Missing Words
One or two words are missing in each sentence below. select the correct word(s) from the choices.
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1. Our car spluttered to a halt because the fuel tank was _______
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2. Her elegant fingers fanned out over the harp, Belinda played the opening _____ that drew all eyes in the audience to her twinkling nails.
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3. Shocked scientists rechecked their measurements that at first sight seemed to _____ that the moon was indeed made of cheese.
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4. Although the painting was almost complete, the sky was definitely too dark, and so the artist was carefully _____ it.
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5. _____ make careless mistakes: pay attention to what you are doing.
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6. Only one soft voice of ______ marred the group's unanimous agreement to take the longer, shallower ______ rather than the vertical drop that had seemed an attractive shortcut when they had initially surveyed the map of the mountain.
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7. "______ coming!" one robber shouted at the other, pointing at the plume of dust rising from the distant _____ which meant both of them would soon face retribution.
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8. Although I had every _____ of going only to the greengrocer, I found myself inexorably drawn to the ice cream van parked on the main road.
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9. He has repeatedly broken his promises, so I am _____ to trust him this time.
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10. Andre's pencil case is larger than _____.
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11. " Are you hinting that these huge profits are just an _____ ?" asked the chief executive incredulously.
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12. The king of the jungle crept stealthily forward in the long grass, unseen by his _____ .
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13. In ancient times, if you wanted _____ future to be foretold, you could go to a _____.
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14. What happens to his _____ children _____ on the ruling by the judge: we will find out when she rules tomorrow.
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15. There was not enough _____ to make the football _____.
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