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From the Ted Talk by A.J. Jacobs: My year of living biblically

Unscramble the Blue Letters

The blbie says you cannot wear clothes made of mxeid fibers, so I thought, "Sounds strange, but I'll try it." You only know if you try it. I got rid of all my poly-cotton T-shirts. The Bible says that if two men are in a fight, and the wife of one of those men grabs the tetsiecls of the other man, then her hand shall be cut off. So, I wanted to follow that rule. (Laughter) That one I followed by default, by not getting in a fghit with a man whose wife was standing naebry, looking like she had a strong grip. (Laughter) So — oh, there's another shot of my beard.

Open Cloze

The _____ says you cannot wear clothes made of _____ fibers, so I thought, "Sounds strange, but I'll try it." You only know if you try it. I got rid of all my poly-cotton T-shirts. The Bible says that if two men are in a fight, and the wife of one of those men grabs the _________ of the other man, then her hand shall be cut off. So, I wanted to follow that rule. (Laughter) That one I followed by default, by not getting in a _____ with a man whose wife was standing ______, looking like she had a strong grip. (Laughter) So — oh, there's another shot of my beard.

Solution

  1. testicles
  2. mixed
  3. nearby
  4. bible
  5. fight

Original Text

The Bible says you cannot wear clothes made of mixed fibers, so I thought, "Sounds strange, but I'll try it." You only know if you try it. I got rid of all my poly-cotton T-shirts. The Bible says that if two men are in a fight, and the wife of one of those men grabs the testicles of the other man, then her hand shall be cut off. So, I wanted to follow that rule. (Laughter) That one I followed by default, by not getting in a fight with a man whose wife was standing nearby, looking like she had a strong grip. (Laughter) So — oh, there's another shot of my beard.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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cognitive psychology 2

Important Words

  1. beard
  2. bible
  3. clothes
  4. cut
  5. default
  6. fibers
  7. fight
  8. follow
  9. grabs
  10. grip
  11. hand
  12. laughter
  13. man
  14. men
  15. mixed
  16. nearby
  17. rid
  18. rule
  19. shot
  20. standing
  21. strange
  22. strong
  23. testicles
  24. thought
  25. wanted
  26. wear
  27. wife