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[ "condition", "situation", "decision" ]
Life is more than merely pursuing the norms of society but trying to be a good person by my own [MASK] .It is not about wildly chasing dreams to be superior to others.
standard
[ "normally", "specially", "really" ]
Life is more than merely pursuing the norms of society but trying to be a good person by my own standard .It is not about [MASK] chasing dreams to be superior to others.
wildly
[ "built", "setting", "appearing" ]
It's more about long walks in the quiet green parks [MASK] in my own thoughts.
existing
[ "sand", "leaves", "drops" ]
It's more about feeling the [MASK] in my face, as I go through the country on my bicycle.
breeze
[ "city", "world", "dream" ]
It's more about feeling the breeze in my face, as I go through the [MASK] on my bicycle.
country
[ "quietly", "again", "up" ]
I will only walk this road [MASK] ;I might as well make the most of it.
once
[ "game", "work", "meeting" ]
Daily, I'd arrive a few minutes early before their [MASK] ended so I could watch their progress, assess their behaviors for later discussions and give them a few tips on how to swim faster However , one afternoon at the pool, someone else caught my attention The teen girl was not a typical swimmer.
practice
[ "goals", "methods", "tasks" ]
Daily, I'd arrive a few minutes early before their practice ended so I could watch their progress, assess their [MASK] for later discussions and give them a few tips on how to swim faster However , one afternoon at the pool, someone else caught my attention The teen girl was not a typical swimmer.
behaviors
[ "Then", "So", "Thus" ]
Daily, I'd arrive a few minutes early before their practice ended so I could watch their progress, assess their behaviors for later discussions and give them a few tips on how to swim faster [MASK] , one afternoon at the pool, someone else caught my attention The teen girl was not a typical swimmer.
However
[ "patience", "mistake", "sons" ]
Daily, I'd arrive a few minutes early before their practice ended so I could watch their progress, assess their behaviors for later discussions and give them a few tips on how to swim faster However , one afternoon at the pool, someone else caught my [MASK] The teen girl was not a typical swimmer.
attention
[ "long", "dirty", "small" ]
Her [MASK] , out-of-date swimsuit was two sizes too big.
worn
[ "fast", "quiet", "best" ]
Always [MASK] and always being passed by the better-trained girls.
last
[ "Otherwise", "And", "Though" ]
[MASK] nobody waited for her.
But
[ "hurriedly", "quickly", "secretly" ]
She always walked back to the starting areas [MASK] .
alone
[ "with", "by", "in" ]
However, day after day, she'd show up [MASK] practice and do it all over again in her old, worn swimsuit.
for
[ "suddenly", "fortunately", "nearly" ]
The first swim meeting [MASK] arrived, and I smiled as I watched my sons stand straight with their team members around the swimming pool.
finally
[ "swim", "sit", "rest" ]
The first swim meeting finally arrived, and I smiled as I watched my sons [MASK] straight with their team members around the swimming pool.
stand
[ "great", "anxious", "lucky" ]
I was a(n) [MASK] mother, but then, I saw the girl who had struggled day after day to swim to the end of the pool.
proud
[ "relaxed", "stayed", "tried" ]
I was a(n) proud mother, but then, I saw the girl who had [MASK] day after day to swim to the end of the pool.
struggled
[ "thin", "big", "expensive" ]
She wasn't wearing the old, worn swimsuit She was wearing a (n) [MASK] , new swimsuit with a matching swimming cap and goggles .
cool
[ "shouted", "suggested", "supported" ]
I [MASK] again and believed someone bought these new things for her so she could feel and look like a winner regardless of how fast she could swim.
smiled
[ "student", "fighter", "child" ]
I smiled again and believed someone bought these new things for her so she could feel and look like a [MASK] regardless of how fast she could swim.
winner
[ "objects", "tools", "toys" ]
She never did find out who bought the [MASK] for her because the person remained anonymous .
gifts
[ "trained", "cared", "beat" ]
I admire the unknown person who [MASK] the pool girl.
helped
[ "uses", "offers", "seeks" ]
There is a teen in your life that [MASK] encouragement or help.
needs
[ "just", "also", "rather" ]
Some of these may be long-term or [MASK] lifetime ones, and other dreams or wishes for more immediate satisfaction.
even
[ "understand", "explain", "welcome" ]
Just as you [MASK] great pleasure when you're trying to achieve short-term goals, there's also power in having long-term and lifetime goals.
experience
[ "set", "keep", "prevent" ]
Just as you experience great pleasure when you're trying to [MASK] short-term goals, there's also power in having long-term and lifetime goals.
achieve
[ "terms", "dreams", "thoughts" ]
Both [MASK] are valuable and serve each other.
types
[ "special", "interested", "different" ]
In order to be [MASK] in achieving a short- or long-term wish or goal, you must place your focus on the final result and train your mind on either a moment-to-moment, day-to-day, month-to- month, or year-to-year level.
