AndyChiang/cloth · Datasets at Hugging Face

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[ "sell", "send", "require" ]	Then she moved toward me with her two hands cupped together as if she was going to [MASK] me something.	hand
[ "since", "before", "while" ]	"Now it's yours, " she said [MASK] she placed her hands in mine and smiled and walked away.	as
[ "frankly", "heavily", "skeptically" ]	There was nothing in mine, although, [MASK] I felt like I was holding something.	strangely
[ "trusted", "cheated", "helped" ]	The girls disappeared into the next aisle and I never [MASK] either one again.	saw
[ "excellent", "popular", "easy" ]	Okay, some of you are just shrugging this off as some [MASK] game.	foolish
[ "sell", "discover", "steal" ]	I guess it's the easiest secret to [MASK] because I don't know what it is.	keep
[ "doubted", "interrupted", "admired" ]	She [MASK] , uncertain how to classify herself.	hesitated
[ "lists", "replaces", "means" ]	"We don't list 'mother' as an occupation... 'housewife' [MASK] it," said the recorder.	covers
[ "office", "way", "lab" ]	One day I found myself in the same [MASK] .	situation
[ "shaking", "dropped", "flying" ]	The clerk paused, ballpoint pen [MASK] in midair, and looked up as though she had not heard right.	frozen
[ "career", "field", "question" ]	I repeated the [MASK] slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in , black ink on the official questionnaire.	title
[ "Fortunately", "Excitedly", "Obviously" ]	[MASK] , without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, "I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out).	Coolly
[ "them", "one", "others" ]	), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like [MASK] ), but rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money."	it
[ "sound", "amount", "praise" ]	There was an increasing [MASK] of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.	note
[ "Certainly", "Unexpectedly", "Usually" ]	[MASK] when there's a title on the door.	Especially
[ "darkening", "leaving", "happening" ]	This happened years ago when I was a waitress,but I still remember this specific incident so vividly .As the end of the night was [MASK] ,ten minutes before our restaurant closed,a gentleman came in.I was the unlucky waitress who got to stay after closing to serve him his food.	approaching
[ "lucky", "first", "young" ]	This happened years ago when I was a waitress,but I still remember this specific incident so vividly .As the end of the night was approaching ,ten minutes before our restaurant closed,a gentleman came in.I was the [MASK] waitress who got to stay after closing to serve him his food.	unlucky
[ "pleased", "familiar", "interested" ]	The customer was quite [MASK] with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.	dissatisfied
[ "bill", "note", "mail" ]	The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his [MASK] back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.	order
[ "changed", "sold", "threw" ]	The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he [MASK] some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.	needed
[ "following", "checking", "helping" ]	The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were [MASK] me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.	watching
[ "time", "place", "room" ]	The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the [MASK] to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.	day
[ "speak", "behave", "eat" ]	At that time I was frustrated and tired.I also knew he would probably not [MASK] very well,seeing his inexpensive meal However ,I tried to give him good service.	tip
[ "Instead", "Besides", "Otherwise" ]	At that time I was frustrated and tired.I also knew he would probably not tip very well,seeing his inexpensive meal [MASK] ,I tried to give him good service.	However
[ "spread", "left", "broke" ]	Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow [MASK] it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was unable to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the kitchen .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain expectation of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.	spilled
[ "eager", "willing", "shameful" ]	Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow spilled it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was [MASK] to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the kitchen .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain expectation of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.	unable
[ "rain", "line", "operation" ]	Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow spilled it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was unable to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the [MASK] .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain expectation of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.	kitchen
[ "communication", "tradition", "hesitation" ]	Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow spilled it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was unable to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the kitchen .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain [MASK] of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.	expectation
[ "gradually", "frequently", "rudely" ]	But he [MASK] shocked me at this point.Instead of complaining to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady's done a fine job.You need to keep her around as long as you can!"	really
