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[ "performance", "journey", "career" ]
After consulting with many doctors, they made a decision about my [MASK] .
education
[ "special", "new", "big" ]
Instead of sending me to a private school for the deaf, they decided to send me to a [MASK] one.
normal
[ "fear", "regret", "shock" ]
I experienced great [MASK] because, in addition to the problems of "fitting in" with the other students, I also struggled with my schoolwork . I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could keep up .
anxiety
[ "friendship", "singing", "dancing" ]
I experienced great anxiety because, in addition to the problems of "fitting in" with the other students, I also struggled with my [MASK] . I seemed to spend every spare moment doing homework just so I could keep up .
schoolwork
[ "reminding", "helping", "doubting" ]
Because of my hearing disability, I was constantly [MASK] everyone, "What did he/she say?"
asking
[ "ensured", "expected", "imagined" ]
But I [MASK] that everyone would soon grow tired of repeating everything back to me.
worried
[ "easy", "natural", "strange" ]
Since fitting in was so [MASK] to me, every time people around me laughed or smiled, I did the same even though I usually had no idea what was going on.
important
[ "finally", "gradually", "regularly" ]
Since fitting in was so important to me, every time people around me laughed or smiled, I did the same even though I [MASK] had no idea what was going on.
usually
[ "smart", "flexible", "energetic" ]
On the surface, I was [MASK] , but in reality, my self-esteem was quite low.
outgoing
[ "explained", "supported", "covered" ]
Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, [MASK] all of that with a simple three-word phrase.
changed
[ "frequently", "luckily", "carefully" ]
I read her lips and [MASK] raised my hand.
immediately
[ "have", "remember", "make" ]
I couldn't [MASK] it -for once I knew the answer .
believe
[ "rule", "plan", "secret" ]
I couldn't believe it -for once I knew the [MASK] .
answer
[ "angry", "quiet", "helpless" ]
But, when she called on me, I was [MASK] . I took a deep breath and nervously answered Mrs. Jordan's question.
afraid
[ "arrived", "improved", "began" ]
I'll never forget what [MASK] next.
happened
[ "memory", "kindness", "patience" ]
My [MASK] soared as never before.
confidence
[ "experiments", "relationships", "conditions" ]
From that day forward, my [MASK] and speech improved greatly and my popularity among my classmates increased.
grades
[ "appearance", "personality", "family" ]
I had a wonderful [MASK] .
voice
[ "met", "checked", "spotted" ]
She showed me a list of tunes, and I [MASK] a family favorite.
picked
[ "disturbing", "troubling", "bothering" ]
"Thank you, Jacquelyn," Sister said, [MASK] "Next, please."
interrupting.
[ "that", "which", "how" ]
It means [MASK] you think you are singing is different from the music."
what
[ "same", "similar", "contrary" ]
It means what you think you are singing is [MASK] from the music."
different
[ "Meanwhile", "Besides", "Instead" ]
[MASK] , it's nothing to be ashamed of, dear.
However
[ "move", "response", "result" ]
You may mouth the words, but no [MASK] .
sound
[ "guilty", "innocent", "afraid" ]
But I was so [MASK] .
ashamed
[ "Parents", "Teachers", "Headmaster" ]
"If I don't sing, [MASK] will think I don't love him."
God
[ "broad", "deep", "sad" ]
Finally her eyes grew [MASK] .
wide
[ "bent", "stared", "glimpsed" ]
She [MASK] her brown eyes on my face.
leveled
[ "improved", "trembled", "climbed" ]
Her voice [MASK] .
dropped
[ "communicate", "tell", "consult" ]
"Jacquelyn, I'm about to [MASK] a bit of secret information about angels, but first you must swear that you will never tell a soul."
reveal
[ "beliefs", "faiths", "trouble" ]
It seems that other tone-deaf people also have [MASK] about God not understanding their silence in song.
concerns
[ "behavior", "ideas", "concepts" ]
It seems that other tone-deaf people also have concerns about God not understanding their [MASK] in song.
silence
[ "run", "keep", "react" ]
Your silent words [MASK] off the foil.
reflect
[ "aimlessly", "bravely", "loosely" ]
With my eyes [MASK] on her hat, the fact that none present could hear my voice didn't matter .
firmly
[ "work", "influence", "destroy" ]
With my eyes firmly on her hat, the fact that none present could hear my voice didn't [MASK] .
matter
[ "only", "just", "merely" ]
My silent singing was for God's ears [MASK] .
alone
[ "mysteries", "glories", "wonders" ]
Her hat, which helped us overcome life's [MASK] , just lay there.
