Choosing the correct verb

You must provide the correct form of one of the
verbs from the list in each of the blanks in the passage.

are
opt
address
sacrifice
overlook
focus on
retreat
recognize
encourage
attempt

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'; if (is.CRAPBrowser){ReadingText=ResolveAllURLs(ReadingText);} var NavBar=''; NavBar+=''; if (is.CRAPBrowser){NavBar=ResolveAllURLs(NavBar);} var TitleCode = ''; TitleCode += '' + ExerciseTitle + '
'; TitleCode += '' + ExerciseSubtitle + '
'; TitleCode += ''; var WordBox = ''; var ClozeOpener = ''; ClozeOpener += ''; var Buttons = '

'; ClozeOpener += '

'; Buttons += '

'; var GapCode = ''; var ClueButton = ''; ClueButton = ''; function GoBack(){ var BackSkip = history.length - PreviousPage; if (BackSkip > 0){ history.go((BackSkip+1)*-1); } else{ parent.history.back(); } } function ShowReading(){ if (ReadingFrame != null){ if (ReadingURL.length > 0){ ReadingFrame.location.href=ReadingURL; } else{ ReadingFrame.document.clear(); ReadingFrame.document.open(); ReadingFrame.document.write(ReadingText); ReadingFrame.document.close(); } } } function BuildExercise(){ var OutString = ''; var ClozeStuff = ''; for (var i=0; i'; } else{ GapLen = I[i][1][0][0].length; if (GapLen < 3){GapLen = 3;} Gap = ReplaceStuff('[strGapSize]', GapLen, GapCode); Gap = ReplaceStuff('[strGapName]', 'Gap' + i + '', Gap); Gap = ReplaceStuff('[strItemNum]', i + '', Gap); Gap = ReplaceStuff('[strValue]', State[i][5], Gap); ClozeStuff += Gap; //Create and add the clue button if (I[i][2].length > 0){ Btn = ReplaceStuff('[strItemNum]', i + '', ClueButton); ClozeStuff += Btn; } } } //Add the last bit if (Text.length > I.length){ ClozeStuff += Text[Text.length-1]; } //Put the final pieces together OutString = ClozeOpener + ClozeStuff + ClozeCloser + Buttons; BuiltCloze = OutString; } function WriteFeedback(Feedback) { if (is.CRAPBrowser){Feedback=ResolveAllURLs(Feedback);} //Build the output string var OutString = ''; OutString += ''; OutString += ' '; OutString += ''; OutString += NavBar; if (Feedback.length>0){ OutString += '' } OutString += '

'; OutString += ''; OutString += Feedback; OutString += '

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'; //Write it to the frame TopFrame.document.clear(); TopFrame.document.open(); TopFrame.document.write(OutString); TopFrame.document.close(); } function DisplayExercise(){ //Build the output string var OutString = ''; OutString += ''; OutString += ' '; OutString += ''; OutString += TitleCode; OutString += ''; OutString += NavBar; OutString += '

'; if (WordBox.length > 0){ OutString += WordBox; } OutString += ''; OutString += BuiltCloze; OutString += '

