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[ "usual", "main", "participate" ]
He got his first [MASK] job at BT's Restaurant in town, when he reached twelve.
real
[ "sweeping", "packing", "empting" ]
His main tasks were [MASK] tables and washing dishes, but sometimes he helped cook.
clearing
[ "or", "so", "even" ]
His main tasks were clearing tables and washing dishes, [MASK] sometimes he helped cook.
but
[ "turn", "change", "move" ]
Every day after school he would [MASK] to BT's and work till ten.
head
[ "studied", "played", "slept" ]
Even on Saturdays he [MASK] from two till eleven.
worked
[ "helping", "having", "letting" ]
At that age it was difficult going to work and [MASK] his friends run off to swim or play.
watching
[ "asked", "told", "promised" ]
He didn't necessarily like work, but he loved what working [MASK] him to have.
allowed
[ "study", "power", "age" ]
Because of his [MASK] he was always the one buying when his friends and he went to the local shop.
job
[ "friendly", "lucky", "hopeful" ]
That made him [MASK] .
proud
[ "ran", "flew", "carried" ]
Word that he was trustworthy and hard-working [MASK] around the town.
got
[ "while", "if", "since" ]
A local clothing shop offered him credit [MASK] he was only in Grade 7.
although
[ "sold", "borrowed", "wore" ]
He immediately [MASK] a $ 68 sports coats and a $ 22 pair of shoes.
charged
[ "keeping", "paying", "taking" ]
He was [MASK] only 65 cents an hour, and he already owed the shopkeeper $ 90!
making
[ "gradually", "greatly", "hardly" ]
So he learned [MASK] the danger of easy credit.
early
[ "out", "over", "away" ]
He paid it [MASK] as soon as he could.
off
[ "point", "part", "sign" ]
The first job taught him self-control, responsibility and brought him a [MASK] of personal satisfaction few of his friends had experienced.
level
[ "he", "that", "whoever" ]
As his father, [MASK] worked three jobs, once told him, "If you understand sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have."
who
[ "demand", "offer", "fear" ]
As his father, who worked three jobs, once told him, "If you [MASK] sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you cannot have."
understand
[ "take", "attend", "visit" ]
And every few summers, we'd [MASK] the caravan , a group of Airstream trailer owners who travel together around the U.S. and Canada.
join
[ "work", "study", "explore" ]
And every few summers, we'd join the caravan , a group of Airstream trailer owners who [MASK] together around the U.S. and Canada.
travel
[ "backward", "toward", "upward" ]
I loved and worshipped my grandparents and I really looked [MASK] to these travels.
forward
[ "holiday", "research", "return" ]
On one particular [MASK] ,I was about 10 years old.
trip
[ "talking", "reading", "training" ]
My grandfather was [MASK] .
driving
[ "scene", "band", "type" ]
She smoked throughout these trips, and I hated the [MASK] .
smell
[ "question", "game", "problem" ]
At that age, I'd take any excuse to make estimates and do minor [MASK] .At any rate, I decided to do the math for my grandmother . I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of puffs per cigarette and so on.
arithmetic
[ "grandfather", "visitor", "car" ]
At that age, I'd take any excuse to make estimates and do minor arithmetic .At any rate, I decided to do the math for my [MASK] . I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of puffs per cigarette and so on.
grandmother
[ "cases", "smokes", "kinds" ]
At that age, I'd take any excuse to make estimates and do minor arithmetic .At any rate, I decided to do the math for my grandmother . I estimated the number of cigarettes per days, estimated the number of [MASK] per cigarette and so on.
puffs
[ "window", "seat", "back" ]
When I was satisfied that I'd come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the [MASK] of the car, tapped my grandmother on the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, "At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your life !"
front
[ "at", "in", "under" ]
When I was satisfied that I'd come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the front of the car, tapped my grandmother [MASK] the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, "At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your life !"
on
[ "tour", "distance", "date" ]
When I was satisfied that I'd come up with a reasonable number, I poked my head into the front of the car, tapped my grandmother on the shoulder, and proudly proclaimed, "At two minutes per puff, you've taken nine years off your [MASK] !"
life
[ "away", "from", "with" ]
Because the ad said, every puff of a cigarette takes some number of minutes [MASK] smoker's life.
off
[ "coolness", "happiness", "ability" ]
I expected to be applauded for my [MASK] and arithmetic skills.
cleverness
[ "Eventually", "Unfortunately", "Though" ]
[MASK] , my grandmother burst into tears . I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do.
