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[
"ideal",
"reason",
"tour"
] | So I thought about the [MASK] for a few minutes. | problem |
[
"better",
"greater",
"smaller"
] | I could put it back and get something [MASK] , but I knew there was nothing else in the store she would have liked as much. | cheaper |
[
"something",
"everything",
"anything"
] | I could put it back and get something cheaper , but I knew there was [MASK] else in the store she would have liked as much. | nothing |
[
"whole",
"tiny",
"half"
] | It took a [MASK] part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special. | large |
[
"advised",
"decided",
"predicted"
] | It turned out that she loved the gift and I [MASK] that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother deserved the best. | felt |
[
"accepted",
"offered",
"sent"
] | It turned out that she loved the gift and I felt that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother [MASK] the best. | deserved |
[
"entered",
"called",
"visited"
] | Before I [MASK] my parents' house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. | left |
[
"written",
"promised",
"presented"
] | I hadn't [MASK] anything to him about my financial condition , but I guessed my dad just knew. | mentioned |
[
"memory",
"means",
"future"
] | I hadn't mentioned anything to him about my financial [MASK] , but I guessed my dad just knew. | condition |
[
"benefit",
"help",
"knowledge"
] | When I got to the car, I saw the [MASK] he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! | amount |
[
"awards",
"risks",
"thanks"
] | It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great [MASK] . | rewards |
[
"architectural",
"artistic",
"musical"
] | Wranglers and Stranglers
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative [MASK] talent. | literary |
[
"strength",
"performance",
"power"
] | They were extraordinary in their [MASK] to put the English language to its best use. | ability |
[
"organized",
"challenged",
"collected"
] | These promising young men [MASK] regularly to read and critique each other's work. | gathered |
[
"turned",
"translated",
"combined"
] | They [MASK] the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. | divided |
[
"appreciation",
"assessment",
"judgment"
] | They were heartless, tough, even mean in their [MASK] .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 41 members of this special club called themselves the "Stranglers ". | criticism |
[
"leaders",
"organizers",
"arrangers"
] | They were heartless, tough, even mean in their criticism .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the 41 [MASK] of this special club called themselves the "Stranglers ". | members |
[
"participate",
"practice",
"succeed"
] | In order to [MASK] , the women of literary talent in the university determined to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. | compete |
[
"agreed",
"promised",
"dreamed"
] | In order to compete , the women of literary talent in the university [MASK] to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. | determined |
[
"regarded",
"thought",
"recognized"
] | They [MASK] themselves the "Wranglers ".They, too, read their works one another. | called |
[
"letters",
"books",
"papers"
] | They called themselves the "Wranglers ".They, too, read their [MASK] one another. | works |
[
"fantastic",
"critical",
"serious"
] | The criticism was much softer, more [MASK] , more encouraging. | positive |
[
"required",
"spared",
"made"
] | Every effort, even the weakest one, was [MASK] .
Twenty years later an alumnus (;) of the university was making an exhaustive (;) study of his classmates' careers when he noticed a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. | encouraged |
[
"experiment",
"analysis",
"judgment"
] | Every effort, even the weakest one, was encouraged .
Twenty years later an alumnus (;) of the university was making an exhaustive (;) [MASK] of his classmates' careers when he noticed a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. | study |
[
"reflected",
"resolved",
"explained"
] | Every effort, even the weakest one, was encouraged .
Twenty years later an alumnus (;) of the university was making an exhaustive (;) study of his classmates' careers when he [MASK] a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. | noticed |
[
"optimistic",
"confident",
"honest"
] | Of all the [MASK] young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary achievement of any kind. | bright |
[
"influence",
"contribution",
"improvement"
] | Of all the bright young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary [MASK] of any kind. | achievement |
[
"engineers",
"doctors",
"lawyers"
] | From the Wranglers had come six or more successful [MASK] , some of national renown (;) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling. | writers |
[
"courage",
"patience",
"skill"
] | Level of [MASK] ?Not much difference. | education |
[
"reward",
"favor",
"honor"
] | But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) [MASK] .The Stranglers promoted an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. | lift |
[
"ruined",
"lightened",
"enjoyed"
] | But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an) lift .The Stranglers [MASK] an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. | promoted |
[
"talk",
"discuss",
"focus"
] | Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to [MASK] about the fat body of a(n) insect I found in my 'Vegetable Surprise' last Thursday. | complain |
[
"fish",
"animal",
"bird"
] | Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to complain about the fat body of a(n) [MASK] I found in my 'Vegetable Surprise' last Thursday. | insect |
[
"sharply",
"oppositely",
"normally"
] | It was [MASK] a surprise to me! | certainly |
