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[ "wanted", "loved", "needed" ]
About forty people offered to help the thieves, and two people actually sat down next to the car and [MASK] to buy a camera and a television set a student was taking from the back seat of his own car.The professor wonders whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the same thing as happens anywhere.
waited
[ "sending", "offering", "robbing" ]
About forty people offered to help the thieves, and two people actually sat down next to the car and waited to buy a camera and a television set a student was [MASK] from the back seat of his own car.The professor wonders whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the same thing as happens anywhere.
taking
[ "knows", "learns", "asks" ]
About forty people offered to help the thieves, and two people actually sat down next to the car and waited to buy a camera and a television set a student was taking from the back seat of his own car.The professor [MASK] whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the same thing as happens anywhere.
wonders
[ "former", "different", "small" ]
About forty people offered to help the thieves, and two people actually sat down next to the car and waited to buy a camera and a television set a student was taking from the back seat of his own car.The professor wonders whether it is a problem of big cities or would be the [MASK] thing as happens anywhere.
same
[ "people", "sound", "songs" ]
Every Saturday night the place is filled with country music [MASK] .
fans
[ "day", "time", "concert" ]
One [MASK] in January 1967, it was a very special night at the Opry and for the first time a black man was an attraction .
Saturday
[ "cold", "dark", "successful" ]
One Saturday in January 1967, it was a very [MASK] night at the Opry and for the first time a black man was an attraction .
special
[ "young", "famous", "strong" ]
One Saturday in January 1967, it was a very special night at the Opry and for the first time a [MASK] man was an attraction .
black
[ "Classic", "Popular", "Light" ]
[MASK] music has always been thought of as "white music".
Country
[ "look", "event", "evening" ]
For many, it was a strange [MASK] to see Charley Pride step onto the Opry stage.
sight
[ "to", "up", "for" ]
For many, it was a strange sight to see Charley Pride step [MASK] the Opry stage.
onto
[ "curious", "bad", "excited" ]
Some people felt [MASK] about whether a black man could sing country songs.
unsure
[ "Then", "As", "So" ]
[MASK] Charley's smooth voice quickly won over the Opry crowd . Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest star .
But
[ "brought", "flowed", "carried" ]
But Charley's smooth voice quickly [MASK] over the Opry crowd . Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest star .
won
[ "hall", "concert", "singers" ]
But Charley's smooth voice quickly won over the Opry [MASK] . Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest star .
crowd
[ "winner", "player", "fan" ]
But Charley's smooth voice quickly won over the Opry crowd . Charley was so good that before long, he was country music's biggest [MASK] .
star
[ "known", "trained", "found" ]
Like many country singers, Charley was [MASK] on a farm.
raised
[ "singing", "music", "sports" ]
But he knew he wasn't going to make [MASK] his career .
farming
[ "played", "fought", "worked" ]
In the winter, after the baseball season, Charley [MASK] at a local nightclub.
sang
[ "made", "helped", "let" ]
One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star, [MASK] Charley sing and told Charley to forget about baseball and go for a singing career.
heard
[ "music", "jobs", "agriculture" ]
One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star, heard Charley sing and told Charley to forget about [MASK] and go for a singing career.
baseball
[ "career", "change", "order" ]
Charley took the [MASK] and became a true hit-maker.
advice
[ "fans", "pictures", "concerts" ]
His [MASK] were always near the top on the list.
records
[ "again", "even", "yet" ]
Today Charley Pride is [MASK] one of the biggest stars in country music.
still
[ "shock", "worry", "burden" ]
I hated her... She was such a(n) [MASK] .
embarrassment
[ "avoided", "violated", "tricked" ]
I [MASK] her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
ignored
[ "defend", "control", "involve" ]
I wanted to [MASK] myself.
bury
[ "When", "Though", "Unless" ]
I confronted her that day and said, "39 [MASK] you're only going to make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?"