Instead
[ "words", "laughters", "screams" ]
Instead , my grandmother burst into [MASK] . I sat in the backseat and did not know what to do.
tears
[ "stubborn", "determined", "lonely" ]
My grandfather was a highly intelligent, [MASK] man.
quiet
[ "in", "away", "up" ]
He pulled [MASK] onto the shoulder of the highway.
over
[ "noticed", "glared", "glanced" ]
He stopped and got out of the car, [MASK] me, and after a bit of silence,he gently and calmly said, "Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever."
looked
[ "angrily", "excitedly", "coldly" ]
He stopped and got out of the car, looked me, and after a bit of silence,he gently and [MASK] said, "Jeff, one day you'll understand that it's harder to be kind than clever."
calmly
[ "hopeful", "lucky", "disappointed" ]
Despite their [MASK] condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for art but they knew well their father would never be able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
hopeless
[ "music", "mining", "farming" ]
Despite their hopeless condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for [MASK] but they knew well their father would never be able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
art
[ "all", "both", "each" ]
Despite their hopeless condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for art but they knew well their father would never be able to send [MASK] of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
either
[ "painter", "winner", "failure" ]
The [MASK] would work in the nearby mines to support his brother.
loser
[ "lost", "got", "beat" ]
Albrecht [MASK] the toss and went off to Nuremberg.
won
[ "who", "his", "whom" ]
Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, [MASK] work at the academy was almost a(n ) immediate success.
whose
[ "random", "attractive", "ordinary" ]
Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, whose work at the academy was almost a(n ) [MASK] success.
immediate
[ "smaller", "worse", "faster" ]
Albecht's woodcut and oils were much [MASK] than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees for his works.
better
[ "to", "in", "at" ]
Albecht's woodcut and oils were much better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees [MASK] his works.
for
[ "miner", "worker", "professor" ]
When the young [MASK] returned home, the family held a festive dinner.
artist
[ "luck", "move", "moment" ]
Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your [MASK] to seek your dream and l will support you".
turn
[ "nodded", "smiled", "laughed" ]
All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he [MASK] and repeated, "No...no."
sobbed
[ "recovered", "swept", "handed" ]
Finally, Albert rose and [MASK] the tears from his cheeks.
wiped
[ "can't", "shouldn't", "should" ]
He said softly, "I [MASK] go to Nuremberg, brother.
can
[ "hold", "move", "turn" ]
The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to [MASK] your toast."
return
[ "represent", "present", "visit" ]
Today, Albrecht's masterful works [MASK] in every great museum in the world, but chances are great that you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them.
hang
[ "when", "which", "as" ]
Today, Albrecht's masterful works hang in every great museum in the world, but chances are great [MASK] you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them.
that
[ "figures", "hands", "arms" ]
Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and the [MASK] stretched skyward.
fingers
[ "loved", "renamed", "called" ]
He called it simply "Hands", but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and [MASK] his tribute of love "The Praying Hands".
said
[ "yet", "out", "before" ]
Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it [MASK] !
alone
[ "which", "whether", "what" ]
The king was so impressed with the fakir's unpretentious behavior [MASK] he invited the fakir to live with him in the palace .
that
[ "house", "city", "village" ]
The king was so impressed with the fakir's unpretentious behavior that he invited the fakir to live with him in the [MASK] .
palace
[ "bothered", "excited", "embarrassed" ]
The fakir agreed gladly, which [MASK] the king, who was expecting that the fakir would have to be persuaded a lot to accept the invitation.
surprised
[ "instructed", "changed", "believed" ]
The fakir agreed gladly, which surprised the king, who was expecting that the fakir would have to be [MASK] a lot to accept the invitation.
persuaded
[ "Besides", "Otherwise", "Moreover" ]
[MASK] , the king made luxurious arrangements for his stay.
