Fill in the blanks using the words in the box below, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
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Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1. We had some problems when we checked the hotel. They had reserved the room under the wrong name.
2. My book club meets regularly to discuss selected novels. In fact, we are getting next week to talk about a really unique mystery novel called Illusion.
3. Mrs. Jones's husband passed last Friday. We are going to attend his funeral next week.
4. In the dream, my wallet turned a butterfly and flew away. Isn't that symbolic. I think I'd better stop spending so much money.
5. Before the plane took , the flight attendant told everyone to fasten their seat belts and put their chairs in an upright position.
6. Don't forget to put your gloves . It is cold outside!
7. The police chased the robber down the street and through the park but they couldn't catch him. He got by jumping on the back of a passing truck.
8. Fred told us to keep . He said the dog was very aggressive and that it might even be rabid.
9. I am looking an apartment near the beach. I would like a studio or a one bedroom with a view of the ocean.
10. I can't believe how much John takes his father. They look and act exactly the same.