[ "explaining", "apologizing", "attending" ]	But he really shocked me at this point.Instead of [MASK] to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady's done a fine job.You need to keep her around as long as you can!"	complaining
[ "off", "away", "out" ]	But he really shocked me at this point.Instead of complaining to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady's done a fine job.You need to keep her [MASK] as long as you can!"	around
[ "convinced", "learned", "reminded" ]	The next morning when I came to work and picked up my tips--you often don't get it till the next day34 if a customer charges it on a credit card--I was [MASK] that the customer had offered a $15 tip for his $8 dinner.People are often much nicer than they look!	told
[ "career", "school", "hospital" ]	Several years ago, I started representing a new service in the [MASK] . I started out like a wildfire and within just a few days I had reached stardom within the company.	marketplace
[ "even", "alone", "yet" ]	Several years ago, I started representing a new service in the marketplace . I started out like a wildfire and within [MASK] a few days I had reached stardom within the company.	just
[ "positive", "active", "reliable" ]	I started to work with a young lady who always said the most [MASK] and defeating things I'd ever heard in my life.	negative
[ "Simply", "Actually", "Hopefully" ]	[MASK] , I found myself repeating the very same defeatism , which resulted in my sales dropping and my shining stardom fading away, and I couldn't understand why .	Eventually
[ "how", "which", "when" ]	Eventually , I found myself repeating the very same defeatism , which resulted in my sales dropping and my shining stardom fading away, and I couldn't understand [MASK] .	why
[ "advised", "forbade", "forced" ]	At first, I [MASK] myself to say negative things about others , and then after some disappointments , the tables turned and I began to say those things about myself.	allowed
[ "anyone", "everyone", "someone" ]	At first, I allowed myself to say negative things about [MASK] , and then after some disappointments , the tables turned and I began to say those things about myself.	others
[ "dislike", "pride", "pleasure" ]	At first, I allowed myself to say negative things about others , and then after some [MASK] , the tables turned and I began to say those things about myself.	disappointments
[ "think", "speak", "find" ]	At first, I allowed myself to say negative things about others , and then after some disappointments , the tables turned and I began to [MASK] those things about myself.	say
[ "told", "looked", "1eft" ]	Before long, I had [MASK] myself into being a failure.	talked
[ "unfortunately", "carefully", "slowly" ]	Did it happen [MASK] ?	overnight
[ "noticing", "remembering", "reflecting" ]	I'm sure you're [MASK] what I did to get out of that hole that I dug for myself.	wondering
[ "honest", "hardworking", "special" ]	I started to talk myself back into being [MASK] ; I printed lists of positive things to say about myself, most of which was the exact opposite of what I felt about myself at the time.	successful
[ "passive", "rude", "silly" ]	I started to talk myself back into being successful ; I printed lists of [MASK] things to say about myself, most of which was the exact opposite of what I felt about myself at the time.	positive
[ "thought", "aware", "same" ]	I started to talk myself back into being successful ; I printed lists of positive things to say about myself, most of which was the exact [MASK] of what I felt about myself at the time.	opposite
[ "only", "very", "1ast" ]	In order to achieve anything in life, you have to [MASK] believe that you can achieve it; in order to believe that you can achieve you have to think it's possible; in order to think it's possible you have to tell yourself it is.	first
[ "catch", "arrange", "remind" ]	Yes, it will take time for you to get to a place where you finally believe you can accomplish what you set out to achieve, but the first person you have to [MASK] is yourself.	convince
[ "advance", "step", "change" ]	I dare you to write positive things down about yourself and start saying them to yourself every morning, at lunch and just before you go to bed for the next 30 days and see for yourself the [MASK] that it can make.	difference
[ "prepare", "take", "keep" ]	You have nothing to [MASK] except the negative and that wouldn't be such a bad thing.	lose
[ "taken", "kept", "wrote" ]	Lenin and his wife Krupskaya [MASK] a long English book into Russian.	translated
[ "Russian", "Chinese", "French" ]	But when they went to England in 1902, [MASK] people couldn't understand a word they said and they couldn't understand what was sai to them.	English
[ "how", "why", "which" ]	But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand a word they said and they couldn't understand [MASK] was sai to them.	what
[ "few", "much", "some" ]	These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and [MASK] Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study.	more
[ "But", "Then", "Or" ]	[MASK] the spoken language is beconing more and more important.Spoken , of course, can't go without listening .If you want to pronounce a word correctly , First, you must hear it correctly.	So
[ "saying", "reading", "writing" ]	So the spoken language is beconing more and more important.Spoken , of course, can't go without [MASK] .If you want to pronounce a word correctly , First, you must hear it correctly.	listening
[ "wrongly", "quickly", "slowly" ]	So the spoken language is beconing more and more important.Spoken , of course, can't go without listening .If you want to pronounce a word [MASK] , First, you must hear it correctly.	correctly
