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[ "gratefully", "seriously", "severely" ]
One of the policemen replied [MASK] , "We have to, Miss.
gently
[ "shape", "mood", "spirits" ]
They'll be in(a) good [MASK] ."
hands
[ "demands", "enquiries", "questions" ]
I decided to go to the farthest police car with my younger brother, Alec, to avoid the neighbors' [MASK] . I somehow felt ashamed.
looks
[ "pulling", "hearing", "keeping" ]
We drove away from my apartment, neighbors, and my mom, [MASK] them behind.
leaving
[ "broken", "torn", "moved" ]
One minute I'm being [MASK] away from my mom, the next I'm in a policeman's car, and now I find myself in a nursery home with my brothers.
taken
[ "kindergarten", "school", "hospital" ]
One minute I'm being taken away from my mom, the next I'm in a policeman's car, and now I find myself in a nursery [MASK] with my brothers.
home
[ "memorable", "recent", "green" ]
For three [MASK] years I lived with a very nice family with my brothers in the town of Leominster.
straight
[ "play", "quarrel", "work" ]
On the third year of my [MASK] at the nursery home, I met this very strange but lively couple who treat us well.
stay
[ "so", "or", "and" ]
On the third year of my stay at the nursery home, I met this very strange [MASK] lively couple who treat us well.
but
[ "existed", "ended", "reacted" ]
A major turning point in my life [MASK] when my brothers and I were adopted .
occurred
[ "enjoy", "value", "admire" ]
What I [MASK] most about visiting my boyfriend's parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we silently ate our meal.
remember
[ "excitedly", "nervously", "quickly" ]
What I remember most about visiting my boyfriend's parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we [MASK] ate our meal.
silently
[ "treat", "find", "love" ]
With so little conversation I was quick to [MASK] his family as cold.
regard
[ "bus", "train", "plane" ]
When we got into the [MASK] to go home, his father suddenly appeared.
car
[ "Punctually", "Proudly", "Angrily" ]
[MASK] , he began to wash his son's windscreen .
Carefully
[ "visited", "interrupted", "warned" ]
My father often [MASK] me early in the morning.
telephoned
[ "tone", "apology", "explanation" ]
No pleasant [MASK] or enquiry about my life, just financial instructions.
greeting
[ "interested", "encouraged", "surprised" ]
This manner of his [MASK] me and we often quarreled.
angered
[ "long", "warm", "polite" ]
But one day, I thought about my father's success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his [MASK] morning calls.
short
[ "praised", "ignored", "blamed" ]
The next time he called and told me to buy a stock , I [MASK] him.
thanked
[ "content", "guilty", "curious" ]
When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I've often felt [MASK] .
disappointed
[ "feeling", "suggestion", "belief" ]
I rushed to the [MASK] : She wasn't a good friend!
judgment
[ "disappeared", "helped", "declined" ]
My anger [MASK] as the holidays approached.
grew
[ "missed", "attended", "invited" ]
But then she came to the gathering I [MASK] and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month.
hosted
[ "satisfied", "upset", "puzzled" ]
I was [MASK] at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I'd considered her to be uncaring .
shocked
[ "dishonest", "stubborn", "selfish" ]
I was shocked at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I'd considered her to be [MASK] .
uncaring
[ "common", "pleasant", "familiar" ]
Far too often, I ignored their [MASK] expressions, eagerly expecting them to do thing in my way .
unique
[ "opinion", "mind", "life" ]
Far too often, I ignored their unique expressions, eagerly expecting them to do thing in my [MASK] .
way
[ "send", "give", "show" ]
Over the years, however, I've learned to [MASK] other persons' love signs.
read
[ "already", "still", "also" ]
They haven't found one [MASK] .
yet
[ "done", "worried", "lived" ]
Larry Swilling and his wife Jimmie Sue have been happily [MASK] for 56 years.
married
[ "work", "laugh", "argue" ]
So happily, in fact, that Larry has now come to realize he can't [MASK] without his wife.
live
[ "adds", "misses", "spends" ]
The problem with Jimmie Sue is that she [MASK] a kidney .
lacks
[ "stop", "finish", "affect" ]
Jimmie Sue was born with only one, and now that doesn't [MASK] .
