife  was  _____  of her husband's behaviour  with the young lady. She q     
[004] re not  certain or cannot decide  whether something is  _____ , dial 999 anyhow. You  may help  us catch a criminal,      
[005] t  of people who, for various reasons, are labelled as  _____ ,  to expand  almost without limit'. *** Concorde, the      
[006] d told her why he was late.  Immediately his wife  was  _____  of her husband's behaviour  with the young lady. She q     


	
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[001] at next to Mary.  Karen was helping to dry Mary with a  _____ .  Mary opened her eyes.  'I'm all right, really,' she      
[002] tres! None  of the rooms we saw offered their guests a  _____  or  any soap. In one, there  were no sheets on the bed     
[003] een is  reported to require  that her hair be dried by  _____ , as she dislikes sitting  under a  hairdryer. Every Tu     
[004] ry morning, I fill a basin  with boiling  water, put a  _____  over my head, and breathe the  hot steam down my throa     
[005] at next to Mary.  Karen was helping to dry Mary with a  _____ .  Mary opened her eyes.  'I'm all right, really,' she      
[006] tres! None  of the rooms we saw offered their guests a  _____  or  any soap. In one, there  were no sheets on the bed     
[007] een is  reported to require  that her hair be dried by  _____ , as she dislikes sitting  under a  hairdryer. Every Tu     
[008] ry morning, I fill a basin  with boiling  water, put a  _____  over my head, and breathe the  hot steam down my throa     


	
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[001] ard work than anything  else. He says, 'You have to be  _____  if you want to get  ahead. You can get  to the top if      
[002] ard work than anything  else. He says, 'You have to be  _____  if you want to get  ahead. You can get  to the top if      


	
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[001] e animal for its meat, and they made clothes  from its  _____ .  Because the animals spend a lot of time in cold  wat     
[002]  a lot of time in cold  water, beavers have very thick  _____ .  When Europeans came to  North America, they wanted t     
[003] ica, they wanted the beaver for this beautiful, thick   _____ .  Many people in cities wanted to wear                     
[004]                .  Many people in cities wanted to wear  _____  coats.  Trappers  could sell beaver                        
[005]                    coats.  Trappers  could sell beaver  _____  for a lot of money.  They killed more and  more beaver     
[006] e animal for its meat, and they made clothes  from its  _____ .  Because the animals spend a lot of time in cold  wat     
[007]  a lot of time in cold  water, beavers have very thick  _____ .  When Europeans came to  North America, they wanted t     
[008] ica, they wanted the beaver for this beautiful, thick   _____ .  Many people in cities wanted to wear                     
[009]                .  Many people in cities wanted to wear  _____  coats.  Trappers  could sell beaver                        
[010]                    coats.  Trappers  could sell beaver  _____  for a lot of money.  They killed more and  more beaver     