[
"inconvenience",
"memory",
"touch"
] | And even worse was that [MASK] when I realized only half of the white insect was left there on top of my green vegetables. | feeling |
[
"waitress",
"host",
"hostess"
] | I informed the [MASK] of my problem and I did not expect him to laugh and tell me that insects were a good source of protein. | waiter |
[
"cry",
"leave",
"threat"
] | I informed the waiter of my problem and I did not expect him to [MASK] and tell me that insects were a good source of protein. | laugh |
[
"earlier",
"later",
"after"
] | In fact, I have eaten in your restaurant many times [MASK] and this is the first time I have been disappointed . | before |
[
"surprised",
"limited",
"satisfied"
] | In fact, I have eaten in your restaurant many times before and this is the first time I have been [MASK] . | disappointed |
[
"treated",
"paid",
"distracted"
] | And I do not feel we should have been [MASK] for this meal, so I would ask you to refund the cost. | charged |
[
"melt",
"respond",
"reuse"
] | And I do not feel we should have been charged for this meal, so I would ask you to [MASK] the cost. | refund |
[
"calm",
"frozen",
"flat"
] | Farther up the slope, volcanologist Ken Hon picks his way slowly across the [MASK] surface. | rough |
[
"bend",
"sink",
"fly"
] | "But the bottom part of your boots starts to [MASK] a little. | melt |
[
"though",
"because",
"unless"
] | You'll get burned [MASK] you fall." | if |
[
"providing",
"exchanging",
"sharing"
] | He's [MASK] data on the lava flowing out of Kilauea, a volcano that has been erupting since 1983. | collecting |
[
"Stopping",
"Filming",
"Remembering"
] | [MASK] the lava's movements can save lives on the slopes below. | Knowing |
[
"smart",
"silent",
"creative"
] | But Hon must be [MASK] . | careful |
[
"how",
"which",
"what"
] | Every few minutes he looks up to see [MASK] the streams are and makes sure the cooling lava hasn't cut off his escape route. | where |
[
"hardening",
"moving",
"amazing"
] | Every few minutes he looks up to see where the streams are and makes sure the [MASK] lava hasn't cut off his escape route. | cooling |
[
"powerful",
"crowded",
"empty"
] | "It's [MASK] out there, like the heat from an oven," Hon says. | hot |
[
"or",
"while",
"but"
] | "Up close, you have to wear firefighters' clothes [MASK] the clothes you're wearing don't catch fire or melt." | so |
[
"leaned",
"put",
"looked"
] | The lava [MASK] forward and consumed all of the houses." | inched |
[
"Strangely",
"Hopefully",
"Gradually"
] | [MASK] , everyone escaped. | Fortunately |
[
"similar",
"interesting",
"important"
] | Volcanoes aren't [MASK] to Hon. | scary |
[
"lucky",
"main",
"worrying"
] | "My [MASK] thing is to come out at the edge of a lava lake. | favorite |
[
"busy",
"comfortable",
"quiet"
] | Still, Hon knows how to keep [MASK] and knows when the lava is close . | safe |
[
"different",
"distant",
"slow"
] | Still, Hon knows how to keep safe and knows when the lava is [MASK] . | close |
[
"bag",
"car",
"house"
] | "All of a sudden, it gets really bright inside your [MASK] !" | tent |
[
"change",
"view",
"result"
] | But the [MASK] is worth it, because the more Hon and other scientists can learn about volcanoes, the safer they can keep the people who live around these powerful forces of nature. | danger |
[
"meeting",
"question",
"decision"
] | One day, they had a [MASK] because of some small things. | quarrel |
[
"like",
"speak",
"believe"
] | And neither was willing to [MASK] each other. | forgive |
[
"got",
"shut",
"left"
] | He [MASK] it and found a man standing beside the door. | opened |
[
"See",
"Watch",
"Observe"
] | [MASK] at that farm across the small river. | Look |
[
"house",
"face",
"eyes"
] | We had a quarrel, so I won't like to see his place or his [MASK] any more. | farm |
[
"wall",
"road",
"bridge"
] | I want you to build me a 8-foot [MASK] ." | fence |
[
"excited",
"moved",
"surprised"
] | I'll be able to do a job that makes you [MASK] ." | pleased |
[
"begun",
"done",
"continued"
] | In the evening, the carpenter had just [MASK] his job when the elder brother returned. | finished |
[
"happy",
"anxious",
"sad"
] | But he was [MASK] to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a bridge , which went from one side of the river to the other! | surprised |
[
"house",
"fence",
"river"
] | But he was surprised to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a [MASK] , which went from one side of the river to the other! | bridge |
[
"between",
"across",
"till"
] | But he was surprised to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a bridge , which went from one side of the river [MASK] the other! | to |
[
"side",
"field",
"stage"
] | On the other [MASK] of bridge, was his younger brother. | end |
[
"disappointed",
"amazed",
"worried"
] | "No," the elder brother was [MASK] . | puzzled |
[
"hate",
"joy",
"anger"
] | Its name is understanding and [MASK] ," the carpenter smiled. | love |
[
"nothing",
"anything",
"something"
] | Suddenly they began to understand [MASK] . | everything |
[
"river",
"farm",
"wall"
] | Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a [MASK] . | fence |
[
"brought",
"took",
"clapped"
] | Standing on the bridge, they [MASK] each other's hands with tears in their eyes. | held |
[
"smiles",
"anger",
"sadness"
] | Standing on the bridge, they held each other's hands with [MASK] in their eyes. | tears |
[
"leave",
"get",
"work"
] | "I'd love to [MASK] on," the carpenter said. | stay |
[
"classroom",
"hall",
"office"
] | The boys whose names were on the list were 43 tried out to keep on coming to44 [MASK] . | gym |
[
"persuaded",
"forbidden",
"admitted"
] | The boys whose names were not on the list had been45 [MASK] ; their presence was no longer46 practices .
