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[
"puzzled",
"touched",
"calm"
] | Do they remember how [MASK] they were to be chosen for the job? | happy |
[
"ability",
"process",
"luck"
] | He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the [MASK] to earn a living and teaching him new skills and to be a better employee. | chance |
[
"allowing",
"advising",
"encouraging"
] | He said I looked at him and asked if he had ever thanked his boss for the chance to earn a living and [MASK] him new skills and to be a better employee. | teaching |
[
"colleague",
"customer",
"parent"
] | He said he went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his [MASK] . | boss |
[
"apology",
"regret",
"sympathy"
] | He said I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and to express [MASK] . | appreciation |
[
"spirit",
"performance",
"information"
] | Do you always have good [MASK] everyday?" | news |
[
"exciting",
"inspiring",
"satisfying"
] | He said with a smile, "Look, how beautiful and [MASK] these flowers are, making me live in the spring . | pleasing |
[
"sunshine",
"painting",
"morning"
] | He said with a smile, "Look, how beautiful and pleasing these flowers are, making me live in the [MASK] . | spring |
[
"tutor",
"fellow",
"friend"
] | On a Valentine's Day, I bought a bouquet of roses from an old woman for my [MASK] . | sweetheart |
[
"set",
"turned",
"broke"
] | But because of our irreparable disagreement, she [MASK] down the flowers in the presence of me. | threw |
[
"Curiously",
"Unfortunately",
"Hurriedly"
] | [MASK] , the old woman caught up with us, gave back the money to me and immediately picked up the abandoned flowers from the ground. | Unexpectedly |
[
"wrinkled",
"faded",
"dried"
] | Unexpectedly , the old woman caught up with us, gave back the money to me and immediately picked up the [MASK] flowers from the ground. | abandoned |
[
"cut",
"moved",
"took"
] | She gently stroked the rose petals, [MASK] off every grain of dust from them and said pitifully , "I have made a vow to each bouquet of flowers, with my sincere blessing! | wiped |
[
"eagerly",
"impatiently",
"regretfully"
] | She gently stroked the rose petals, wiped off every grain of dust from them and said [MASK] , "I have made a vow to each bouquet of flowers, with my sincere blessing! | pitifully |
[
"director",
"purchaser",
"maker"
] | You're not qualified to be [MASK] of the bouquet of flowers." | master |
[
"worried",
"hopeless",
"exhausted"
] | On another [MASK] occasion, it was a sunny day, with the surging crowds and a lot of traffic . | speechless |
[
"noise",
"bicycles",
"pedestrians"
] | On another speechless occasion, it was a sunny day, with the surging crowds and a lot of [MASK] . | traffic |
[
"and",
"as",
"so"
] | A boy was anxious to pick them up, [MASK] he was unable to go forward for the busy traffic. | but |
[
"off",
"away",
"by"
] | When it was his turn, he raced [MASK] , but the roses had been rolled to pieces. | ahead |
[
"lifted",
"pressed",
"removed"
] | The boy picked them up, bit by bit, the remains of the flowers, slowly [MASK] those injured petals, held them in his hands for a long time and broke into tears in the street. | cupped |
[
"even",
"ever",
"just"
] | Until now, I'm [MASK] often moved for that scene. | still |
[
"ordered",
"talked",
"begged"
] | One day, British writer Oscar Wilde walked into a flower shop and [MASK] to have some of the flowers taken out of the shop window. | asked |
[
"should",
"might",
"could"
] | The shop clerk did as he told and asked how many he [MASK] buy. | would |
[
"nervous",
"stressed",
"tight"
] | Wilde said, "I don't want to buy the flowers, but I think they're too [MASK] , afraid they would be crushed, so I want them to take it easy." | crowded |
[
"leave",
"keep",
"change"
] | They will neither miss a butterfly flying in the sleeve nor [MASK] each beautiful scene of life. | waste |
[
"so",
"or",
"but"
] | Father's Day was first celebrated by Americans [MASK] it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart.He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife passed away giving birth to their sixth child.He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly unusual back in those days. | and |
[
"gave",
"went",
"died"
] | Father's Day was first celebrated by Americans and it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart.He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife [MASK] away giving birth to their sixth child.He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly unusual back in those days. | passed |
[
"brought",
"fed",
"educated"
] | Father's Day was first celebrated by Americans and it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart.He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife passed away giving birth to their sixth child.He [MASK] six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly unusual back in those days. | raised |
[
"unnatural",
"unfair",
"untrue"
] | Father's Day was first celebrated by Americans and it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart.He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife passed away giving birth to their sixth child.He raised six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly [MASK] back in those days. | unusual |
[
"noticed",
"found",
"heard"
] | His daughter, Sonora Dodd, [MASK] when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his children .It was in the early 1900s and she was actually at church one day, listening to a sermon on Mother's Day .She thought there should also be a Father's Day celebration. | realized |