blocks
[ "too", "also", "either" ]
Please pass me the salad [MASK] Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
instead
[ "unless", "whether", "while" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian [MASK] I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
because
[ "that", "which", "how" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of [MASK] happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
what
[ "excited", "glad", "happy" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so [MASK] .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
sad
[ "long", "colorful", "useful" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their [MASK] lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
short
[ "time", "need", "problem" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no [MASK] to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
room
[ "interesting", "necessary", "probable" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so [MASK] .They suffer and do not get to enjoy their lives.
cruel
[ "like", "hate", "love" ]
Please pass me the salad instead Hi, my name is Morgan Jacobs, and I decided to be a vegetarian because I love all animals.I have read and seen pictures of what happens toanimals that are raised for their meat.It makes me so sad .Baby cows and chickens live their short lives in places that are too small for them.They have no room to move about.This is so cruel .They suffer and do not get to [MASK] their lives.
enjoy
[ "played", "looked", "fed" ]
I don't like other animals that also only live to be [MASK] by people while they are alive and the way they are killed.I feel sorry for them.
eaten
[ "style", "road", "type" ]
I don't like other animals that also only live to be eaten by people while they are alive and the [MASK] they are killed.I feel sorry for them.
way
[ "in", "at", "to" ]
The best thing [MASK] being a vegetarian is all the tasty and healthy foods I eat.Vegetables and fruits are healthy for your body.
about
[ "However", "Otherwise", "Therefore" ]
[MASK] , 1 think they taste better than meat.Oranges have vitamin C.I love the taste of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries.Green vegetables make me feel strong.I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to give my bones calcium .
Besides
[ "smell", "color", "size" ]
Besides , 1 think they taste better than meat.Oranges have vitamin C.I love the [MASK] of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries.Green vegetables make me feel strong.I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to give my bones calcium .
taste
[ "force", "cause", "get" ]
Besides , 1 think they taste better than meat.Oranges have vitamin C.I love the taste of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries.Green vegetables [MASK] me feel strong.I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to give my bones calcium .
make
[ "leave", "take", "bring" ]
Besides , 1 think they taste better than meat.Oranges have vitamin C.I love the taste of watermelon, peaches, and strawberries.Green vegetables make me feel strong.I enjoy drinking lots of soymilk to [MASK] my bones calcium .
give
[ "but", "yet", "or" ]
I have a life threatening allergy to nuts, seeds, and peanuts, [MASK] I eat soy butter to get my protein!
so
[ "think", "consider", "imagine" ]
I [MASK] in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and respecting life, including animals!
believe
[ "inspecting", "expecting", "inspiring" ]
I believe in being kind and loving to people and animals, being good to the earth, and [MASK] life, including animals!
respecting
[ "It", "What", "Which" ]
[MASK] is known to all, animals are our friends.We should live in harmony with the animals.If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves.
As
[ "memory", "terms", "search" ]
As is known to all, animals are our friends.We should live in [MASK] with the animals.If we destroyed the animals, we would destroy ourselves.
harmony
[ "big", "nice", "distant" ]
Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a [MASK] school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now.
different
[ "teachers", "parents", "passengers" ]
A school bus going around picked up [MASK] every morning and brought them back to their homes every afternoon, and as both of Mary's parents had to go to work, she always went on this bus.
pupils
[ "offices", "towns", "classrooms" ]
A school bus going around picked up pupils every morning and brought them back to their [MASK] every afternoon, and as both of Mary's parents had to go to work, she always went on this bus.
homes
[ "seemed", "refused", "used" ]
A school bus going around picked up pupils every morning and brought them back to their homes every afternoon, and as both of Mary's parents [MASK] to go to work, she always went on this bus.
had
[ "found", "cleaned", "fixed" ]
Mary's parents always [MASK] their alarm clock for seven o'clock so that none of them would be late .
set
[ "ready", "lazy", "asleep" ]
Mary's parents always set their alarm clock for seven o'clock so that none of them would be [MASK] .
late
[ "started", "stopped", "continued" ]
But one morning the alarm [MASK] to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary's mother suddenly woke up , looked at the clock and said, "What's ever happened to that clock?"
failed
[ "stepped", "escaped", "jumped" ]
and then [MASK] into Mary's room to wake her up.
rushed
[ "and", "so", "then" ]
"I'm sorry, dear," she said, " [MASK] you'll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even quicker break-fast and then I'll drive you to school on my way to the office."
but
[ "later", "easier", "heavier" ]
"I'm sorry, dear," she said, " but you'll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even [MASK] break-fast and then I'll drive you to school on my way to the office."