Nevertheless
[ "commenting", "confirming", "admitting" ]
Soon, the king started [MASK] that perhaps he was being deceived by the fakir.
suspecting
[ "understand", "support", "predict" ]
But he kept his thoughts to himself and continued to [MASK] the fakir.
observe
[ "interested", "disappointed", "curious" ]
On meeting the fakir, the king said, "When I first met you, I was [MASK] by your lifestyle and minimum needs.
impressed
[ "relevant", "absent", "same" ]
But what I see now is totally the [MASK] .
opposite
[ "wondering", "caring", "considering" ]
The fakir smiled and said, "I was [MASK] for you to ask me this question, but I will answer you tomorrow morning."
waiting
[ "served", "described", "performed" ]
The next morning the fakir [MASK] before the king.
appeared
[ "taking", "standing", "expecting" ]
The fakir said, "I am [MASK] for an unknown destination.
leaving
[ "As", "Unless", "Once" ]
[MASK] you really want the answer, you will have to leave your palace, your family, your kingdom and accompany me."
If
[ "recommend", "charge", "acknowledge" ]
If you really want the answer, you will have to leave your palace, your family, your kingdom and [MASK] me."
accompany
[ "connection", "problem", "similarity" ]
And that is the [MASK] between you and me.
difference
[ "however", "wherever", "whatever" ]
I can leave all pleasures and comforts behind [MASK] I want because I am not attached to them, but you are.
whenever
[ "gets", "leaves", "sticks" ]
As he was leaving, he said to the king, "Remember, what you hold on to [MASK] you.
holds
[ "everything", "anything", "something" ]
And since I hold on to nothing, I have [MASK] to give up.
nothing
[ "invited", "let", "helped" ]
Mom 36 [MASK] Betty to tidy her bedroom, where toys and clothes were thrown everywhere on the floor.
asked
[ "washed", "painted", "sold" ]
Mom 36 asked Betty to tidy her bedroom, where toys and clothes were [MASK] everywhere on the floor.
thrown
[ "so", "or", "but" ]
Mom said to Betty, "You know things get broken or lost easily [MASK] they're not in good order."
if
[ "ago", "early", "before" ]
When Mum came back a few minutes [MASK] , all the toys and clothes had disappeared.
later
[ "upset", "surprised", "puzzled" ]
Mum was [MASK] , and asked Betty to get some pocket money out of her purse in the tidy drawer.
satisfied
[ "pack", "bag", "pocket" ]
Mum was satisfied , and asked Betty to get some pocket money out of her [MASK] in the tidy drawer.
purse
[ "worked", "pushed", "turned" ]
Betty went over, [MASK] it out and carried it over to the table.
pulled
[ "however", "so", "instead" ]
Betty found a bottle of red ink just like blood; [MASK] , there were some vampire teeth, too.
besides
[ "pleased", "calm", "worried" ]
Betty felt very [MASK] , and asked her mom to dress her up as a vampire.
interested
[ "cleaned", "quarreled", "slept" ]
They [MASK] for a whole morning and then Mom said, "But we still haven't found my purse."
played
[ "position", "tone", "direction" ]
"Well, you should put things in good [MASK] next time," Betty said seriously.
order
[ "cried", "worried", "shouted" ]
Mom [MASK] and then asked "But what should I do, dear?"
laughed
[ "something", "nothing", "anything" ]
It's easy," Betty said, got [MASK] off the table into her arms, and then dropped them all back into the drawer.
everything
[ "sent", "hung", "kicked" ]
It's easy," Betty said, got everything off the table into her arms, and then [MASK] them all back into the drawer.
dropped
[ "sadly", "nervously", "excitedly" ]
Mom looked at Betty [MASK] and said, "Are you sure you have put your things in order?
doubtfully
[ "try", "guess", "taste" ]
Let's have a [MASK] again."
check
[ "him", "them", "it" ]
Betty followed [MASK] into the room.
her
[ "used", "bought", "broke" ]
Mom bent down and [MASK] the bedcover to see if it was there.
lifted
[ "Over", "Above", "Near" ]
[MASK] the bed were Betty's toys, clothes and many other things.
Under
[ "know", "guess", "feel" ]
How would you [MASK] this?
explain
[ "secretary", "clerk", "servant" ]
During these discussions, I ask the participants, "What has caused you to stay long enough to become a [MASK] ?
manager
[ "discussion", "floor", "time" ]
A new manager called Cynthia took the [MASK] and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, "It was a $19 baseball glove."
question
[ "factory", "group", "team" ]
She told the group that when she started to work in this [MASK] , she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie.
company
[ "asked", "bought", "had" ]
He [MASK] a baseball glove for Little League.
needed