[
"wife",
"son",
"daughter"
] | His daughter, Sonora Dodd, realized when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his [MASK] .It was in the early 1900s and she was actually at church one day, listening to a sermon on Mother's Day .She thought there should also be a Father's Day celebration. | children |
[
"attraction",
"position",
"congratulation"
] | And so the [MASK] was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora's father's death.Britain took the idea of Father's Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated officially since the 1970s. | tradition |
[
"special",
"especial",
"greatly"
] | And so the tradition was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora's father's death.Britain took the idea of Father's Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated [MASK] since the 1970s. | officially |
[
"like",
"that",
"which"
] | Father's Day is never quite such a big commercial event [MASK] Mother' s Day is, probably because it hasn't been in existence for so long.But what do British people do for Father's Day? | as |
[
"use",
"effect",
"power"
] | Father's Day is never quite such a big commercial event as Mother' s Day is, probably because it hasn't been in [MASK] for so long.But what do British people do for Father's Day? | existence |
[
"writing",
"speaking",
"telling"
] | Well, most people would buy their fathers a card.The card would probably have nice message in it [MASK] what a great Dad their father is.Some people do buy presents as well. | saying |
[
"Regular",
"Normal",
"Moral"
] | [MASK] gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can always use even if they don't want them.In the run-up to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving us ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy.Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with " World's Greatest Dad" written on them. | Popular |
[
"sometimes",
"seldom",
"never"
] | Popular gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can [MASK] use even if they don't want them.In the run-up to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving us ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy.Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with " World's Greatest Dad" written on them. | always |
[
"you",
"them",
"people"
] | Popular gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can always use even if they don't want them.In the run-up to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving [MASK] ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy.Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with " World's Greatest Dad" written on them. | us |
[
"placed",
"put",
"laid"
] | Popular gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can always use even if they don't want them.In the run-up to Father's Day, or indeed Mother's Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving us ideas of CDs or gadgets we can buy.Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with " World's Greatest Dad" [MASK] on them. | written |
[
"must",
"can",
"should"
] | Some families [MASK] do things together to celebrate Father's Day like going for a meal.As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, make him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate. | might |
[
"cook",
"boil",
"steam"
] | Some families might do things together to celebrate Father's Day like going for a meal.As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, [MASK] him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate. | make |
[
"expression",
"idea",
"intention"
] | I often see a(n) [MASK] of isolation in my customers' eyes. | look |
[
"relation",
"care",
"talk"
] | They come in the front door, wander to the counter, pick up the menu, and look around the diner for something they can't short-order: a [MASK] . | connection |
[
"tell",
"inform",
"question"
] | Most of my customers [MASK] me about the happenings in my life when I serve up their eggs and meat. | ask |
[
"area",
"district",
"region"
] | One day, I walked back to the smoking [MASK] to pass around a fresh pot of coffee. | section |
[
"satisfied",
"frightened",
"amused"
] | "I told her I'd never served just one by itself .Going back to the kitchen I thought about her [MASK] eyes. | tired |
[
"laughed",
"made",
"shouted"
] | She [MASK] on her way out the front door. | smiled |
[
"agreed",
"permitted",
"suggested"
] | She had gotten a job and a friend's bed to sleep on .She [MASK] to buy me breakfast on my break! | offered |
[
"thinking",
"considering",
"suspecting"
] | This kind of thing gets me [MASK] if something as simple as a breakfast can 38 bring about a small 39 change in society, then why not take it even further and see if one act of friendliness can start to make peace? | wondering |
[
"progress",
"influence",
"benefit"
] | This kind of thing gets me wondering if something as simple as a breakfast can 38 bring about a small 39 [MASK] in society, then why not take it even further and see if one act of friendliness can start to make peace? | change |
[
"higher",
"better",
"deeper"
] | This kind of thing gets me wondering if something as simple as a breakfast can 38 bring about a small 39 change in society, then why not take it even [MASK] and see if one act of friendliness can start to make peace? | further |
[
"highlight",