quicker
[ "bring", "fetch", "leave" ]
"I'm sorry, dear," she said, " but you'll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even quicker break-fast and then I'll [MASK] you to school on my way to the office."
drive
[ "truth", "bus", "guide" ]
"But how can you find the [MASK] , Mum?"
way
[ "homework", "shopping", "reading" ]
"Yes," her mother answered, "but you've done the [MASK] several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can't you?"
trip
[ "rose", "moved", "showed" ]
She washed, and [MASK] and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off.
dressed
[ "wondered", "realized", "designed" ]
Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she [MASK] .
recognized
[ "unless", "after", "if" ]
In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town [MASK] they got to her school.
before
[ "comfortable", "helpful", "important" ]
"Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most [MASK] way?"
direct
[ "when", "what", "which" ]
"Well, Mum," answered Mary, "it was because I didn't know [MASK] else to get here.
how
[ "benefit", "discovery", "balance" ]
I'm writing this thank-you letter, Mom and Dad, because I want you to know what a big [MASK] you have truly made in my life.
difference
[ "reminded", "gave", "showed" ]
You [MASK] me so many things about the world and myself.
taught
[ "studying", "living", "behaving" ]
You were the first ones to tell me about the importance of [MASK] by telling me it was wrong to refuse all my other playmates from using my toys.
sharing
[ "ordinary", "possible", "fake" ]
You were the first ones to tell me about the importance of sharing by telling me it was [MASK] to refuse all my other playmates from using my toys.
wrong
[ "unless", "before", "because" ]
And to this day, [MASK] those toys are long gone, I continue to live by the idea of sharing my blessings with the people around me.
though
[ "manage", "stop", "pretend" ]
And to this day, though those toys are long gone, I [MASK] to live by the idea of sharing my blessings with the people around me.
continue
[ "toward", "like", "against" ]
And to this day, though those toys are long gone, I continue to live by the idea of sharing my blessings with the people [MASK] me.
around
[ "convinced", "allowed", "supported" ]
Mom and Dad, you also [MASK] me to be sympathetic towards the blind old man.
educated
[ "tales", "theme", "tradition" ]
And because of those [MASK] , I've learnt to be caring .
lessons
[ "unique", "polite", "curious" ]
And because of those lessons , I've learnt to be [MASK] .
caring
[ "methods", "theory", "ideas" ]
You gave me some of the nicest [MASK] .
memories
[ "but", "or", "as" ]
Mom, I remember how you would let me sleep in your bed [MASK] how you used to bring me my favorite fried chicken and take care of me whenever I was sick .
and
[ "tired", "hungry", "disappointed" ]
Mom, I remember how you would let me sleep in your bed and how you used to bring me my favorite fried chicken and take care of me whenever I was [MASK] .
sick
[ "indeed", "independently", "truly" ]
Dad, I remember how you worked [MASK] to make me a playhouse in the yard so my friends and I could play happily there.
hard
[ "swing", "observe", "chat" ]
Dad, I remember how you worked hard to make me a playhouse in the yard so my friends and I could [MASK] happily there.
play
[ "ignored", "forgotten", "refused" ]
I may have [MASK] you and your purposes when I was much younger.
misunderstood
[ "nothing", "anything", "something" ]
But now I know that [MASK] you did was for my own good.
everything
[ "explanation", "discover", "passage" ]
Mom and Dad, I hope this thank-you [MASK] is enough to let you know how much I appreciate everything you've done for me.
letter
[ "miss", "admire", "approach" ]
Mom and Dad, I hope this thank-you letter is enough to let you know how much I [MASK] everything you've done for me.
appreciate
[ "spend", "consider", "congratulate" ]
Another police officer said, "The way people [MASK] Halloween has been steadily changing over the years.
celebrate
[ "nearly", "hardly", "especially" ]
It used to be pulling a horrible face or something [MASK] harmless, but more and more youngsters are doing things like throwing eggs or flour, and that can be very dangerous , particularly for the elderly or weak."
equally
[ "requiring", "begging", "breaking" ]
It used to be pulling a horrible face or something equally harmless, but more and more youngsters are doing things like [MASK] eggs or flour, and that can be very dangerous , particularly for the elderly or weak."
throwing
[ "curious", "poisonous", "serious" ]
It used to be pulling a horrible face or something equally harmless, but more and more youngsters are doing things like throwing eggs or flour, and that can be very [MASK] , particularly for the elderly or weak."
dangerous
[ "therefore", "besides", "moreover" ]
This year, [MASK] , there's been a change.
however
[ "set", "caused", "discovered" ]
A group of teenagers who were tricking or treating [MASK] a house on fire.
noticed