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Reading: Fill in the Blanks — practice #rfib-010

Below is a text with gaps. Drag a word from the box into each gap to complete the text.

Reading: Fill in the Blanks

Untimed practice

Below is a text with gaps. Drag a word from the box into each gap to complete the text.

The invention of the mechanical clock quietly reshaped the rhythm of daily life in medieval Europe. Before its arrival, people measured time loosely by the sun and the ringing of church bells. Public clocks allowed towns to work, markets and meetings with new precision. This shift gradually encouraged a culture that valued and careful scheduling. Over time, the relentless ticking of the clock came to how societies thought about productivity itself, an influence that remains in the modern workplace.

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