"cause",
"motivate"
] | This kind of thing gets me wondering if something as simple as a breakfast can 38 bring about a small 39 change in society, then why not take it even further and see if one act of friendliness can start to [MASK] peace? | make |
[
"stretches",
"bursts",
"increases"
] | Peace begins with one person but [MASK] . | spreads |
[
"eye",
"mouth",
"mind"
] | So I believe in friendliness and an open [MASK] .For me, it starts with making eye contact when I pour coffee and ask my customers, "How are you doing?" | ear |
[
"and",
"so",
"therefore"
] | I knew I didn't have much, [MASK] I was happy. | but |
[
"money",
"career",
"status"
] | There was only one thing I wasn't happy with: [MASK] . I wanted to go to high school and university. | education |
[
"promise",
"wealth",
"health"
] | I had the [MASK] , the will and the grades, but I didn't have the resources . | drive |
[
"news",
"sources",
"references"
] | I had the drive , the will and the grades, but I didn't have the [MASK] . | resources |
[
"truly",
"suddenly",
"obviously"
] | Even basic things like food, water and shelter weren't [MASK] available. | readily |
[
"means",
"use",
"chance"
] | Young people in poverty have little or no [MASK] to
high schools and universities. | access |
[
"positively",
"emotionally",
"physically"
] | When I left primary school, I was in the same situation as many other [MASK] disadvantaged youth. | financially |
[
"Generally",
"Unfortunately",
"Casually"
] | [MASK] , during that year, a charitable high school for girls, Starehe Girls
Centre, was founded and I received a scholarship . | Luckily |
[
"degree",
"gift",
"credit"
] | Luckily , during that year, a charitable high school for girls, Starehe Girls
Centre, was founded and I received a [MASK] . | scholarship |
[
"invited",
"presented",
"permitted"
] | Today, I am
on record as being the first student to be [MASK] to
this school. | admitted |
[
"talents",
"performances",
"grades"
] | In 2006, my school joined The Global Give Back Circle, a not-for-profit organization for disadvantaged girls to complete their education and gain employable [MASK] . | skills |
[
"entertainment",
"industry",
"engineer"
] | After graduating from high
school, I was given access to a nine-month IT [MASK] . | course |
[
"add",
"adapt",
"refer"
] | Through this educational website, aimed at networking
10,000 African girls worldwide, all Sisters [MASK] to
sending information to their villages. | commit |
[
"adaptable",
"acceptable",
"admirable"
] | "Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up" is only [MASK] to those girls who can access the
Internet, which highlights the huge challenge in narrowing the divide between the haves and have-nots. | available |
[
"making",
"facing",
"changing"
] | "Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up" is only available to those girls who can access the
Internet, which highlights the huge challenge in [MASK] the divide between the haves and have-nots. | narrowing |
[
"that",
"which",
"where"
] | But our plan is that
these girls will spread [MASK] they learn to other
girls through the "power of their voice". | what |
[
"Therefore",
"Thus",
"Otherwise"
] | [MASK] ,I decided this time to join them. | However |
[
"answering",
"preparing",
"calling"
] | My mother and I were [MASK] for some things to buy when I noticed two chairs on the side.One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her family nearby and the other one was empty . | looking |
[
"friend",
"book",
"bag"
] | My mother and I were looking for some things to buy when I noticed two chairs on the side.One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her [MASK] nearby and the other one was empty . | family |
[
"clean",
"dirty",
"full"
] | My mother and I were looking for some things to buy when I noticed two chairs on the side.One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her family nearby and the other one was [MASK] . | empty |
[
"shop",
"gift",
"1ady"
] | So I decided to sit down.While I was doing my own things there,I noticed that the family were not in front of the [MASK] any more.I saw the girl get up and look around for her family.She came back and I saw her in tears, crying .
I knew that she lost her family and was all by herself.I am sure that almost everybody has been lost somewhere before and we all know that feeling. | girl |
[
"shaking",
"puzzling",
"relaxing"
] | So I decided to sit down.While I was doing my own things there,I noticed that the family were not in front of the girl any more.I saw the girl get up and look around for her family.She came back and I saw her in tears, [MASK] .
I knew that she lost her family and was all by herself.I am sure that almost everybody has been lost somewhere before and we all know that feeling. | crying |
[
"for",
"with",
"in"
] | So I decided to sit down.While I was doing my own things there,I noticed that the family were not in front of the girl any more.I saw the girl get up and look around for her family.She came back and I saw her in tears, crying .
I knew that she lost her family and was all [MASK] herself.I am sure that almost everybody has been lost somewhere before and we all know that feeling. | by |
[
"anywhere",
"everywhere",
"nowhere"
] | So I decided to sit down.While I was doing my own things there,I noticed that the family were not in front of the girl any more.I saw the girl get up and look around for her family.She came back and I saw her in tears, crying .
