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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 |
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