187
Quiz 187 Draft
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?
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
Click words for Dictionary
2. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] used in a shop near where we lived that sold knitting _____ . I took it out as quickly as I could, furtively, rath
[002] lling Miss Pole that her uncle sold the best knitting- _____ in Edinburgh. So, I say again, it was good of Miss Je
[003] ittle town. Miss Pole wrote, asking for some knitting- _____ . Miss Matty Jenkyns (Miss Deborah's younger sister) w
[004] way he turned his face into the white softness of the _____ , caught at my heart. I turned quickly, and left the
[005] eet three young girls. Each of them is spinning her _____ , milk white, like the moonlight. In fact, it is the m
[006] er, on the darkest night, the young girls wash their _____ in the sea, and it falls into the water. It changes i
[007] from the sea, thin in the sky . . . And when all the _____ is washed and is a white ball in the sky once more,
[008] . It was lying very still and the wind was making its _____ move gently. I finished my lunch and continued up th
[009] it.' Rick bent down and searched in the thick, white _____ of his sheep. He found the hidden door of the control
[010] s of water and two white tablets. He gave her his big _____ jacket that he wore on cold mornings. Then, as she to
[011] ks, Bobby.' A cool April wind made me feel cold in my _____ suit. I wished I'd worn a coat. 'Are you going to th
[012] d, which was dug by enormous insects, and that Indian _____ grew on trees. (Cotton was not known inthe Mediterran
[013] colate notes, Ms. LeFrak, wearing pearls and a black _____ Oscar de la Renta dress, escorted her guests into th
[014] ere, told in millions of stitches spun in 95 colors of _____ , embellished with pewter buttons, handmade lace, porc
[015] used in a shop near where we lived that sold knitting _____ . I took it out as quickly as I could, furtively, rath
[016] lling Miss Pole that her uncle sold the best knitting- _____ in Edinburgh. So, I say again, it was good of Miss Je
[017] ittle town. Miss Pole wrote, asking for some knitting- _____ . Miss Matty Jenkyns (Miss Deborah's younger sister) w
[018] way he turned his face into the white softness of the _____ , caught at my heart. I turned quickly, and left the
[019] eet three young girls. Each of them is spinning her _____ , milk white, like the moonlight. In fact, it is the m
[020] er, on the darkest night, the young girls wash their _____ in the sea, and it falls into the water. It changes i
[021] from the sea, thin in the sky . . . And when all the _____ is washed and is a white ball in the sky once more,
[022] . It was lying very still and the wind was making its _____ move gently. I finished my lunch and continued up th
[023] it.' Rick bent down and searched in the thick, white _____ of his sheep. He found the hidden door of the control
[024] s of water and two white tablets. He gave her his big _____ jacket that he wore on cold mornings. Then, as she to
[025] ks, Bobby.' A cool April wind made me feel cold in my _____ suit. I wished I'd worn a coat. 'Are you going to th
3. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] hen it could be sold. 1 I put the things into the _____ of the Chevette and drove to the Port. Late Saturday
[002] de and got Boom Boom's papers and pictures from the _____ and took them up to my apartment. As I unlocked the d
[003] He went to his car and got another hard hat from the _____ for me. We went up on to the deck and watched the co
[004] on. Sean was standing using his arm as the elephant's _____ , while the boys next to him were laughing. 'Get out,
[005] enys said, 'we still don't know what Leo wants. ' 'I _____ we do,' Mrs Maudsley said. 'You agree, Leo, don't you
[006] hen it could be sold. 1 I put the things into the _____ of the Chevette and drove to the Port. Late Saturday
[007] de and got Boom Boom's papers and pictures from the _____ and took them up to my apartment. As I unlocked the d