[ "important", "impatient", "imaginable" ]	If you don't listen carefully, you will find it difficult or even [MASK] to understand the native speakers.	impossible
[ "change", "give", "know" ]	Like speaking, it's to [MASK] ideas.	exchange
[ "clean", "clever", "close" ]	The important thing is to make your idea [MASK] in your head and then to write it in clean lively language.	clear
[ "forget", "reach", "guess" ]	If you read fast, you [MASK] better.	understand
[ "end", "middle", "front" ]	If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a passage you have forgotten what the [MASK] is about.	beginning
[ "words", "dictionary", "topic" ]	Guess the meaning from the [MASK] .You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer.If you look up every word, you'll never finish a book.	context
[ "start", "last", "read" ]	Guess the meaning from the context .You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer.If you look up every word, you'll never [MASK] a book.	finish
[ "special", "main", "common" ]	Students of a foreign language need a [MASK] knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying.	particular
[ "family", "country", "culture" ]	Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose [MASK] they are studying.	language
[ "should", "must", "shall" ]	In this way one [MASK] kill two birds with one stone:learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.	can
[ "bring", "show", "make" ]	In this way one can kill two birds with one stone:learn a foreign language and [MASK] some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.	get
[ "happy", "different", "basic" ]	He has not even received a [MASK] "hello" or a smile.	simple
[ "weak", "alone", "cruel" ]	Tracy has been [MASK] since 2008.	ill
[ "magic", "exciting", "unexpected" ]	But this is not a story about the [MASK] outcome of a young lady.	sad
[ "strange", "rude", "useful" ]	Rather, it is about a man who has stayed [MASK] to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as comfortable as possible.	true
[ "special", "safe", "conscious" ]	Rather, it is about a man who has stayed true to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as [MASK] as possible.	comfortable
[ "married", "stayed", "worked" ]	Ryan and Tracy [MASK] in a friend's home in 2003.	met
[ "expression", "discussion", "attention" ]	"She was beautiful and interesting to talk to," Ryan says of his first [MASK] of Tracy.	impression
[ "danger", "surprise", "silence" ]	However, a call put the couple's life in [MASK] a month after their daughter was born.	trouble
[ "dashed", "pushed", "carried" ]	Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been [MASK] to the hospital.	rushed
[ "Angry", "Confident", "Proud" ]	[MASK] , he ran to the hospital.	Anxious
[ "daughter", "friend", "neighbor" ]	When he got there, he knew his [MASK] had been treated for fever.	wife
[ "ready", "eager", "unwilling" ]	Tracy's breathing became labored and was [MASK] to speak.	unable
[ "repeated", "agreed", "admitted" ]	The medical examination [MASK] she developed an infection damaging her nerve system.	revealed
[ "even", "instead", "again" ]	Tracy went into a coma and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she [MASK] could not move her lower legs.	still
[ "after", "since", "when" ]	"She was admitted to hospital for four months and [MASK] doctors did all they could, her condition got worse," Ryan says.	though
[ "attitude", "examination", "pain" ]	"She was admitted to hospital for four months and though doctors did all they could, her [MASK] got worse," Ryan says.	condition
[ "clean", "remove", "touch" ]	She could no longer [MASK] her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.	move
[ "wonderful", "ridiculous", "important" ]	"Those four months are the most [MASK] time I have ever had.	difficult
[ "position", "power", "confidence" ]	I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her [MASK] ," Ryan says with a smile, "I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter."	health
[ "refused", "hesitated", "admitted" ]	They [MASK] .	agreed
[ "note", "telephone", "message" ]	After several days, we learned about a [MASK] from a little child called Juan.	letter
[ "build", "rent", "buy" ]	In his letter, he asked for some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father [MASK] the house because it was in bad condition .	repair
[ "choice", "situation", "place" ]	In his letter, he asked for some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father repair the house because it was in bad [MASK] .	condition
[ "praise", "visit", "teach" ]	We told the radio station that we wanted to [MASK] Juan.	help
[ "save", "spend", "keep" ]	After that, we started to think about how to [MASK] all the money to buy all that Juan needed .	collect
[ "lost", "hated", "wasted" ]	After that, we started to think about how to collect all the money to buy all that Juan [MASK] .	needed
[ "hardly", "never", "still" ]	We [MASK] bought some toys as a little surprise for Juan.	also
[ "change", "promise", "comfort" ]	We also bought some toys as a little [MASK] for Juan.	surprise
[ "Nearly", "Suddenly", "Immediately" ]	[MASK] , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were invited , and all those helping these children.	Finally
[ "told", "shown", "allowed" ]	Finally , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were [MASK] , and all those helping these children.	invited
[ "forgot", "ignored", "caught" ]	In the party we [MASK] Juan.	met