work
[ "comfortable", "healthy", "improper" ]
She needs a transplant but neither her husband, nor anyone tested in her family, is a [MASK] match.
suitable
[ "making", "buying", "needing" ]
Jimmie Sue is trying to get on a donor list, but the [MASK] is about two or three years long and that's for a kidney from a dead donor.
waiting
[ "shorter", "worse", "easier" ]
Transplant patients who get their kidneys from living donors tend to live [MASK] .
longer
[ "absorb", "doubt", "believe" ]
"I don't [MASK] what people think," Larry said.
care
[ "give", "sell", "borrow" ]
He tells his wife, "I'm going to [MASK] you a kidney."
get
[ "doctors", "acquaintances", "donors" ]
And on the street, wearing a signboard "Need kidney for my wife", he's not shy in asking [MASK] :"Could I use your kidney?"
passers-by
[ "So", "Because", "Since" ]
[MASK] he said, "I had to do something."
But
[ "careless", "melancholy", "selfless" ]
He didn't feel [MASK] when the phone rang.
helpless
[ "daughter", "son", "mother" ]
"I'm willing to donate a kidney for your [MASK] ," one caller said.
wife
[ "bell", "clock", "door" ]
Believe it or not, over the last few days the [MASK] hasn't stopped ringing.
phone
[ "encouraged", "entertained", "gained" ]
Hundreds of people who either saw his sign or heard about it have [MASK] .
volunteered
[ "gently", "greedily", "hardly" ]
One volunteer said, "I've got two, but I [MASK] need one."
only
[ "lifted", "demonstrated", "displayed" ]
Larry hasn't found a match for his wife, but at least he has already had enough volunteers and [MASK] enough awareness to save someone.
raised
[ "sorrow", "sadness", "happiness" ]
And that's why Larry is still out there, appealing to the [MASK] of strangers for the love of his wife.
kindness
[ "cost", "spend", "take" ]
She keeps trying to [MASK] me for the ride, and I always keep refusing.
pay
[ "admit", "enjoy", "stop" ]
She keeps trying to pay me for the ride, and I always [MASK] refusing.
keep
[ "climb", "walk", "run" ]
I tell her that it doesn't cost any more for her to [MASK] with me and it is convenient for me to do this.
ride
[ "important", "useful", "troublesome" ]
I tell her that it doesn't cost any more for her to ride with me and it is [MASK] for me to do this.
convenient
[ "choice", "basket", "chance" ]
Last week, she brought a(n) [MASK] and said happily, "I have something for you and you must accept it."
envelope
[ "lied", "contributed", "expressed" ]
But she [MASK] it on a stand.
laid
[ "dark", "bright", "familiar" ]
That night, I stopped at her house to give a plate of [MASK] fried chicken that I had.
extra
[ "off", "about", "from" ]
I took an envelope and put the $10 [MASK] it along with a " smile "card.
in
[ "love", "flower", "hug" ]
I took an envelope and put the $10 in it along with a " [MASK] "card.
smile
[ "appeared", "drawn", "written" ]
When leaving, I felt it [MASK] in her door.
placed
[ "attention", "fine", "reward" ]
The next day, she paid a(n) [MASK] to my home to return my plate , she said, "Look, I know you put that letter in my door this morning, didn't you?"
visit
[ "bike", "pen", "coat" ]
The next day, she paid a(n) visit to my home to return my [MASK] , she said, "Look, I know you put that letter in my door this morning, didn't you?"
plate
[ "extremely", "roughly", "calmly" ]
I had [MASK] forgotten about it, and I thought from the sincere look on my face, she believed me when I said that I hadn't put any letter in her door that morning.
completely
[ "mark", "impression", "wound" ]
I had completely forgotten about it, and I thought from the sincere [MASK] on my face, she believed me when I said that I hadn't put any letter in her door that morning.
look
[ "if", "because", "otherwise" ]
Actually, it was the night before, [MASK] I thought I wasn't lying.
so
[ "defend", "direct", "disturb" ]
She went on to [MASK] the envelope and enclosed the "smile" card , and told me how she was blessed with so many good things lately.
describe
[ "stamp", "letter", "book" ]
She went on to describe the envelope and enclosed the "smile" [MASK] , and told me how she was blessed with so many good things lately.