[008] He went to his car and got another hard hat from the _____ for me. We went up on to the deck and watched the co
[009] on. Sean was standing using his arm as the elephant's _____ , while the boys next to him were laughing. 'Get out,
[010] enys said, 'we still don't know what Leo wants. ' 'I _____ we do,' Mrs Maudsley said. 'You agree, Leo, don't you
4. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] aghetti, salads and Paul's favourites which are pea _____ or cream of tomato
[002] or cream of tomato _____ made from home- grown tomatoes and onions. I also mak
[003] y wrapped him up in a blanket and gave him some hot _____ to warm him up, which he drank right out of the bowl
[004] ly this morning, Sofia came. She untied me, gave me _____ and the sheep's coat. Then she led me downstairs. On
[005] per is mostly rainwater - rainwater bread, rainwater _____ . Happily, you have something strong to drink. This b
[006] mall hand on his and said, 'I'm going to make you hot _____ and yams, just the way you like them. So, Father, ple
[007] did not ask questions. She showed them the good, hot _____ and the yams that she had cooked for her father. Uncl
[008] perately around for a weapon, picked up a bowl of hot _____ and threw it at Edgar, who started screaming. Hindley
[009] t's your fault, Edgar, you He picked up a bowl of hot _____ and threw it at Edgar. annoyed him! Why did you speak
[010] id the maid. There were three omelets and some tomato _____ . Lucille's coee was in a silver pot, and the childr
[011] ennet stayed by the fire, stirring some rather nasty _____ she was making. She had decided to stay at the farmh
[012] ldren; four other cousins. The meal itself was a meat _____ with rice and bread, served on big plates. There was
[013] told the old man yet. I'm waiting till I land in the _____ again. Then I shall play that as my last card. I usua
[014] all play that as my last card. I usually get into the _____ sooner or later. Here's the pub. The beer's not bad.'
[015] all right for about six weeks, and then I land in the _____ . I don't believe I was ever meant by Nature to be a s
[016] asy to get another job after after you've been in the _____ ?' asked Paul. Not at first, it isn't, but there are w
[017] for almost the whole of that war. Then I got into the _____ again, pretty badly that time. They said, "Now, Grime
[018] le job for the rest of the war. You can't get into the _____ in Ireland, however hard you try. I don't know if you
[019] but I've never had any Doubts. When you've been in the _____ as often as I have, it gives you a sort of feeling th
[020] actly cheerful.' No, I'm not. The fact is, I'm in the _____ again.' Badly?' Right up to the neck. Couldn't be wo
[021] ure happiness!' Absolutely,' said Grimes. After their _____ they had the worst sort of fish. Mr Prendergast made
[022] They managed to catch Grimes on his way out. In the _____ again?' asked Paul. Well, not exactly, but things hav
[023] g together, cutting stone in the quarries. I'm in the _____ as usual. Been here a fortnight and it seems too long
[024] and showed us the little room. Grace Poole was making _____ over a fire, and behind her a shape crawled on the f
[025] workers sat and ate bowls of khao dhom, a thick rice _____ . They wore their office clothes, and they ate quickly
5. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] t, and Little John. For food, they killed the king's _____ , and many days were spent eating, drinking, and playi
[002] e to be very quiet. We crept nearer and found a dead _____ , its flesh torn open, still bleeding. This was the ti
[003] se in the mountains.' OK.' Above the fireplace is a _____ 's head...' What's a
[004] 's head...' What's a _____ ?' It's an animal that used to live in the woods. Peop
[005] a County where they shunpike, swim in ponds and spot _____ on the lawn at dusk. Jennie also told me about Columb
[006] yoffs last season. It's hard to believe we can hunt _____ in just two weeks as Maryland bow season opens Sept.
