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[
"some",
"no",
"little"
] | This type of reading is faster than the " slow
and sure" method, for the lesson must be read rapidly or
there will not be [MASK] time left for a second reading. | enough |
[
"school",
"study",
"work"
] | My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine:Go to [MASK] at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p.m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games until dinner. | bed |
[
"around",
"after",
"during"
] | My 15yearold son had already settled into his summer routine:Go to bed at 2 a. m. and wake up at 1 p.m. only to get back on his computer to play computer games [MASK] dinner. | until |
[
"noon",
"morning",
"afternoon"
] | It was the middle of the [MASK] when the sound of his computer games woke me up again. | night |
[
"watch",
"appreciate",
"notice"
] | I couldn't [MASK] that any more and decided it was time for him to get a summer job. | stand |
[
"lasted",
"rested",
"developed"
] | I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that [MASK] the next day, and a company that hired teenagers to guard their pools. | started |
[
"forced",
"persuaded",
"force"
] | I got on the computer and found a lifeguard certification class that started the next day, and a company that [MASK] teenagers to guard their pools. | hired |
[
"give",
"observe",
"help"
] | From that day I woke him up at 8 a.m. every day for him to [MASK] the class. | attend |
[
"designed",
"enjoying",
"joining"
] | At first, he continued to complain that I was [MASK] his summer. | ruining |
[
"recognize",
"conduct",
"buy"
] | He learned something about first aid, figured he really could [MASK] someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to actually work for a living. | save |
[
"roughly",
"luckily",
"suddenly"
] | He learned something about first aid, figured he really could save someone from drowning, and got some ideas on how to [MASK] work for a living. | actually |
[
"problem",
"goal",
"reward"
] | Two weeks later, he had a [MASK] as a lifeguard. | job |
[
"slowly",
"calmly",
"quickly"
] | He took his responsibility very [MASK] and never went to work late. | seriously |
[
"teachers",
"colleagues",
"students"
] | He says a lot of his [MASK] don't have jobs. | friends |
[
"fast",
"early",
"directly"
] | And I say that is because their mothers didn't try [MASK] enough! | hard |
[
"clear",
"excited",
"disappointed"
] | Even if your kid is super [MASK] with finals and afterschool activities and doesn't have time, you can search for job information for him. | busy |
[
"square",
"park",
"factory"
] | Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie [MASK] , or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring teenagers for the summer. | theatre |
[
"experts",
"foreigners",
"villagers"
] | Whether it is an ice cream store, a movie theatre , or a summer camp, you can ask if they are hiring [MASK] for the summer. | teenagers |
[
"habit",
"tradition",
"determination"
] | After your kid gets a job, pay attention to the [MASK] to make sure he is never late. | schedule |
[
"rich",
"friendly",
"brave"
] | I am a journalist in America.When reporting a story,I sometimes need to find a [MASK] kind of person--someone who has recently switched banks,or who is battling cancer,or who owns both a Chevy pickup and Toyota sedan. | particular |
[
"avoiding",
"curing",
"developing"
] | I am a journalist in America.When reporting a story,I sometimes need to find a particular kind of person--someone who has recently switched banks,or who is [MASK] cancer,or who owns both a Chevy pickup and Toyota sedan. | battling |
[
"appoint",
"miss",
"search"
] | At such moments,I [MASK] my brother Keith,a telecommunication worker in eastern Kansas.Usually he says,"I know just the guy." | call |
[
"when",
"until",
"unless"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part [MASK] he is offline.At age 52,he's never sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to divide his attention when he is shopping,he is likely to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their advice ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their talk of health problems,banking habits and newcar purchases . | because |
[
"ever",
"frequently",
"seldom"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part because he is offline.At age 52,he's [MASK] sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to divide his attention when he is shopping,he is likely to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their advice ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their talk of health problems,banking habits and newcar purchases . | never |
[
"receive",
"pay",
"gain"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part because he is offline.At age 52,he's never sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to [MASK] his attention when he is shopping,he is likely to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their advice ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their talk of health problems,banking habits and newcar purchases . | divide |
[
"willing",
"anxious",
"clever"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part because he is offline.At age 52,he's never sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to divide his attention when he is shopping,he is [MASK] to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their advice ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their talk of health problems,banking habits and newcar purchases . | likely |
[
"plan",
"example",