I had not known the cut was coming that day. | welcome |
[
"competitions",
"challenges",
"shows"
] | The boys whose names were not on the list had been45 welcome ; their presence was no longer46 [MASK] .
I had not known the cut was coming that day. | practices |
[
"forgotten",
"moved",
"offered"
] | I stood and 47 [MASK] at the list. | cut |
[
"interested",
"recorded",
"suggested"
] | The list had not been made with a great deal of [MASK] 48 stared : the names of the very consideration 49 best players were at the top, and the other members of the team were listed in what appeared to be a descending order of basketball skills. | desired |
[
"cried",
"laughed",
"wondered"
] | The list had not been made with a great deal of desired 48 [MASK] : the names of the very consideration 49 best players were at the top, and the other members of the team were listed in what appeared to be a descending order of basketball skills. | stared |
[
"expectation",
"inspection",
"satisfaction"
] | The list had not been made with a great deal of desired 48 stared : the names of the very [MASK] 49 best players were at the top, and the other members of the team were listed in what appeared to be a descending order of basketball skills. | consideration |
[
"lucky",
"experienced",
"old"
] | The list had not been made with a great deal of desired 48 stared : the names of the very consideration 49 [MASK] players were at the top, and the other members of the team were listed in what appeared to be a descending order of basketball skills. | best |
[
"back",
"middle",
"top"
] | I kept looking at the 50 [MASK] of the list, 51 hoping that my name would appear if I looked hard enough. | bottom |
[
"doubting",
"recognizing",
"searching"
] | I kept looking at the 50 bottom of the list, 51 [MASK] that my name would appear if I looked hard enough. | hoping |
[
"lost",
"pushed",
"carried"
] | I52 [MASK] myself together as I walked out, but when I got home I began to53 cry . | held |
[
"plan",
"regret",
"recover"
] | I52 held myself together as I walked out, but when I got home I began to53 [MASK] . | cry |
[
"kindly",
"exactly",
"secretly"
] | For the first time in my life, I had been told 54 [MASK] that I wasn't good enough. | officially |
[
"something",
"anything",
"nothing"
] | Sports meant55 [MASK] to athletic people at that age; if you were on the team, it put you in the desirable group. | everything |
[
"could",
"need",
"should"
] | If you were not, you 56 [MASK] as well not be alive. | might |
[
"dream",
"game",
"luck"
] | I don't know how the58 [MASK] works in matters like this; I don't know what went on in my head following that day. | mind |
[
"curiosity",
"patience",
"confusion"
] | But I know that my59 [MASK] has been so strong ever since then; I know that for all of my life since that day, I have done more work than I had to be doing, and 60 put in more hours than I had to be spending. | determination |
[
"brought",
"gave",
"declared"
] | Alexander the Great was the great Macedonian Emperor.As a young man he once [MASK] himself a famous horse with his extraordinary power of observation and wisdom. | won |
[
"honor",
"prize",
"reward"
] | One day,his father,King Philip,received a horse as a(n) [MASK] .Together with some of his men as well as the prince,the King took with him his new horse out on a wide plain to ride .But they soon found that the horse was very wild .It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was angry and gave orders for it to be taken back at once.But the prince,Alexander,was sorry to hear this. | present |
[
"rode",
"pulled",
"had"
] | One day,his father,King Philip,received a horse as a(n) present .Together with some of his men as well as the prince,the King [MASK] with him his new horse out on a wide plain to ride .But they soon found that the horse was very wild .It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was angry and gave orders for it to be taken back at once.But the prince,Alexander,was sorry to hear this. | took |
[
"drive",
"feed",
"run"
] | One day,his father,King Philip,received a horse as a(n) present .Together with some of his men as well as the prince,the King took with him his new horse out on a wide plain to [MASK] .But they soon found that the horse was very wild .It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was angry and gave orders for it to be taken back at once.But the prince,Alexander,was sorry to hear this. | ride |
[
"ridiculous",
"nervous",
"strong"
] | One day,his father,King Philip,received a horse as a(n) present .Together with some of his men as well as the prince,the King took with him his new horse out on a wide plain to ride .But they soon found that the horse was very [MASK] .It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was angry and gave orders for it to be taken back at once.But the prince,Alexander,was sorry to hear this. | wild |
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