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[ "egg", "soup", "meat" ]
But something funny happened yesterday when I cooked Sichuan style 42 [MASK] for dinner.
fish
[ "surprised", "good", "praised" ]
I was43 [MASK] with my work.
pleased
[ "worriedly", "excitedly", "happily" ]
When the whole family sat round the table, they first looked 44 [MASK] at the fish, then looked at me.
surprisedly
[ "skins", "tails", "bones" ]
"Why do all the fish have their45 [MASK] ?"
heads
[ "flesh", "soup", "tail" ]
The47 [MASK] is the best part of fish; in48 China only the important guest can have the honor of 49 enjoying it.
head
[ "easy", "exciting", "real" ]
Another 50 [MASK] thing is: the American friends often said to me" 51 help yourself "as they 52 brought home fruits or other things.
interesting
[ "had", "often", "usual" ]
No matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they55 [MASK] hesitated to use their hands to "help themselves" until all was finished.
never
[ "never", "hardly", "only" ]
But this year's surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is [MASK] one of the most surprising.
surely
[ "wondered", "doubted", "considered" ]
On April 22, one day before his 441 birthday anniversary, experts [MASK] that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake .
found
[ "plays", "masterpieces", "photos" ]
On April 22, one day before his 441 birthday anniversary, experts found that one of the most recognizable [MASK] of William Shakespeare is a fake .
portraits
[ "recommends", "advises", "decides" ]
This [MASK] that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like.
means
[ "news", "design", "expression" ]
This means that we no longer have a good [MASK] of what Shakespeare looked like.
idea
[ "bargains", "productions", "prints" ]
"It's very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare are unreliable because many of them are [MASK] of this one," said an expert from Britain's National Portrait Gallery.
copies
[ "justice", "invention", "deed" ]
The [MASK] comes after four months of testing.
discovery
[ "cloned", "developed", "copied" ]
Experts from the gallery say the image -- commonly known as the "Flower portrait" -- was actually [MASK] in the 1800s, two centuries after Shakespeare's death.
painted
[ "before", "since", "until" ]
Experts from the gallery say the image -- commonly known as the "Flower portrait" -- was actually painted in the 1800s, two centuries [MASK] Shakespeare's death.
after
[ "try", "remove", "wash" ]
The art experts who work at the gallery say they used modern chemistry technology to [MASK] the paint on the picture.
check
[ "why", "how", "what" ]
This was [MASK] there was a new interest in Shakespeare's plays ," Tanya Cooper, the gallery's 16 century curator said.
when
[ "stories", "pictures", "photos" ]
This was when there was a new interest in Shakespeare's [MASK] ," Tanya Cooper, the gallery's 16 century curator said.
plays
[ "real", "original", "valuable" ]
The [MASK] picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays.
fake
[ "requirements", "consequences", "playwrights" ]
The fake picture has often been used as a cover for [MASK] of his plays.
collections
[ "painters", "writers", "readers" ]
It is called the "Flower portrait" because one of its [MASK] Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
owners
[ "causes", "problems", "orders" ]
"There have always been [MASK] about the authenticity of the painting," said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
questions
[ "surprise", "problem", "secret" ]
But for now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a [MASK] .
mystery
[ "stop", "rest", "agreement" ]
During some point of the journey they had a(n) [MASK] , and one friendslapped the other one in the face .
argument
[ "hand", "head", "back" ]
During some point of the journey they had a(n) argument , and one friendslapped the other one in the [MASK] .
face
[ "defeated", "injured", "refused" ]
The one who got slapped was [MASK] , but without saying anything, wrote in the sand : "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."
hurt
[ "stone", "desert", "diary" ]
The one who got slapped was hurt , but without saying anything, wrote in the [MASK] : "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."
sand
[ "while", "before", "when" ]
They kept on walking [MASK] they found anoasis , where they decided to take a bath.
until
[ "which", "when", "that" ]
They kept on walking until they found anoasis , [MASK] they decided to take a bath.
where
[ "crying", "falling", "dying" ]
The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started [MASK] , but the friend saved him.
drowning
[ "came", "returned", "took" ]
After he [MASK] from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."
recovered
[ "drew", "recorded", "stood" ]
After he recovered from the near drowning, he [MASK] on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."
wrote
[ "protected", "changed", "supported" ]
After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend [MASK] my life."
saved
[ "questioned", "told", "answered" ]
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend [MASK] him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.
asked
[ "How", "When", "Where" ]
[MASK] ?"