"gesture"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part because he is offline.At age 52,he's never sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to divide his attention when he is shopping,he is likely to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their [MASK] ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their talk of health problems,banking habits and newcar purchases . | advice |
[
"lesson",
"speech",
"lecture"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part because he is offline.At age 52,he's never sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to divide his attention when he is shopping,he is likely to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their advice ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their [MASK] of health problems,banking habits and newcar purchases . | talk |
[
"displays",
"exchanges",
"repairs"
] | His contacts are so diverse in large part because he is offline.At age 52,he's never sent an email,surfed the Web or bought anything online.Without any mobile email system to divide his attention when he is shopping,he is likely to make a friend or two before checking out .Without Web pages to instruct him on his latest project--how to build a cow fence or how to fix a woodburning stove--he seeks out the help of neighbours who have done it and follows their advice ,and during beerdrinking time afterwards he listens carefully to their talk of health problems,banking habits and newcar [MASK] . | purchases |
[
"imagine",
"predict",
"recommend"
] | "I do not [MASK] nowadays people send each other emails instead of talking while they're in the same room." | understand |
[
"big",
"new",
"special"
] | "I do not understand nowadays people send each other emails instead of talking while they're in the [MASK] room." | same |
[
"sometimes",
"recently",
"once"
] | My older brother [MASK] considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet trends are making him more so,too.As a(n) stranger to the Web,my brother belongs to one of the nation's fastestdecreasing minorities . | always |
[
"values",
"techniques",
"benefits"
] | My older brother always considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet [MASK] are making him more so,too.As a(n) stranger to the Web,my brother belongs to one of the nation's fastestdecreasing minorities . | trends |
[
"user",
"owner",
"beginner"
] | My older brother always considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet trends are making him more so,too.As a(n) [MASK] to the Web,my brother belongs to one of the nation's fastestdecreasing minorities . | stranger |
[
"workers",
"races",
"teams"
] | My older brother always considers himself as an oldfashioned man and the Internet trends are making him more so,too.As a(n) stranger to the Web,my brother belongs to one of the nation's fastestdecreasing [MASK] . | minorities |
[
"developed",
"varied",
"moved"
] | During the first half decade of the 21st century,the proportion of Internet users [MASK] slowly,to 59% of adult Americans from just over 50%,according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. | increased |
[
"And",
"So",
"Or"
] | [MASK] in the second half of the decade,that growth skyrocketed and now nearly 80% of adult Americans use the Internet.At that pace,the offline Americans will no longer exist in the coming decade. | But |
[
"change",
"last",
"work"
] | But in the second half of the decade,that growth skyrocketed and now nearly 80% of adult Americans use the Internet.At that pace,the offline Americans will no longer [MASK] in the coming decade. | exist |
[
"jumped",
"slipped",
"dropped"
] | He [MASK] to the tree top, ate the mangoes, took a nap under the shadow ... | climbed |
[
"leaves",
"top",
"sunshine"
] | He climbed to the tree top, ate the mangoes, took a nap under the [MASK] ... | shadow |
[
"surprised",
"delighted",
"confused"
] | One day, the boy came back to the tree with a [MASK] look on his face. | sad |
[
"shouted",
"argued",
"opposed"
] | The boy [MASK] . | replied |
[
"so",
"and",
"thus"
] | "Sorry, I don't have money ... [MASK] you can pick all my mangoes and sell them so you will have money." | but |
[
"in",
"of",
"above"
] | He picked all the mangoes [MASK] the tree and left happily. | on |
[
"grow",
"grew",
"growing"
] | One day, the boy [MASK] into a man returned. | grown |
[
"playing",
"hiding",
"work"
] | We need a house for [MASK] .Can you help me?" | shelter |
[
"trunk",
"root",
"crown"
] | "Sorry, I don't have a house, but you can chop off my [MASK] to build your house." | branches |
[
"backward",
"lately",
"previously"
] | The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn't come back [MASK] . | afterward |
[
"depressed",
"bored",
"changed"
] | "I am sad and getting [MASK] . I want to go sailing to relax myself. | old |
[
"enhance",
"please",
"comfort"
] | "I am sad and getting old . I want to go sailing to [MASK] myself. | relax |
[
"until",
"unless",
"before"
] | Finally, the man returned [MASK] he had been gone for so many years. | after |
[
"something",
"everything",
"nothing"
] | "Sorry, my boy, but I don't have [MASK] for you anymore. | anything |
[
"very",
"so",
"rather"
] | "I am [MASK] old for that now," the man said. | too |
[
"living",
"strong",
"weak"
] | "I really can't give you anything, the only thing left is my [MASK] roots," the tree said with sadness. | dying |
[
"room",
"bed",
"seat"
] | "I don't need much now, just a [MASK] to rest. | place |
[
"frowned",
"yelled",
"cried"
] | The boy sat down and the tree was glad and [MASK] . | smiled |
[
"considered",
"imagined",
"realized"
] | Sitting there in the office, I [MASK] the cancer treatments, and the first time I had walked into the lab. | remembered |