If
[ "still", "also", "yet" ]
I didn't [MASK] stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger.
even
[ "something", "everything", "anything" ]
I wanted to escape from that house, and had [MASK] to do with her.
nothing
[ "resisted", "pushed", "grabbed" ]
When she stood by the door, my children [MASK] her, and I yelled at her for coming 43 over uninvited.
teased
[ "on", "up", "out" ]
When she stood by the door, my children teased her, and I yelled at her for coming 43 [MASK] uninvited.
over
[ "threaten", "accompany", "disappoint" ]
"How dare you come to my house and [MASK] my children!
scare
[ "firmly", "patiently", "anxiously" ]
And to this, my mother 45 [MASK] answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry.
quietly
[ "team", "anniversary", "festival" ]
One day, a letter regarding a school 46 [MASK] came to my house.
reunion
[ "whispered", "complained", "promised" ]
So I [MASK] to my wife that I was going on a business trip.
lied
[ "thankfulness", "kindness", "pity" ]
After that, I went to my old shack just out of [MASK] .
curiosity
[ "sigh", "blood", "word" ]
I did not shed (drop) a single [MASK] .
tear
[ "chance", "duty", "passion" ]
But I may have lost the [MASK] to get out of bed to see you.
ability
[ "confidential", "gradual", "permanent" ]
I'm sorry that I was a [MASK] embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
constant
[ "help", "delay", "permit" ]
As a mother, I couldn't 52 [MASK] watching you having to grow up with one eye.
stand
[ "sensing", "touching", "creating" ]
I was so proud of my son who was 53 [MASK] a whole new world for me, in my place.
seeing
[ "achieved", "prayed", "accumulated" ]
Under no circumstances should we neglect our parents who have [MASK] everything for us--it is a matter of conscience .
sacrificed
[ "interest", "taste", "experience" ]
Under no circumstances should we neglect our parents who have sacrificed everything for us--it is a matter of [MASK] .
conscience
[ "anyone", "everyone", "nobody" ]
When [MASK] invited me, I always refused and said, "I am only a small potato, I don't want to be the center of attention ."
someone
[ "disagreed", "quarreled", "argued" ]
When someone invited me, I always [MASK] and said, "I am only a small potato, I don't want to be the center of attention ."
refused
[ "laugh", "joke", "trick" ]
When someone invited me, I always refused and said, "I am only a small potato, I don't want to be the center of [MASK] ."
attention
[ "rose", "lifted", "took" ]
Even in class when the teacher questioned us, I never [MASK] my hand because I worried that others might laugh at me if I made a mistake.
raised
[ "frightened", "expected", "believed" ]
Even in class when the teacher questioned us, I never raised my hand because I [MASK] that others might laugh at me if I made a mistake.
worried
[ "number", "team", "scene" ]
I didn't want to join at first, for I was afraid to talk in front of a big [MASK] .However, my good friend tried to persuade me to go.
crowd
[ "advise", "suggest", "welcome" ]
I didn't want to join at first, for I was afraid to talk in front of a big crowd .However, my good friend tried to [MASK] me to go.
persuade
[ "struggle", "exist", "stay" ]
She said, "I think you should break out of your shyness, otherwise it will be hard for you to [MASK] in this society."
survive
[ "debates", "friends", "competitions" ]
I was always so shy that I missed many [MASK] .
opportunities
[ "future", "intention", "purpose" ]
In fact, I used to have a beautiful [MASK] that one day I would become a news broadcaster but I knew it was unlikely because of my shyness.
dream
[ "nervous", "shy", "afraid" ]
How [MASK] I was!
excited
[ "changing", "fighting", "controlling" ]
I felt I had made the first step in [MASK] my cowardice .
conquering
[ "wanted", "hoped", "dreamed" ]
But the first debate was not what I had [MASK] . I was so nervous when I went to my seat.
expected
[ "shy", "excited", "glad" ]
But the first debate was not what I had expected . I was so [MASK] when I went to my seat.
nervous
[ "students", "teachers", "friends" ]
I dared not look at the audience and [MASK] . I shook like a leaf because I felt as if all the people were staring at me.
judges
[ "thing", "condition", "matter" ]
My three teammates had the same [MASK] .
problem
[ "paid", "drew", "caught" ]
In the second competition, I [MASK] my attention on the subject of the debate.
focused
[ "accompanied", "expected", "ignored" ]
I [MASK] you in action yesterday as you saved a little boy from drowning at Lake Elmo beach.
witnessed
[ "missing", "bleeding", "falling" ]
I witnessed you in action yesterday as you saved a little boy from [MASK] at Lake Elmo beach.
drowning
[ "although", "unless", "if" ]
I was sitting on a bench with my friends, [MASK] their children played in the water.