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'; if (is.CRAPBrowser){OutString=ResolveAllURLs(OutString);} //Write it to the frame BottomFrame.document.clear(); BottomFrame.document.open(); BottomFrame.document.write(OutString); BottomFrame.document.close(); } function ShowClue(ItemNum){ //alert(ItemNum); State[ItemNum][0] = 1; WriteFeedback(I[ItemNum][2]); } function SaveCurrentAnswers(){ for (var i=0; i-1){ FirstBit = InString.substring(0, i); LastBit = InString.substring(i + Token.length, InString.length); InString = FirstBit + Replacement + LastBit; i = InString.indexOf(Token); } return InString; } I = new Array(); I[0] = new Array(); I[0][1] = new Array(); I[0][1][0] = new Array(); I[0][1][0][0]='retreat'; I[0][2]=''; I[1] = new Array(); I[1][1] = new Array(); I[1][1][0] = new Array(); I[1][1][0][0]='attempt'; I[1][2]='try'; I[2] = new Array(); I[2][1] = new Array(); I[2][1][0] = new Array(); I[2][1][0][0]='opt'; I[2][2]='choose'; I[3] = new Array(); I[3][1] = new Array(); I[3][1][0] = new Array(); I[3][1][0][0]='recognizes'; I[3][2]='sees'; I[4] = new Array(); I[4][1] = new Array(); I[4][1][0] = new Array(); I[4][1][0][0]='overlooks'; I[4][2]='disregards'; I[5] = new Array(); I[5][1] = new Array(); I[5][1][0] = new Array(); I[5][1][0][0]='are'; I[5][2]=''; I[6] = new Array(); I[6][1] = new Array(); I[6][1][0] = new Array(); I[6][1][0][0]='sacrificing'; I[6][2]='giving up things'; I[7] = new Array(); I[7][1] = new Array(); I[7][1][0] = new Array(); I[7][1][0][0]='encouraged'; I[7][2]=''; I[8] = new Array(); I[8][1] = new Array(); I[8][1][0] = new Array(); I[8][1][0][0]='focus on'; I[8][2]='direct attention to'; I[9] = new Array(); I[9][1] = new Array(); I[9][1][0] = new Array(); I[9][1][0][0]='addressed'; I[9][2]=''; Text = new Array(); Text[0]='Many people '; Text[1]=' to the local video store on the weekends in order to find the perfect escape from the pressures of a busy week. They desperately '; Text[2]=' to find that one special movie that they have yet to see, or '; Text[3]=' for a timeless classic to watch again. Either way, movies are big business, and although Hollywood '; Text[4]=' this, the movie industry often '; Text[5]=' a large portion of its potential market, particularly the retired segment of the population. Most of today\'s retirees '; Text[6]=' wealthy and secure, having spent a lifetime '; Text[7]=' in order to guarantee a comfortable retirement. With this leisurely lifestyle, retirees often have difficulty finding new and creative modes of entertainment. Various retirement organizations have '; Text[8]=' the movie industry to '; Text[9]=' making films that would appeal to the older generations, but Hollywood still hasn\'t '; Text[10]=' this need.'; State = new Array(); function StartUp(){ var i = 0; State.length = 0; for (i=0; i -1){ var TotalChars = GetGapValue(i).length; State[i][3] = (TotalChars-State[i][1])/TotalChars; if (State[i][0] > 0){State[i][3] = State[i][3]/2;} if (State[i][3]<0){State[i][3] = 0;} State[i][4] = 1; } else{ //Otherwise, add zero to the array and increment the hints for this item, as a penalty State[i][1]++; State[i][3] = 0; //then set the flag AllCorrect = 0; } } } //Calculate the total score var TotalScore = 0; for (i=0; i'; } Output += YourScoreIs + ' ' + TotalScore + '%.
'; if (AllCorrect == 0){ Output += '
' + Incorrect; } BuildExercise(); WriteFeedback(Output); DisplayExercise(); RestoreCurrentAnswers(); } function TrackFocus(BoxNumber){ CurrentWord = BoxNumber; } function CheckBeginning(Guess, Answer){ var OutString = ''; var i = 0; var UpperGuess = ''; var UpperAnswer = ''; if (CaseSensitive == false) { UpperGuess = Guess.toUpperCase(); UpperAnswer = Answer.toUpperCase(); } else { UpperGuess = Guess; UpperAnswer = Answer; } while (UpperGuess.charAt(i) == UpperAnswer.charAt(i)) { OutString += Guess.charAt(i); i++; } OutString += Answer.charAt(i); return OutString; } function FindLongest(InArray){ if (InArray.length < 1){return -1;} var Longest = 0; for (var i=1; i InArray[Longest].length){ Longest = i; } } return Longest; } function GetGapValue(GNum){ var RetVal = ''; if ((GNum<0)||(GNum>=I.length)){return RetVal;} if (eval('BottomFrame.document.Cloze.Gap' + GNum) != null){ RetVal = eval('BottomFrame.document.Cloze.Gap' + GNum).value; RetVal = TrimString(RetVal); } else{ RetVal = State[GNum][5]; } return RetVal; } function SetGapValue(GNum, Val){ if ((GNum<0)||(GNum>=I.length)){return;} if (eval('BottomFrame.document.Cloze.Gap' + GNum) != null){ eval('BottomFrame.document.Cloze.Gap' + GNum).value = Val; } } function FindCurrent() { var x = 0; FoundCurrent = -1; //Test the current word: //If it's state is not set to already correct, check the word. if (State[CurrentWord][4] != 1){ if (CheckAnswer(CurrentWord, false) < 0){ return CurrentWord; } } x=CurrentWord + 1; while (x -1){return ''} RightBits = new Array(); for (var i=0; i 0){ SetGapValue(CurrGap, HintString); State[CurrGap][1] = State[CurrGap][1] + 1; } WriteFeedback(GiveHint); } function Blank(){ return ' ©Half-Baked Software. Loading...

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