[
"death",
"nurse",
"doctor"
] | I had looked down the long hallway and could only imagine the [MASK] before me. | pain |
[
"ever",
"seldom",
"sometimes"
] | This was a world I [MASK] expected to enter. | never |
[
"something",
"anything",
"everything"
] | I felt [MASK] but fear from what lay ahead. | nothing |
[
"by",
"in",
"with"
] | All I knew was that I had been operated [MASK] for cancer and now was to experience five weeks of radiation. | on |
[
"live",
"treat",
"gain"
] | All I knew was that I had been operated on for cancer and now was to [MASK] five weeks of radiation. | experience |
[
"manners",
"speech",
"face"
] | My mood showed in my [MASK] . | appearance |
[
"before",
"after",
"since"
] | An attractive woman walked into the building [MASK] I was waiting for my treatment. | as |
[
"sick",
"worried",
"young"
] | She had cancer and she looked [MASK] . | beautiful |
[
"playing",
"arguing",
"staying"
] | She had suffered radiation and she was walking, talking, smiling, and [MASK] with the nurse. | joking |
[
"hopeful",
"satisfied",
"surprised"
] | I was [MASK] to see her face and to hear her cheerful voice. | grateful |
[
"harder",
"quicker",
"heavier"
] | It made my legs [MASK] when it was my turn to go inside for my treatment. | stronger |
[
"make-up",
"looks",
"clothes"
] | I determined right then and there to someday have her [MASK] . | attitude |
[
"suggested",
"agreed",
"reminded"
] | "I'm going to do for someone else what she has done for me," I [MASK] to myself. | promised |
[
"away",
"around",
"inside"
] | I was [MASK] for a check-up. | back |
[
"clearly",
"warmly",
"happily"
] | I had washed my hair and [MASK] applied my make-up. | carefully |
[
"color1less",
"meaningless",
"careless"
] | His face was pale and [MASK] . | lifeless |
[
"accepted",
"understood",
"enjoyed"
] | His face brightened and he [MASK] it. | returned |
[
"If",
"Although",
"When"
] | [MASK] the earth is divided into24 time zones, one hour apart, you can have days with more or fewer than 24 hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days. | Because |
[
"much",
"many",
"less"
] | Because the earth is divided into24 time zones, one hour apart, you can have days with [MASK] or fewer than 24 hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days. | more |
[
"do",
"go",
"travel"
] | If you [MASK] a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day . | make |
[
"plane",
"train",
"car"
] | If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your [MASK] enters a different time zone every day . | ship |
[
"night",
"hour",
"time"
] | If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every [MASK] . | day |
[
"goes",
"shows",
"adds"
] | As you enter each zone, the time [MASK] one hour. | changes |
[
"upward",
"backward",
"fast"
] | Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you set it [MASK] . | ahead |
[
"neither",
"both",
"nor"
] | Each day of your trip has [MASK] 25 or 23 hours. | either |
[
"travel",
"trip",
"cover"
] | If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you [MASK] the internationaldate line. | cross |
[
"which",
"what",
"that"
] | By agreement, this is the point [MASK] a new day begins. | where |
[
"Where",
"While",
"Before"
] | [MASK] you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. | When |
[
"time",
"date",
"hour"
] | When you cross the line, you change your [MASK] one full day, backward or forward. | calendar |
[
"and",
"but",
"still"
] | When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward [MASK] forward. | or |
[
"changes",
"makes",
"goes"
] | Traveling east, today [MASK] yesterday; traveling west, it is tomorrow! | becomes |
[
"which",
"this",
"that"
] | Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, [MASK] is tomorrow! | it |
[
"messy",
"smelly",
"broken"
] | He found his refrigerator and kitchen cupboards were nearly [MASK]
Clarence's wife, Wanda, had passed away a few years earlier, and he had no family nearby to help him with grocery shopping. | empty |
[
"downtown",
"abroad",
"far"
] | He found his refrigerator and kitchen cupboards were nearly empty
Clarence's wife, Wanda, had passed away a few years earlier, and he had no family [MASK] to help him with grocery shopping. | nearby |
[
"reached",
"opened",
"charged"
] | Unable to drive or walk, Clarence [MASK] a local grocer's, but the manager told him the store didn't deliver . Hungry and desperate ,Clarencc dialed 911. | called |
[
"sell",
"shut",
"bargain"
] | Unable to drive or walk, Clarence called a local grocer's, but the manager told him the store didn't [MASK] . Hungry and desperate ,Clarencc dialed 911. | deliver |
[
"honorable",
"nervous",
"proud"
] | Unable to drive or walk, Clarence called a local grocer's, but the manager told him the store didn't deliver . Hungry and [MASK] ,Clarencc dialed 911. | desperate |
[
"shown",
"settled",
"welcomed"
] | "I don't need to be [MASK] anywhere," he told the operator, Marilyn Hinson. | transported |
[
"books",
"clothes",
"juice"
] | "I just need somebody to bring me some [MASK] . I can't do anything. | food |
[
"persuade",
"require",
"beg"
] | Marilyn asked her supervisor, Lisa Reid, if she would [MASK] her to offer her assistance, and Lisa agreed . | allow |
[
"denied",
"refused",
"doubted"
] | Marilyn asked her supervisor, Lisa Reid, if she would allow her to offer her assistance, and Lisa [MASK] . | agreed |
[
"angry",
"sorrowful",
"lonely"
] | "II' ve been [MASK] myself. | hungry |
[
"blame",
"afford",
"explain"
] | A lot of people can't say that, but I can, and I can't [MASK] for anyone to be hungry." | stand |
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