[007] . Virginians find Marylanders odd. 'How can you hunt _____ with green leaves still on the trees?' they ask. They
[008] ed the sport out of concern about wounding and losing _____ . Too many folks in my old hunt club came in from tre
[009] doing that and as a result never loosed an arrow at a _____ , despite some opportunities. But 90 percent of the t
[010] both (Jim) Clay and (Larry) Coburn are confident the _____ they shoot will succumb quickly and relatively painl
[011] umb quickly and relatively painlessly. 'A lot of the _____ don't even know they've been hit,' said Coburn. 'They
[012] st stand there, look around, and fall over. ' A lost _____ , says Coburn, 'isn't wasted. The foxes and bobcats a
[013] t, and Little John. For food, they killed the king's _____ , and many days were spent eating, drinking, and playi
[014] e to be very quiet. We crept nearer and found a dead _____ , its flesh torn open, still bleeding. This was the ti
[015] se in the mountains.' OK.' Above the fireplace is a _____ 's head...' What's a
[016] 's head...' What's a _____ ?' It's an animal that used to live in the woods. Peop
6. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] was an extreme feminist household that could be quite _____ - and a lot of my male friends were petrified of comi
[002] lace. In Delhi, the competition might have been more _____ . This article is based on research for a programme in
[003] f cheerfulness wereblacked out by Miss MacCready, the _____ mother's help. Eventually, the whole precarious edif
[004] all Nexus-6 types o the market.' Her black eyes were _____ now as she frowned at him. Just because you police ar
[005] t she once had, who used to scratch and pretend to be _____ when she gave it meat to eat . Things like that made
[006] ived down there, leaving me alone with several rather _____ -looking dogs. Suddenly one of them jumped angrily up
[007] ogs after us. We were about to run away, when a great _____ dog caught Catherine's leg in its teeth. I attacked
[008] be beyond you all!' Heathcli turned towards her, his _____ eyes wet. For a moment they looked at each other, and
[009] g quite close to him, something we could not see. His _____ black eyes followed it with such eager interest that
[010] ct with. A strong family likeness was visible in the _____ , earth- reddened faces of the seven family members.
[011] I've always expected.' He was too proud to show the _____ joy deep inside him. Well, everything was going beau
[012] was a tall, powerful Scot, with a soft voffice and a _____ looking face. 'If we thought it was another Gruinard,'
[013] st, and her teeth still seemed perfect. But she had _____ , proud eyes, that reminded me of aunt Reed's, and a
[014] dings at all, I only wanted to know why he looked so _____ . Suddenly he noticed how pale I was, and stopped for
[015] sees you, sir.' just then the shape turned and with a _____ cry attacked Mr Rochester violently. I recognized he
[016] claws and teeth. However, the creatures, though very _____ , were not intelligent, and were soon killed by our fi
[017] next dreadful thing happened. They were attacked by _____ grey creatures about half the size of the first mons
[018] fear, and then, suddenly, the fear was replaced by a _____ anger. She had tricked him at the very end, but he'd
[019] parations. Mrs Holding looked at the scene and felt a _____ , hopeless hatred for the ship and all the inventions
[020] , and the Bolsheviks or Red Army. After many long and _____ battles, the Red Army finally won and the Union of So
[021] he news about her husband was not good. During a very _____ battle, Pasha had led an attack against the Austrians
[022] North Koreans descending on villages like this. In _____ jockeying ahead of a visit by the American Secretary
[023] was an extreme feminist household that could be quite _____ - and a lot of my male friends were petrified of comi
[024] lace. In Delhi, the competition might have been more _____ . This article is based on research for a programme in
[025] f cheerfulness wereblacked out by Miss MacCready, the _____ mother's help. Eventually, the whole precarious edif
7. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] his pyjamas, and went to bed. He put his gun in the _____ of the night table beside his bed, and left it a few
[002] Mars. Rick took a large brown envelope from his desk _____ , then looked at the time. It was still only nine fift
[003] Rick, and left the office. Garland looked in his desk _____ , took out a laser gun, and pointed it at Rick. Why?'
[004] onth before he used any of the money from the locked _____ in his mother's room. Then he changed two fifty pound
[005] on little pieces of paper, which she kept in a locked _____ in her room, and every morning she got up surprisingl
[006] ed something, and one day I decided to break open her _____ . In it I was horrified to find a whole pile of love l
[007] he would have liked another, she put them in her top _____ so that they could not tempt her. She noticed the $
[008] nly remembered Fred's gun, which he kept in his desk _____ . I think it was the gun which finally made me go to t
[009] oard in the hall, reached up, and pulled open the top _____ . He took out a gun and moved towards the back door.