	
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[001] d the train was slow.  There were seven  people in the  _____ .  There  was the man in the brown hat; the young man a     
[002] e. After Newton  Abbot station the guard came into the  _____  to look at  their tickets.   Now then,' he  said,  whe     
[003] , telling stories.'  The two men stood up and left the  _____ .  The little girl ate her sandwich and looked at Julie     
[004]  her and smiled.  For some minutes it was quiet in the  _____ .   Then the  tall dark man opened his bag and  took ou     
[005] ain.'  After half an hour the two men came back to the  _____ .  There are a lot of people on this  train,' Bill said     
[006] r in his bag.  Then he picked  up his bag and left the  _____ .  The train stopped at the  station.  A lot of people      
[007] the train, and  two women and an old man came into the  _____ .  They  had  a lot of bags with them.  Bill and the  m     
[008] ples.  The bag  broke and the apples went all over the  _____ .  Oh damn!' she said.  Everybody laughed, and helped h     
[009] e got on.  Two girls went  along the corridor, past my  _____ .  They looked through the door, but they didn't come i     
[010] irls came back along the corridor  and looked into the  _____  again.  The  train left Zagreb and I looked out of the     
[011] hen I opened my eyes again, the two girls were in the   _____ .  They looked friendly, so  I said,  Hullo.'  Hi!' the     
[012] ple got  off.  There were only me and the girls in the  _____  then.  The  guard came and looked at our tickets,  and     
[013] eal.  When we came back, Carol was  still alone in the  _____ .  Melanie put  her feet on the seat and went to sleep.     
[014] eople got on the train, and two old  men came into our  _____ .  They  looked at Melanie's feet on the seat, and talk     
[015] ere a lot of policemen on the train.  Everybody in the  _____  sat up and  began to talk.  What's happening?' I said      
[016] ople off the train.'  Then two policemen came into our  _____ , a tall thin one  and a short fat one.  They looked  a     
[017] people on the train, and nobody came  into Mr Harris's  _____ .  He was  happy about that.  Most people on the train      
[018] r dinner in the restaurant Mr Harris came back to his   _____ , and sat in his seat next to  the window.  For an hour     
[019]  the black night again.  Then  the door of Mr Harris's  _____  opened, and two people  came in.  A young man and a yo     
[020]  a minute  or two nobody moved and it was quiet in the  _____ .  There  was only the noise of the train, and it  went     
[021] r.  Elena put her  head in her hands, and again in the  _____  there was a  long, terrible cry.  Mr Harris's face was     
[022] .  is dead!'  The guard ran with Mr Harris back to the  _____ .  Mr  Harris opened the door and they went  inside.  T     
[023] arris stayed with the guard and didn't go back to his   _____ .  Yes,' the guard said,  it's a famous story.  I don't     
[024]  terrible sound.  Suddenly the coach stopped.  A small  _____  came down  the narrow road on the right.  Four black h     
[025]  faster, and the driver  laughed wildly.  Suddenly the  _____  stopped.  I opened the door and got  out.  At once the     


	
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[001]  had a cigarette in the toilets in Buckingham Palace!   _____  Soul  The next album,                                      
[002]                                  Soul  The next album,  _____  Soul, came out in December 1965.  It  was another big      
[003] d ideas.  STORY BEHIND THE SONG...  Around the time of  _____  Soul, the single 'Day Tripper' /  'We Can Work It Out'     
[004] the young boy earned  money by taking small amounts of  _____  from the forest's  trees.  The                             
[005]                         from the forest's  trees.  The  _____  was then sold to local factories.  This is an  old sty     
[006] yle of farming.  The trees are not hurt when you take   _____  from them.  In this way, the forest and its people liv     
[007] and he wanted to save it.  But Chico was just a  poor   _____  farmer.  When he spoke to the businessmen, they did  n     
[008] ey could take forest fruit, plants for  medicines, and  _____ .  People will look after the forest if  they  earn mon     
[009]   But  they could collect fruit, medicinal plants, and  _____  in these  areas.  Chico worked hard to make more and m     
[010] dette  Sansom after the war p.  17 Chico Mendez taking  _____   from  a tree in Xapuri p.  19 Chico Mendez at home wi     
[011] ere they refused to eat, and so  prison officers used   _____  tubes to force food into them. The  most shocking even     
[012]  had a cigarette in the toilets in Buckingham Palace!   _____  Soul  The next album,                                      
[013]                                  Soul  The next album,  _____  Soul, came out in December 1965.  It  was another big      
[014] d ideas.  STORY BEHIND THE SONG...  Around the time of  _____  Soul, the single 'Day Tripper' /  'We Can Work It Out'     
[015] the young boy earned  money by taking small amounts of  _____  from the forest's  trees.  The                             
[016]                         from the forest's  trees.  The  _____  was then sold to local factories.  This is an  old sty     
[017] yle of farming.  The trees are not hurt when you take   _____  from them.  In this way, the forest and its people liv     
[018] and he wanted to save it.  But Chico was just a  poor   _____  farmer.  When he spoke to the businessmen, they did  n     
[019] ey could take forest fruit, plants for  medicines, and  _____ .  People will look after the forest if  they  earn mon     
[020]   But  they could collect fruit, medicinal plants, and  _____  in these  areas.  Chico worked hard to make more and m     
[021] dette  Sansom after the war p.  17 Chico Mendez taking  _____   from  a tree in Xapuri p.  19 Chico Mendez at home wi     
[022] ere they refused to eat, and so  prison officers used   _____  tubes to force food into them. The  most shocking even