The Gilmore Girls, pilot episode, part 2
Cloze exercise (85 items)
MICHEL: Independence Inn, Michel (1)______. No, I'm sorry, we're (2)______booked. We have a wedding (3)______here. No, there is (4)______nothing I can do. Yes, I'm sure. (5)______. No, I don't have to (6)______, ma'am, I – Yes, of course I'll
(6)______.
MICHEL: No, I'm sorry, we're (2)______booked.
DRELLA: Oh, no, don't move. Just (7)______the tiny woman pushing the 200-pound instrument (8)______. No, this is good, I (9)______this. After this I'll, uh, bench press a
(10) ______, huh? Oh, that's it, lady, (11) ______your shoe now. Yeah, don't worry,
I'll (12) ______.
LORELAI: Hi, Drella, hi. I was just (13)______, um, could you be, uh, (14)______to the guests?
DRELLA: I'm sorry. Did you (15)______want a harp player? LORELAI: Yes, I did.
DRELLA: And did you not want a (16)______harp player? LORELAI: Yes, I did.
DRELLA: Okay. I am a (16)______harp player, and this is my (16)______harp, okay. So if you're looking for someone to (17)______be nice to the (18)______, get a harmonica (19)______, or maybe some (20)______who whistles
(21)______his nose. Okay? Capisce?
DRELLA: Oh, that is a (16)______(22)______for a table. Decorator's a
genius.
MICHEL: Madame, you have no idea how desperately (23)______like to help, but you see, (23)______have to build a room for you myself, and I am not a man who (24)______with his (25)______, so the best I can do is (26)______that you please, please (27)______for another weekend. Any weekend. Ah, good, fine, the twenty-first. (28)______on, I'll look. No, I'm sorry, we're completely booked.
LORELAI: Has the plumber (29) ______to room four (30) ______?
MICHEL: He was here, he did (31) ______, it's a (32) ______dollars.
LORELAI: Hi Marco, Lorelai. Talk to me (33)______room four. What was wrong
(34)______it?
LORELAI: Uh huh. I thought you (35)______that already. Well, because you
(36)______me you (37)______and I never (38)______anything,
so this (39)______(40)______you, right? (41)______doing business with you.
MICHEL: What is your (42)______doing?
RORY: I need (43)______. Can I have these? MICHEL: No.
LORELAI: Take them. What's (44)______the muumuu? RORY: Stop.
LORELAI: No, I'm just saying, you couldn't find one made of metal in case anyone has X-ray eyes?
RORY: And (45)______we say goodbye.
LORELAI: Ooh, hey, have Michel (46)______at your (47)______paper before you go.
MICHEL: (48)______me? RORY: (49)______be great. MICHEL: No.
RORY: (50)______on, Michel. (51)______tell all the ladies (52)______a stud you are.
MICHEL: Hm. I (53)______that memo has already been (54)______.
LORELAI: Oh, please, Michel. (55)______please with sucre on top. I will (56)______talking like this.
MICHEL: (57)______it. I'll look (58)______it if I get a chance.
RORY: It's (59)______tomorrow. And pay special attention to the (60)______.
MICHEL: I (61)______you.
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RORY: When are you going to let your (62)______know that you listen to the (63)______rock music? (64)______an American teenager, for God's sake.
LANE: Rory, if my parents still get (65)______over the obscene (66)______size of American food, I seriously (67)______I'm gonna make any inroads (68)______Eminem.
LANE: I have to go to that.
RORY: The hayride? You're (69)______.
LANE: My parents set me (70)______with the son of a business (71)______. He's gonna be a (72)______.
RORY: How old is he? LANE: Sixteen. RORY: So he's gonna be a doctor in a (73)______years.
LANE: Well, my parents (74)______to plan (75)______.
RORY: God, you have to go to the hayride with him?
LANE: And his (76)______brother.
RORY: Oh, now (77)______kidding.
LANE: Koreans never (78)______about (79)______doctors. So, I guess you're not going, huh?
RORY: No, I'm still fuzzy on (80)______fun about sitting in the (81)______for two hours with a bundle of (82)______up your butt.
LANE: Don't (83)______me to (84)______it (85)______for you.