[010] e Pakistani assistant, who pulled out that particular _____ . The body was covered with a white sheet. The oicial
[011] 'Helen Burns! Go and put away your work and tidy your _____ immediately, or I'll tell Miss Scatcherd!' Helen sigh
[012] and quickly! Jane Eyre, take the letter from the top _____ of my desk, and read it.' I did so. It said: Madeira
[013] en she had gone, Captain Winters unlocked his private _____ and took out one of his carefully hidden bottles of w
[014] ere would be real trouble. The Captain opened the top _____ of his desk and took out the gun he kept there. The t
[015] n, what's the matter with you?' He opened the private _____ , and took out the bottle of whisky. 'Have a drink of
[016] perated it in some way, and the article came out of a _____ in the front of it. The cloth was very light, in one
[017] want to be the expert now?' Mr Stanyer looked in the _____ in his desk. He pulled out a grammar book and threw i
[018] maybe ten.' He carefully put the magazine back in the _____ , locked the desk and left the room. He didn't go to
[019] let herself into Mr Stanyer's classroom and tried the _____ of his desk. Locked, as she expected. 'God forgive m
[020] e took a knife from her pocket and opened the locked _____ . The moment of truth In an office in the Upper Schoo
[021] ge brown envelope. 'I found them in Mr Stanyer's desk _____ .' 'You've been looking in the
[022] .' 'You've been looking in the _____ of his desk, Mrs Truman?' Mr Grisman was shocked. He
[023] his pyjamas, and went to bed. He put his gun in the _____ of the night table beside his bed, and left it a few
[024] Mars. Rick took a large brown envelope from his desk _____ , then looked at the time. It was still only nine fift
[025] Rick, and left the office. Garland looked in his desk _____ , took out a laser gun, and pointed it at Rick. Why?'
8. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] says. 'As far as I am concerned, the performer is the _____ , not the message. As a vehicle, as a
[002] , not the message. As a vehicle, as a _____ , you become, in a way, a canvas for the audience, whe
[003] or several weeks, and Cathy had used the milkman as a _____ . I told her at once that I knew her secret, and made
[004] me, because my new job was, as far as they knew, as a _____ , but there were no messages for me to take. In fact
[005] the other men could see what had happened. The Roman _____ was tied to his horse. His head had been cut o. Maxi
[006] the other men could see what had happened. The Roman _____ was tied to his horse: His head had been cut o. Maxi
[007] appeared. In one hand he was holding the head of the _____ . He screamed his anger at the Roman army, then threw
[008] er to take it.' Lucilla understood at once that hew a _____ . She told her guards to step back. "This is for your
[009] he path to happiness, and Leo became a go-between, or _____ , for her and a local farmer. When the true nature of
[010] t away. I could carry things for her, too, and be her _____ .' 'That would be a great help,' Lord Trimingham said,
[011] er, we shall all be in terrible trouble.' Chapter 9 _____ of the Gods Before Lord Trimingham arrived; everyone
[012] one of the old gods: I said. That's right. He was the _____ of the gods, too. He was their go-between.' The
[013] of the gods, too. He was their go-between.' The _____ of the gods! I felt very proud. I was a traveller thr
[014] aps, it was the conversation of the gods! I was their _____ . And a
[015] . And a _____ need not understand the messages that he carries. Ma
[016] were wonderful afternoons in another way, too. As the _____ of the gods I was very serious about my duties. Also,
[017] d not like games as much as I did. I was Mercury, the _____ of the gods; but I could never tell Marcus that. I
[018] e him carry messages, too, Burgess. He's an excellent _____ .' 'I'm sure he can do many things: the farmer said.