card
[ "surprised", "sorry", "sad" ]
I told her that I was so [MASK] for her, and that I hope she continues to be so blessed.
happy
[ "challenges", "rejects", "expects" ]
I told her that I was so happy for her, and that I hope she [MASK] to be so blessed.
continues
[ "send", "bring", "put" ]
His house is about five kilometers away from his office and the bus can [MASK] him there.
take
[ "asks", "let", "wants" ]
His wife likes to buy nice clothes and [MASK] her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do what she says.
makes
[ "that", "which", "like" ]
His wife likes to buy nice clothes and makes her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do [MASK] she says.
what
[ "puts", "gets", "carries" ]
Then she always [MASK] some fares back to him.
gives
[ "buses", "football", "clothes" ]
Of course Mr Brown doesn't have any money to buy the [MASK] .
tickets
[ "for", "to", "by" ]
He bought a ticket [MASK] all his money and he had to go home on foot.
with
[ "wanted", "liked", "enjoyed" ]
He bought a ticket with all his money and he [MASK] to go home on foot.
had
[ "by", "with", "for" ]
He bought a ticket with all his money and he had to go home [MASK] foot.
on
[ "worried", "sad", "interesting" ]
When he got home, he was tired, but felt [MASK] .
happy
[ "sorry", "ready", "pleased" ]
But he is [MASK] to tell his wife about it.
afraid
[ "listened", "saw", "wrote" ]
This morning when he was having breakfast, he [MASK] a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to drop in price.
heard
[ "rise", "raise", "low" ]
This morning when he was having breakfast, he heard a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to [MASK] in price.
drop
[ "over", "on", "up" ]
He hurried to turn it [MASK] , but it was too late .
off
[ "hard", "heavy", "fare" ]
He hurried to turn it off , but it was too [MASK] .
late
[ "say", "speak", "talk" ]
He had to [MASK] her all he heard.
tell
[ "time", "work", "idea" ]
"You will save some [MASK] ."
money
[ "go", "come", "Talk" ]
"Sorry, I can't [MASK] with you."
agree
[ "suggested", "convinced", "persuaded" ]
A young couple named Xiexie and Caicai has [MASK] it by visiting 18 Asian countries on a budget of Y=40,000.
proved
[ "money", "finance", "cost" ]
A young couple named Xiexie and Caicai has proved it by visiting 18 Asian countries on a [MASK] of Y=40,000.
budget
[ "uncommon", "basic", "especial" ]
Well, the truth is that there are [MASK] ways to see the world.
smart
[ "jokes", "skills", "technologies" ]
And here are some [MASK] to travel the world without breaking the bank or reducing fun.
tricks
[ "Therefore", "Otherwise", "Nevertheless" ]
[MASK] , it is completely one-way because you don't have to offer your house in exchange .
Moreover
[ "citizenship", "friendship", "relationship" ]
To become a house sitter, you can go to certain websites to apply for [MASK] , which sometimes requires a small fee .
membership
[ "salary", "pay", "wage" ]
To become a house sitter, you can go to certain websites to apply for membership , which sometimes requires a small [MASK] .
fee
[ "offer", "opportunity", "interest" ]
If the householder is interested, you'll get an [MASK] , probably by phone.
interview
[ "supplying", "providing", "passing" ]
WWOOF (wwoof.org), for example, is a platform [MASK] people opportunities to help on organic farms.
offering
[ "web", "society", "committee" ]
A hospitality exchange is a [MASK] of people around the world who offer free accommodation to travelers.
network
[ "what", "which", "when" ]
You can browse online listings, [MASK] you will learn about certain information and discuss with a potential host online, and ask for a bed for the night.
where
[ "version", "edition", "place" ]
The bed can take the [MASK] of a couch, extra bedroom depending on what your host can offer.
form
[ "sense", "action", "behavior" ]
Although the stay is technically free, common [MASK] requires that you bring a gift for your host.
practice
[ "involving", "evolved", "evolving" ]
Besides, there is a risk [MASK] in staying with a stranger.
involved
[ "Before", "Within", "From" ]
[MASK] the time he was eight he was helping Dad fix up old furniture.
By
[ "put", "picked", "pressed" ]
He was given a cent for every nail he [MASK] out of old boards.
pulled