while
[ "imagining", "minding", "stopping" ]
I remember [MASK] you taking off your shorts, grabbing your rescue device and heading into the water.
noticing
[ "digital", "convenient", "nuclear" ]
I remember noticing you taking off your shorts, grabbing your [MASK] device and heading into the water.
rescue
[ "feet", "legs", "arms" ]
My friends and I noticed at that moment the little boy's [MASK] moving up and down.
head
[ "pretended", "determined", "prepared" ]
He couldn't have been more than two years old and [MASK] to be alone in the water.
appeared
[ "allowed", "lifted", "dropped" ]
You got to him, put your floatation device around him, and [MASK] him back to shore.
swam
[ "frozen", "excited", "calm" ]
We could see the boy was [MASK] as you carried him out of the water and laid him on the beach .
weak
[ "stone", "board", "bench" ]
We could see the boy was weak as you carried him out of the water and laid him on the [MASK] .
beach
[ "meaning", "process", "presentation" ]
You started doing compressions on his chest, that is when we knew it was a bad [MASK] .
situation
[ "food", "money", "time" ]
We reached you and knew you needed [MASK] . I picked up my phone and dialed 911.
help
[ "proud", "confident", "independent" ]
You appeared [MASK] as you walked away, as anyone would be.
frightened
[ "know", "predict", "believe" ]
I [MASK] if this is your first rescue -- it doesn't matter.
wonder
[ "protect", "doubt", "greet" ]
What you did was heroic, and I [MASK] you.
applaud
[ "idea", "performance", "game" ]
Had you been a few seconds later, this [MASK] could have ended quite differently.
story
[ "pitifully", "strictly", "sincerely" ]
Because of you, the little boy and his family are [MASK] together today.
happily
[ "technique", "style", "career" ]
If you consider your drafts as dress , or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing [MASK] .
process
[ "skipped", "rejected", "replaced" ]
The musical had [MASK] several revisions due to problems with .
undergone
[ "released", "recorded", "reserved" ]
For instance, Lloyd Webber [MASK] some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds.
rewrote
[ "addition", "opposition", "contrast" ]
When you revise, you change aspects of your work in [MASK] to your evolving purpose, or to include fresh ideas or newly discovered information.
response
[ "fixed", "ambitious", "familiar" ]
When you revise, you change aspects of your work in response to your evolving purpose, or to include [MASK] ideas or newly discovered information.
fresh
[ "However", "Instead", "Therefore" ]
[MASK] , it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way.
Moreover
[ "discuss", "exhaust", "cover" ]
Even your decision to [MASK] topics while prewriting is a type of revising.
switch
[ "director", "master", "visitor" ]
Always make time to become your own [MASK] and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak.
audience
[ "personal", "basic", "delicate" ]
Reviewing your work in this way can give you [MASK] new ideas.
valuable
[ "weakening", "maintaining", "assessing" ]
Revising involves [MASK] the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more specifically , and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present.
mixing
[ "freshly", "swiftly", "loosely" ]
Revising involves mixing the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more [MASK] , and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present.
specifically
[ "amazing", "bright", "unique" ]
When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing: Is my main idea or purpose [MASK] throughout my draft?
clear
[ "angles", "evidence", "hints" ]
Have I given my readers all of the [MASK] ; that is, facts, opinions, inferences --- that they need in order to understand my main idea?
information
[ "uninteresting", "concrete", "final" ]
Finally, have I included too many [MASK] details that may confuse readers?
unnecessary
[ "invite", "help", "drive" ]
I haven't been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to [MASK] her on this special day.
see
[ "dreaming", "escaping", "improving" ]
I have been [MASK] on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn't afford the long journey .
struggling
[ "jump", "meeting", "holiday" ]
I have been struggling on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn't afford the long [MASK] .
journey
[ "Therefore", "Moreover", "Besides" ]
[MASK] , I filled my tank with gas and set off.
Anyway
[ "left", "shouted", "smoked" ]
I [MASK] at a shopping mall and found a present.
stopped
[ "ordinary", "handmade", "free" ]
It was the [MASK] gift and I knew she would love it.
perfect
[ "Though", "So", "Since" ]
[MASK] when I got to the cashier, my card was refused !
But
[ "gone", "checked", "opened" ]
But when I got to the cashier, my card was [MASK] !
refused