[ "sell", "send", "require" ]

Then she moved toward me with her two hands cupped together as if she was going to [MASK] me something.

hand

[ "since", "before", "while" ]

"Now it's yours, " she said [MASK] she placed her hands in mine and smiled and walked away.

as

[ "frankly", "heavily", "skeptically" ]

There was nothing in mine, although, [MASK] I felt like I was holding something.

strangely

[ "trusted", "cheated", "helped" ]

The girls disappeared into the next aisle and I never [MASK] either one again.

saw

[ "excellent", "popular", "easy" ]

Okay, some of you are just shrugging this off as some [MASK] game.

foolish

[ "sell", "discover", "steal" ]

I guess it's the easiest secret to [MASK] because I don't know what it is.

keep

[ "doubted", "interrupted", "admired" ]

She [MASK] , uncertain how to classify herself.

hesitated

[ "lists", "replaces", "means" ]

"We don't list 'mother' as an occupation... 'housewife' [MASK] it," said the recorder.

covers

[ "office", "way", "lab" ]

One day I found myself in the same [MASK] .

situation

[ "shaking", "dropped", "flying" ]

The clerk paused, ballpoint pen [MASK] in midair, and looked up as though she had not heard right.

frozen

[ "career", "field", "question" ]

I repeated the [MASK] slowly, then I stared with wonder as my statement was written in , black ink on the official questionnaire.

title

[ "Fortunately", "Excitedly", "Obviously" ]

[MASK] , without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, "I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn't), in the lab and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out).

Coolly

[ "them", "one", "others" ]

), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like [MASK] ), but rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money."

it

[ "sound", "amount", "praise" ]

There was an increasing [MASK] of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.

note

[ "Certainly", "Unexpectedly", "Usually" ]

[MASK] when there's a title on the door.

