MULTI_CONC
Quiz
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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.
Which
word/phrase fits all the gaps in each set?
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
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2. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] et's go." "But my friend, you seem to have a very bad _____ . I keep my wine in the caves, deep under the house,
[002] ly tombs. It is cold and wet there." "Let's go. My _____ is not bad. Amontillado?" "I hope so." "It cannot b
[003] there," I said, pointing in front of us. He began to _____ terribly. "How long have you had your
[004] terribly. "How long have you had your _____ ?" I asked. He could not answer me for some minutes.
[005] hesi about the Amontillado." "Enough!" he said. "The _____ is nothing. It will not kill me. I will not die of
[006] s nothing. It will not kill me. I will not die of a _____ ." "True, very true," I answered. "I did not want to
[007] . Come. We must go back before it is too late. Your _____ will become worse." "It is nothing," he said. "Let
[008] as flat and empty. He coughed suddenly ? a deep, dry _____ . Then he looked with sad yellow eyes at the bright,
[009] into a bad cold. She's still got a temperature and a _____ and sore throat that she can't quite shake off, no m
[010] et's go." "But my friend, you seem to have a very bad _____ . I keep my wine in the caves, deep under the house,
[011] ly tombs. It is cold and wet there." "Let's go. My _____ is not bad. Amontillado?" "I hope so." "It cannot b
[012] there," I said, pointing in front of us. He began to _____ terribly. "How long have you had your
[013] terribly. "How long have you had your _____ ?" I asked. He could not answer me for some minutes.
[014] hesi about the Amontillado." "Enough!" he said. "The _____ is nothing. It will not kill me. I will not die of
[015] s nothing. It will not kill me. I will not die of a _____ ." "True, very true," I answered. "I did not want to
[016] . Come. We must go back before it is too late. Your _____ will become worse." "It is nothing," he said. "Let
[017] as flat and empty. He coughed suddenly ? a deep, dry _____ . Then he looked with sad yellow eyes at the bright,
[018] into a bad cold. She's still got a temperature and a _____ and sore throat that she can't quite shake off, no m
3. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] e are getting guard dogs to protect them, especially _____ people who may not hear someone breaking in. Others a
[002] idn't move. 'He can't hear,' Nutty explained. 'He's _____ .' The inspector stopped the bus. 'Come on,' he said.
[003] e are getting guard dogs to protect them, especially _____ people who may not hear someone breaking in. Others a
4. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] was very pleased indeed when Seb fell into the first _____ . The rest of the Greycoats team looked worried and N
[002] o trouble at all, across the next field, over the big _____ and up into the woods. Away below her on the left, s
5. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] ed John Rolfe and went to England with him. Luckily, _____ saved the young colony. It was easy to grow
[002] saved the young colony. It was easy to grow _____ in Virginia, and smoking was becoming very fashionabl
[003] the colony stopped looking for gold and began to grow _____ , which they sold in Europe. Soon they started to bri
[004] o live mostly in the South, working in the cotton and _____ fields. A story about the hard life of slaves, Uncle
[005] ideas about how to dress and are against alcohol and _____ . If they do not want to go out, Americans can stay at
6. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] bad state, really. It all started when she got a bee _____ working outside in the garden a week or so ago. Then
[002] ers to protect me from snakes, bugs, and insects that _____ or bite. In the jungle there was a lot of wildlife,
[003] bad state, really. It all started when she got a bee _____ working outside in the garden a week or so ago. Then
[004] ers to protect me from snakes, bugs, and insects that _____ or bite. In the jungle there was a lot of wildlife,
7. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] k: Hello, could I have your surname please? Customer: _____ ? Clerk: Your surname, sir, could I have your surname
[002] ing room. D: No, don't bother, it doesn't matter. B: _____ ? D I said don't worry. It's OK.*** Dick: Excuse me? A
[003] get reduced time for good behavior, or a last-minute _____ on the grounds that we were both crazy and belonged
[004] d McCoist. 'And a brooch on the coat?' asked Logan. ' _____ ?' said McCoist. He didn't understand. 'A brooch,' sa
[005] she turned to Grant. 'I don't like it,' she said. ' _____ ?' said Grant. He didn't understand. 'I don't like it
[006] ren.' 'What's this about a job?' Mary Foxley asked. ' _____ ?' Helen turned and looked at her. She didn't know th
[007] k: Hello, could I have your surname please? Customer: _____ ? Clerk: Your surname, sir, could I have your surname
[008] ing room. D: No, don't bother, it doesn't matter. B: _____ ? D I said don't worry. It's OK.*** Dick: Excuse me? A
[009] get reduced time for good behavior, or a last-minute _____ on the grounds that we were both crazy and belonged
8. WORDS
cough
deaf
ditch
pardon
spoil
sting
tobacco
voyage
[001] University. Of course, my father and mother used to _____ me, my father especially. He used to call me his 'lit
[002] the film. 'Hey! What are you doing?' I said. 'You'll _____ my film!' But he didn't stop. 'Sorry,' he said, and
[003] the windows. Hey! What are you doing? I said. You'll _____ the film. Greta Ross looked angry. This room is priv
[004] University. Of course, my father and mother used to _____ me, my father especially. He used to call me his 'lit