Why
[ "them", "these", "those" ]
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write [MASK] down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it.
it
[ "love", "peace", "kindness" ]
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of [MASK] can erase it.
forgiveness
[ "hard", "bad", "friendly" ]
But when someone does something [MASK] for us, we must carve it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
good
[ "never", "still", "even" ]
But when someone does something good for us, we must carve it in stone where no wind can [MASK] erase it."
ever
[ "remind", "prove", "inform" ]
What does the story [MASK] us?
tell
[ "lives", "advantages", "memories" ]
-- Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your [MASK] in stone.
benefits
[ "remember", "leave", "miss" ]
Send this sentence to the people you'll never [MASK] .
forget
[ "useless", "long", "traditional" ]
It's a [MASK] message to let them know that you'll never forget them.
short
[ "open", "secret", "safe" ]
My library card has a(n) [MASK] place in my wallet, and some of my favorite memories of childhood come from visiting the public library in my hometown.
proud
[ "poets", "scenes", "books" ]
My library card has a(n) proud place in my wallet, and some of my favorite [MASK] of childhood come from visiting the public library in my hometown.
memories
[ "running", "cleaning", "painting" ]
My library card has a(n) proud place in my wallet, and some of my favorite memories of childhood come from [MASK] the public library in my hometown.
visiting
[ "ancient", "national", "free" ]
It is a(n) [MASK] house, much like the one introduced in Secrets of the Blue Hill Library, coming this summer.
beautiful
[ "tired", "embarrassed", "worried" ]
The children's section of our library is on the lower level, and I felt [MASK] when I walked down the steps, opened the small door (just right for a child) and entered the room with many rows of shelves.
excited
[ "mostly", "usually", "simply" ]
It was [MASK] a wonderland where new adventures and friends awaited .
truly
[ "catch", "describe", "carry" ]
I clearly [MASK] the pleasant smell of books -- a mix of new and old smell -- that attracted me deeply, and, like a bee moving from flower to flower, I picked up book after book as I took in varieties of titles on those shelves and tried to choose the next ones I would take home.
remember
[ "bitter", "strange", "sharp" ]
I clearly remember the pleasant smell of books -- a mix of new and [MASK] smell -- that attracted me deeply, and, like a bee moving from flower to flower, I picked up book after book as I took in varieties of titles on those shelves and tried to choose the next ones I would take home.
old
[ "sizes", "pages", "prices" ]
I clearly remember the pleasant smell of books -- a mix of new and old smell -- that attracted me deeply, and, like a bee moving from flower to flower, I picked up book after book as I took in varieties of [MASK] on those shelves and tried to choose the next ones I would take home.
titles
[ "warned", "surprised", "challenged" ]
I preferred to read books about real-life heroes, whose lives [MASK] me a lot.
encouraged
[ "Somehow", "Besides", "Regularly" ]
[MASK] , of course, my reading took me up the steps and into the adult library on the first and second floors, where I continued reading every book with much interest .
Finally
[ "college", "research", "video" ]
Finally , of course, my reading took me up the steps and into the [MASK] library on the first and second floors, where I continued reading every book with much interest .
adult
[ "thought", "time", "success" ]
Finally , of course, my reading took me up the steps and into the adult library on the first and second floors, where I continued reading every book with much [MASK] .
interest
[ "explore", "compare", "show" ]
To be honest, I can't [MASK] how different my life would have been if it had not been for the variety of reading I discovered at the library.
imagine
[ "examined", "bought", "wrote" ]
To be honest, I can't imagine how different my life would have been if it had not been for the variety of reading I [MASK] at the library.
discovered
[ "Since", "But", "While" ]
[MASK] I can say for certain that, without its strong and comforting presence in my young life, I would not be the person I am today -- a successful writer.