Especially

[ "darkening", "leaving", "happening" ]

This happened years ago when I was a waitress,but I still remember this specific incident so vividly .As the end of the night was [MASK] ,ten minutes before our restaurant closed,a gentleman came in.I was the unlucky waitress who got to stay after closing to serve him his food.

approaching

[ "lucky", "first", "young" ]

This happened years ago when I was a waitress,but I still remember this specific incident so vividly .As the end of the night was approaching ,ten minutes before our restaurant closed,a gentleman came in.I was the [MASK] waitress who got to stay after closing to serve him his food.

unlucky

[ "pleased", "familiar", "interested" ]

The customer was quite [MASK] with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.

dissatisfied

[ "bill", "note", "mail" ]

The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his [MASK] back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.

order

[ "changed", "sold", "threw" ]

The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he [MASK] some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.

needed

[ "following", "checking", "helping" ]

The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were [MASK] me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the day to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.

watching

[ "time", "place", "room" ]

The customer was quite dissatisfied with how his food was prepared.He sent his order back twice.When it eventually arrived to his liking,he needed some fresh coffee.Meanwhile,my manager and our cooks were watching me closely,as they wanted the last customer of the [MASK] to finally leave so that we could close up the shop and go home.

day

[ "speak", "behave", "eat" ]

At that time I was frustrated and tired.I also knew he would probably not [MASK] very well,seeing his inexpensive meal However ,I tried to give him good service.

tip

[ "Instead", "Besides", "Otherwise" ]

At that time I was frustrated and tired.I also knew he would probably not tip very well,seeing his inexpensive meal [MASK] ,I tried to give him good service.

However

[ "spread", "left", "broke" ]

Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow [MASK] it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was unable to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the kitchen .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain expectation of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.

spilled

[ "eager", "willing", "shameful" ]

Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow spilled it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was [MASK] to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the kitchen .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain expectation of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.

unable

[ "rain", "line", "operation" ]

Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow spilled it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was unable to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the [MASK] .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain expectation of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.

kitchen

[ "communication", "tradition", "hesitation" ]

Then in the last ten minutes,as I was refilling his coffee,I somehow spilled it on the table as well as his plate.I apologized,but I was unable to get him another plate of food as everything was shut down in the kitchen .Knowing his previous temperament ,I had a certain [MASK] of how he might react.He asked to speak to the manager.

expectation

[ "gradually", "frequently", "rudely" ]

But he [MASK] shocked me at this point.Instead of complaining to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady's done a fine job.You need to keep her around as long as you can!"

really

[ "explaining", "apologizing", "attending" ]

But he really shocked me at this point.Instead of [MASK] to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady's done a fine job.You need to keep her around as long as you can!"

complaining

[ "off", "away", "out" ]

But he really shocked me at this point.Instead of complaining to my boss,he simply said,"This young lady's done a fine job.You need to keep her [MASK] as long as you can!"

around

[ "convinced", "learned", "reminded" ]

The next morning when I came to work and picked up my tips--you often don't get it till the next day34 if a customer charges it on a credit card--I was [MASK] that the customer had offered a $15 tip for his $8 dinner.People are often much nicer than they look!

told

[ "career", "school", "hospital" ]

Several years ago, I started representing a new service in the [MASK] . I started out like a wildfire and within just a few days I had reached stardom within the company.

marketplace

[ "even", "alone", "yet" ]

Several years ago, I started representing a new service in the marketplace . I started out like a wildfire and within [MASK] a few days I had reached stardom within the company.

just

[ "positive", "active", "reliable" ]

I started to work with a young lady who always said the most [MASK] and defeating things I'd ever heard in my life.

negative

[ "Simply", "Actually", "Hopefully" ]

[MASK] , I found myself repeating the very same defeatism , which resulted in my sales dropping and my shining stardom fading away, and I couldn't understand why .

Eventually

[ "how", "which", "when" ]

Eventually , I found myself repeating the very same defeatism , which resulted in my sales dropping and my shining stardom fading away, and I couldn't understand [MASK] .

why

[ "advised", "forbade", "forced" ]

At first, I [MASK] myself to say negative things about others , and then after some disappointments , the tables turned and I began to say those things about myself.

allowed

[ "anyone", "everyone", "someone" ]

At first, I allowed myself to say negative things about [MASK] , and then after some disappointments , the tables turned and I began to say those things about myself.

others

[ "dislike", "pride", "pleasure" ]

At first, I allowed myself to say negative things about others , and then after some [MASK] , the tables turned and I began to say those things about myself.