I knew that she lost her family and was all by herself.I am sure that almost everybody has been lost [MASK] before and we all know that feeling. | somewhere |
[
"But",
"Or",
"As"
] | [MASK] I went up to her and asked what was wrong and in tears she told me she was lost .I gave her a toy I just bought and told her a joke.You can imagine the smile on her face when she heard it.Then I went up to customer service center and told them what had happened.People there promised to39 look after her.After I left,the little girl's parents went there.Later I was told that they looked around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the toy .Little did they know it was an ordinary teenager who did it. | So |
[
"missed",
"disappointed",
"dismissed"
] | So I went up to her and asked what was wrong and in tears she told me she was [MASK] .I gave her a toy I just bought and told her a joke.You can imagine the smile on her face when she heard it.Then I went up to customer service center and told them what had happened.People there promised to39 look after her.After I left,the little girl's parents went there.Later I was told that they looked around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the toy .Little did they know it was an ordinary teenager who did it. | lost |
[
"hope",
"honesty",
"worry"
] | So I went up to her and asked what was wrong and in tears she told me she was lost .I gave her a toy I just bought and told her a joke.You can imagine the [MASK] on her face when she heard it.Then I went up to customer service center and told them what had happened.People there promised to39 look after her.After I left,the little girl's parents went there.Later I was told that they looked around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the toy .Little did they know it was an ordinary teenager who did it. | smile |
[
"it",
"which",
"that"
] | So I went up to her and asked what was wrong and in tears she told me she was lost .I gave her a toy I just bought and told her a joke.You can imagine the smile on her face when she heard it.Then I went up to customer service center and told them [MASK] had happened.People there promised to39 look after her.After I left,the little girl's parents went there.Later I was told that they looked around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the toy .Little did they know it was an ordinary teenager who did it. | what |
[
"book",
"money",
"card"
] | So I went up to her and asked what was wrong and in tears she told me she was lost .I gave her a toy I just bought and told her a joke.You can imagine the smile on her face when she heard it.Then I went up to customer service center and told them what had happened.People there promised to39 look after her.After I left,the little girl's parents went there.Later I was told that they looked around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the [MASK] .Little did they know it was an ordinary teenager who did it. | toy |
[
"While",
"Unless",
"Although"
] | [MASK] you carry on, one day something good will happen. | If |
[
"demanded",
"asked",
"hoped"
] | After graduating from college in 1932, I [MASK] to try for
a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. | decided |
[
"hit",
"beat",
"attacked"
] | I [MASK] on the door of every station in Chicago and was refused every
time. | knocked |
[
"old",
"new",
"small"
] | In one studio, a kind lady told me that [MASK] stations
would't hire an inexperienced person and advised me to try in small
stations that would give me a chance. | big |
[
"shall",
"should",
"must"
] | In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations
would't hire an inexperienced person and advised me to try in small
stations that [MASK] give me a chance. | would |
[
"hired",
"looked",
"found"
] | I went to Dixon, Illinois, where a local athlete was [MASK] to manage its
sports department. | wanted |
[
"did",
"looked",
"kept"
] | Since Dixon was where I
had played football, the job [MASK] just right for
me. | sounded |
[
"however",
"and",
"so"
] | So I applied, [MASK] I wasn't hired. | but |
[
"Anything",
"Nothing",
"Something"
] | [MASK] happens for the best," Mom
reminded me. | Everything |
[
"sold",
"got",
"provided"
] | Dad [MASK] me the car to hunt for job. | offered |
[
"almost",
"still",
"even"
] | The program director told me they
had [MASK] hired a sports announcer. | already |
[
"manager",
"reporter",
"athlete"
] | I was about to go when I heard the [MASK] calling, "Do you know anything about
football?" | director |
[
"over",
"under",
"behind"
] | Then he stood me [MASK] a microphone
and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. | before |
[
"path",
"road",
"street"
] | On my [MASK] home,
I thought of my mother's words: "If you carry on, one day something good
will happen. | way |
[
"regret",
"consider",
"suggest"
] | And I [MASK] thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disney's Snow White, because she had the same bright blue eyes,short dark hair,red lips and fair skin. | remember |
[
"unless",
"whether",
"until"
] | And I remember thinking she must be some older relation of Walt Disney's Snow White, [MASK] she had the same bright blue eyes,short dark hair,red lips and fair skin. | because |
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