So
[ "from", "for", "in" ]
So I can say for certain that, [MASK] its strong and comforting presence in my young life, I would not be the person I am today -- a successful writer.
without
[ "new", "present", "busy" ]
So I can say for certain that, without its strong and comforting presence in my [MASK] life, I would not be the person I am today -- a successful writer.
young
[ "forest", "museum", "market" ]
In the book Secrets of the Blue Hill Library, the people of this small town have no [MASK] .
library
[ "find", "make", "avoid" ]
So I had to stop and get the tools to [MASK] the problem.
fix
[ "wise", "useful", "lucky" ]
It certainly wasn't [MASK] doing this with a white shirt and suit on.
easy
[ "on", "round", "out" ]
Suddenly a car pulled [MASK] from behind me.
up
[ "drive", "carry", "lift" ]
A man got out and offered to [MASK] me.
help
[ "astonished", "disappointed", "discouraged" ]
Seeing his unpleasant appearance and tattoos on his arm, I became [MASK] as thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
frightened
[ "as", "when", "until" ]
But [MASK] I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the tire .
before
[ "shirt", "suit", "expression" ]
But before I could say anything he had already begun to take the tools to change the [MASK] .
tire
[ "embarrassed", "discouraged", "puzzled" ]
This had [MASK] me.
concerned
[ "knowing", "realizing", "waiting" ]
Then, without [MASK] , it began to rain.
warning
[ "directly", "happily", "hurriedly" ]
As the rain increased, getting us wet within seconds, I [MASK] agreed.
unwillingly
[ "fear", "satisfaction", "excitement" ]
I replied with much [MASK] when seeing an old woman there.
relief
[ "regret", "amusement", "delight" ]
To my [MASK] , the old woman was a neighbor of the man who was helping me.
surprise
[ "repairing", "fighting", "working" ]
"Jeff insisted on stopping when he saw you [MASK] with the tire.
struggling
[ "performed", "grew", "studied" ]
She also said that he [MASK] at the church and tutored disadvantaged students.
volunteered
[ "left", "kept", "ignored" ]
I tried to offer him money and of course he [MASK] it.
refused
[ "behaved", "spoke", "thought" ]
It was shameful that I judged people by the way they [MASK] .
looked
[ "selfishness", "weakness", "disability" ]
As we shook hands I began to apologize for my [MASK] .
stupidity
[ "life", "incident", "change" ]
He said, ''I experience that same [MASK] often.
reaction
[ "hardly", "finally", "probably" ]
I [MASK] thought about changing the way.
actually
[ "comparison", "start", "remark" ]
But then I saw this as a chance to make a [MASK] .
point
[ "goal", "agreement", "enjoyment" ]
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their [MASK] of problems and they would often quarrel.
share
[ "learn", "tell", "come" ]
Then one day, his younger brother decided to [MASK] separate from him, living his own life as many normal people do.
live
[ "rich", "unlucky", "disabled" ]
Then one day, his younger brother decided to live separate from him, living his own life as many [MASK] people do.
normal
[ "different", "strange", "special" ]
A [MASK] misfortune happened to a girl, too.
similar
[ "offer", "have", "order" ]
One night she tried to [MASK] meals for her sick mother, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
prepare
[ "ears", "toes", "feet" ]
One night she tried to prepare meals for her sick mother, only to overturn the kerosene light on the stove, resulting in a fire which took her [MASK] away.
hands
[ "explained", "pointed", "discussed" ]
Though her elder sister in another city [MASK] her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to learn to be completely independent.
showed
[ "satisfied", "excited", "disappointed" ]
Though her elder sister in another city showed her willingness to take care of her, she was [MASK] to learn to be completely independent.
determined
[ "hardly", "seldom", "sometimes" ]
At school, she [MASK] studied hard.
always
[ "sing", "dance", "turn" ]
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to [MASK] on a television interview program and asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes.
appear
[ "say", "draw", "copy" ]
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program and asked to [MASK] something on a piece of paper with their toes.
write
[ "when", "since", "unless" ]
The boy wrote:My younger brother's arms are my arms; [MASK] the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
while
[ "hidden", "discovered", "overcome" ]
They had both [MASK] the same pain, but their different attitudes determined the nature of their lives.
suffered
[ "one", "no", "this" ]
Disasters can strike at [MASK] time.
any
[ "comfort", "discourage", "watch" ]
If you choose only to complain and [MASK] , it will always follow you wherever you go.
escape
[ "whenever", "if", "because" ]
If you choose only to complain and escape , it will always follow you [MASK] you go.
wherever
[ "silent", "noisy", "weak" ]
But if you decide to be [MASK] , the hard moment will turn out to be one when new hopes will arise.
strong