disappointments

[ "think", "speak", "find" ]

At first, I allowed myself to say negative things about others , and then after some disappointments , the tables turned and I began to [MASK] those things about myself.

say

[ "told", "looked", "1eft" ]

Before long, I had [MASK] myself into being a failure.

talked

[ "unfortunately", "carefully", "slowly" ]

Did it happen [MASK] ?

overnight

[ "noticing", "remembering", "reflecting" ]

I'm sure you're [MASK] what I did to get out of that hole that I dug for myself.

wondering

[ "honest", "hardworking", "special" ]

I started to talk myself back into being [MASK] ; I printed lists of positive things to say about myself, most of which was the exact opposite of what I felt about myself at the time.

successful

[ "passive", "rude", "silly" ]

I started to talk myself back into being successful ; I printed lists of [MASK] things to say about myself, most of which was the exact opposite of what I felt about myself at the time.

positive

[ "thought", "aware", "same" ]

I started to talk myself back into being successful ; I printed lists of positive things to say about myself, most of which was the exact [MASK] of what I felt about myself at the time.

opposite

[ "only", "very", "1ast" ]

In order to achieve anything in life, you have to [MASK] believe that you can achieve it; in order to believe that you can achieve you have to think it's possible; in order to think it's possible you have to tell yourself it is.

first

[ "catch", "arrange", "remind" ]

Yes, it will take time for you to get to a place where you finally believe you can accomplish what you set out to achieve, but the first person you have to [MASK] is yourself.

convince

[ "advance", "step", "change" ]

I dare you to write positive things down about yourself and start saying them to yourself every morning, at lunch and just before you go to bed for the next 30 days and see for yourself the [MASK] that it can make.

difference

[ "prepare", "take", "keep" ]

You have nothing to [MASK] except the negative and that wouldn't be such a bad thing.

lose

[ "taken", "kept", "wrote" ]

Lenin and his wife Krupskaya [MASK] a long English book into Russian.

translated

[ "Russian", "Chinese", "French" ]

But when they went to England in 1902, [MASK] people couldn't understand a word they said and they couldn't understand what was sai to them.

English

[ "how", "why", "which" ]

But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand a word they said and they couldn't understand [MASK] was sai to them.

what

[ "few", "much", "some" ]

These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and [MASK] Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study.

more

[ "But", "Then", "Or" ]

[MASK] the spoken language is beconing more and more important.Spoken , of course, can't go without listening .If you want to pronounce a word correctly , First, you must hear it correctly.

So

[ "saying", "reading", "writing" ]

So the spoken language is beconing more and more important.Spoken , of course, can't go without [MASK] .If you want to pronounce a word correctly , First, you must hear it correctly.

listening

[ "wrongly", "quickly", "slowly" ]

So the spoken language is beconing more and more important.Spoken , of course, can't go without listening .If you want to pronounce a word [MASK] , First, you must hear it correctly.

correctly

[ "important", "impatient", "imaginable" ]

If you don't listen carefully, you will find it difficult or even [MASK] to understand the native speakers.

impossible

[ "change", "give", "know" ]

Like speaking, it's to [MASK] ideas.

exchange

[ "clean", "clever", "close" ]

The important thing is to make your idea [MASK] in your head and then to write it in clean lively language.

clear

[ "forget", "reach", "guess" ]

If you read fast, you [MASK] better.

understand

[ "end", "middle", "front" ]

If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a passage you have forgotten what the [MASK] is about.

beginning

[ "words", "dictionary", "topic" ]

Guess the meaning from the [MASK] .You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer.If you look up every word, you'll never finish a book.

context

[ "start", "last", "read" ]

Guess the meaning from the context .You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer.If you look up every word, you'll never [MASK] a book.

finish

[ "special", "main", "common" ]

Students of a foreign language need a [MASK] knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying.

particular

[ "family", "country", "culture" ]

Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose [MASK] they are studying.

language

[ "should", "must", "shall" ]