[019] said. 'It was a wonderful catch. I never thought our _____ would do that to me!' The clapping for Ted was very l
[020] t; no one could argue about it. My duties as Marian's _____ had been the most attractive part of life at Brandham
[021] er and he continued: 'We should give you something. A _____ should be paid. What would you like?' I should have a
[022] have to stop loving him. I had once liked being their _____ , but now I hated it. It was wrong: I was anxious to c
[023] metimes. [My mother thought that I was Mrs Maudsley's _____ . ] Ask her very nicely if one of the servants can tak
[024] he had never kissed me before. 'Will you still be our _____ ?' she asked. 'Yes,' I whispered, but I had to look do
[025] lt nearer to him than to the others. I was just their _____ , their go-between. But Ted felt that I had earned som
9. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] ollars. Our speciality is 'feijoada,' which is black _____ and different kinds of meat. It is served on Saturda
[002] t, but I only had a little penknife to open a tin of _____ with! It was too blunt to do the job. I forgot to brin
[003] and chips and chop and chips and steak and chips and _____ and chips and ham and chips. Voffice: Everyone love
[004] . For most brands, the people picking the leaves and _____ get nothing, whereas with fairly traded brands the wo
[005] as the traditional Belizean dish of chicken, rice and _____ . I've eaten it many times before on this holiday and
[006] gs just when we needed them. In only a few weeks, the _____ we had bought in Springfield were half grown. Jeronim
[007] ollars. Our speciality is 'feijoada,' which is black _____ and different kinds of meat. It is served on Saturda
[008] t, but I only had a little penknife to open a tin of _____ with! It was too blunt to do the job. I forgot to brin
[009] and chips and chop and chips and steak and chips and _____ and chips and ham and chips. Voffice: Everyone love
[010] . For most brands, the people picking the leaves and _____ get nothing, whereas with fairly traded brands the wo
[011] as the traditional Belizean dish of chicken, rice and _____ . I've eaten it many times before on this holiday and
[012] gs just when we needed them. In only a few weeks, the _____ we had bought in Springfield were half grown. Jeronim
10. WORDS
aloud
beans
deer
drawer
fierce
messenger
soup
trunk
whistle
wool
[001] w. In a quietly riveting voffice, as if remembering _____ , the Reader tells of a boyhood interlude with a woma
[002] k out of ten. Be ready to stand up and read your work _____ to the rest of the class. TWO STUDENTS' REPORT: Lon
[003] etters, and the Queen reads each one and then speaks _____ her reply. The secretary takes dictation directly on
[004] down on their knees - just in front of him. He reads _____ from a book, the man and woman repeat after him. The
[005] s Jenkyns was lying on the sofa and Flora was reading _____ to her. Ah, my dear!' Miss Jenkyns said to me. I cann
[006] n, very open and sincere, Miss Pole told me. He reads _____ ,' she added, more beautifully than anyone I have ever
[007] very pleasant. Mrs Jamieson meanwhile began to wonder _____ why Mulliner did not bring in the tea, but she did n
[008] ood?!' Martha sat down on the nearest chair and cried _____ . Upstairs, Miss Matty was very quiet and sad. We deci
[009] w. Perhaps she could teach reading? No. When she read _____ , she had to cough before each long word. Writing? Her
[010] ?' 'Just pictures.' She looked at the boxes and read _____ . 'America. Lambourn. Children. France. Harold's stabl
[011] ams suddenly cried, Ha! This looks like it!' He read _____ from the Guide to Essex that he was holding: Anningly
[012] e key quietly and opened the door. He almost laughed _____ . Leaning, or perhaps sitting, on the edge of the bed
[013] rse from Sidney's for five thousand dollars,' he said _____ . No, you can't,' Barbour said. Look again. That would
[014] s, so disturbed?' Aku-nna did not ask her father this _____ . That is not the way well-brought-up Nigerian childre
[015] s death has changed my whole life.' She wanted to cry _____ , but she had no voffice. Her whole body felt heavy wi
[016] age. What kind of girl is that?' 'Mother,' said Iloba _____ , 'do you think she might be an ogbanje, a "living dea
[017] n talk proudly of "my son the sociologist"?' He said _____ , 'I don't want to change, Father. Sociology is very u
[018] kill myself if I have to marry him,' thought Aku-nna. _____ she called, 'Just a moment.' Then she heard more voff
[019] oing to die?' she thought. 'Did the doctor say that?' _____ she said, 'Please tell me the truth. Did the doctor s
[020] admired his preparations. 'There, my friend,' he said _____ , 'I think I'll learn your secret this time!' He sta
[021] urned with an old newspaper. Beverley read the report _____ : 'Early on Wednesday morning the body of a young man
[022] what it wanted to confess . . . 'Yes,' said Teesdale _____ , 'I'll ask him to come here.' 'Thank you, sir, a thou
[023] st like other men, but you are too proud to show it!' _____ I said, 'She died quietly, in her sleep. Her life fin
[024] gh the kitchen window, Heathcli seemed to be thinking _____ . 'I've taken my revenge on his father, by making Hare
[025] that Hareton wouldn't see it. She, however, just said _____ , 'What's that7' 'A letter from the housekeeper at the