In this way one [MASK] kill two birds with one stone:learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.

can

[ "bring", "show", "make" ]

In this way one can kill two birds with one stone:learn a foreign language and [MASK] some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.

get

[ "happy", "different", "basic" ]

He has not even received a [MASK] "hello" or a smile.

simple

[ "weak", "alone", "cruel" ]

Tracy has been [MASK] since 2008.

ill

[ "magic", "exciting", "unexpected" ]

But this is not a story about the [MASK] outcome of a young lady.

sad

[ "strange", "rude", "useful" ]

Rather, it is about a man who has stayed [MASK] to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as comfortable as possible.

true

[ "special", "safe", "conscious" ]

Rather, it is about a man who has stayed true to his wife, nursing her night and day, making sure she is as [MASK] as possible.

comfortable

[ "married", "stayed", "worked" ]

Ryan and Tracy [MASK] in a friend's home in 2003.

met

[ "expression", "discussion", "attention" ]

"She was beautiful and interesting to talk to," Ryan says of his first [MASK] of Tracy.

impression

[ "danger", "surprise", "silence" ]

However, a call put the couple's life in [MASK] a month after their daughter was born.

trouble

[ "dashed", "pushed", "carried" ]

Ryan was at work when a neighbor called to inform him that Tracy had been [MASK] to the hospital.

rushed

[ "Angry", "Confident", "Proud" ]

[MASK] , he ran to the hospital.

Anxious

[ "daughter", "friend", "neighbor" ]

When he got there, he knew his [MASK] had been treated for fever.

wife

[ "ready", "eager", "unwilling" ]

Tracy's breathing became labored and was [MASK] to speak.

unable

[ "repeated", "agreed", "admitted" ]

The medical examination [MASK] she developed an infection damaging her nerve system.

revealed

[ "even", "instead", "again" ]

Tracy went into a coma and a few days later, though she regained consciousness, she [MASK] could not move her lower legs.

still

[ "after", "since", "when" ]

"She was admitted to hospital for four months and [MASK] doctors did all they could, her condition got worse," Ryan says.

though

[ "attitude", "examination", "pain" ]

"She was admitted to hospital for four months and though doctors did all they could, her [MASK] got worse," Ryan says.

condition

[ "clean", "remove", "touch" ]

She could no longer [MASK] her legs, and lost the ability to give voices.

move

[ "wonderful", "ridiculous", "important" ]

"Those four months are the most [MASK] time I have ever had.

difficult

[ "position", "power", "confidence" ]

I have never stopped hoping and praying she will regain her [MASK] ," Ryan says with a smile, "I miss her laughter, and wonder what kind of a mother she would be to our daughter."

health

[ "refused", "hesitated", "admitted" ]

They [MASK] .

agreed

[ "note", "telephone", "message" ]

After several days, we learned about a [MASK] from a little child called Juan.

letter

[ "build", "rent", "buy" ]

In his letter, he asked for some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father [MASK] the house because it was in bad condition .

repair

[ "choice", "situation", "place" ]

In his letter, he asked for some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father repair the house because it was in bad [MASK] .

condition

[ "praise", "visit", "teach" ]

We told the radio station that we wanted to [MASK] Juan.

help

[ "save", "spend", "keep" ]

After that, we started to think about how to [MASK] all the money to buy all that Juan needed .

collect

[ "lost", "hated", "wasted" ]

After that, we started to think about how to collect all the money to buy all that Juan [MASK] .

needed

[ "hardly", "never", "still" ]

We [MASK] bought some toys as a little surprise for Juan.

also

[ "change", "promise", "comfort" ]

We also bought some toys as a little [MASK] for Juan.

surprise

[ "Nearly", "Suddenly", "Immediately" ]

[MASK] , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were invited , and all those helping these children.

Finally

[ "told", "shown", "allowed" ]

Finally , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were [MASK] , and all those helping these children.

invited

[ "forgot", "ignored", "caught" ]

In the party we [MASK] Juan.

met