successful
[ "important", "certain", "happy" ]
In order to be successful in achieving a short- or long-term wish or goal, you must place your focus on the [MASK] result and train your mind on either a moment-to-moment, day-to-day, month-to- month, or year-to-year level.
final
[ "when", "although", "because" ]
For example, [MASK] a farmer is to plow a straight line, he must keep his eye on a faraway point.
if
[ "received", "attracted", "paid" ]
If his attention is [MASK] just a few feet in front of him, he will not plow straight.
directed
[ "correct", "forget", "believe" ]
So, in order for his field to be plowed straight, he must [MASK] and focus on his long-term goal.
know
[ "choose", "influence", "report" ]
Focusing on a long-term goal can [MASK] the energy to get things done in the present .
provide
[ "dark", "end", "future" ]
Focusing on a long-term goal can provide the energy to get things done in the [MASK] .
present
[ "date", "story", "example" ]
For instance, when a runner sets a(n) [MASK] to run a mile, he'll probably be tired when he reaches the one-mile mark.
goal
[ "personally", "partly", "quietly" ]
For instance, when a runner sets a(n) goal to run a mile, he'll [MASK] be tired when he reaches the one-mile mark.
probably
[ "remembers", "discovers", "records" ]
For instance, when a runner sets a(n) goal to run a mile, he'll probably be tired when he [MASK] the one-mile mark.
reaches
[ "And", "So", "Or" ]
[MASK] if this same runner sets a goal to run ten miles, he probably won't even be sweating upon passing this same one-mile mark.
But
[ "game", "drive", "flight" ]
If this very same runner was to set a goal to run 26 miles and keep his mind on the completion of this long [MASK] , not only wouldn't he be sweating, but most likely he wouldn't even be out of breath as he ran by the one-mile mark.
race
[ "twenty-six-mile", "thirteen-mile", "ten-mile" ]
If this very same runner was to set a goal to run 26 miles and keep his mind on the completion of this long race , not only wouldn't he be sweating, but most likely he wouldn't even be out of breath as he ran by the [MASK] mark.
one-mile
[ "besides", "instead", "therefore" ]
Long-term goals, [MASK] , can't be achieved without first achieving short-term goals.
however
[ "lifetime", "common", "big" ]
Long-term goals, however , can't be achieved without first achieving [MASK] goals.
short-term
[ "fall", "felt", "falled" ]
Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he [MASK] from his horse and broke his back.
fell
[ "excited", "exciting", "amazed" ]
However, he didn't give up and made [MASK] progress.
amazing
[ "of", "for", "by" ]
At first, he couldn't breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe [MASK] his own.
on
[ "pressure", "chance", "stress" ]
He would never walk again but he started a new life with great [MASK] .
courage
[ "rose", "reduced", "improved" ]
He also [MASK] a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries.
raised
[ "protest", "produce", "prefer" ]
He also raised a lot of money to [MASK] medical research into back injuries.
promote
[ "draw", "pay", "paid" ]
This not only [MASK] public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.
drew
[ "man", "thing", "parent" ]
I didn't understand and wondered why [MASK] had such a big influence on .But now, before I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel anxious to express my own opinions on this saying.
time
[ "about", "with", "in" ]
I didn't understand and wondered why time had such a big influence [MASK] .But now, before I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel anxious to express my own opinions on this saying.
on
[ "after", "as", "when" ]
I didn't understand and wondered why time had such a big influence on .But now, [MASK] I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel anxious to express my own opinions on this saying.
before
[ "worried", "tired", "glad" ]
I didn't understand and wondered why time had such a big influence on .But now, before I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel [MASK] to express my own opinions on this saying.
anxious
[ "beliefs", "confidences", "expressions" ]
I didn't understand and wondered why time had such a big influence on .But now, before I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel anxious to express my own [MASK] on this saying.
opinions
[ "ask", "exchange", "force" ]
I once read this sentence: "To make this world a happy place to live, you'd better [MASK] yourself and your heart , instead of the whole world."
change
[ "myself", "oneself", "themselves" ]
It made me think about life [MASK] .
itself
[ "receive", "refuse", "approve" ]
The earth won't stop turning no matter whether we [MASK] it or not.
accept
[ "whatever", "which", "why" ]
I think we should learn to accept [MASK] life gives us, no matter whether it's the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
what
[ "miss", "escape", "lose" ]
Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to [MASK] every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don't catch most of the pleasant moments.
catch
[ "probably", "possibly", "unlikely" ]
It is more [MASK] that they slip by and leave you feeling regretful . I realize that I'm not just living for myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it's just a little progress.
likely
[ "awful", "successful", "terrible" ]
It is more likely that they slip by and leave you feeling [MASK] . I realize that I'm not just living for myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it's just a little progress.
regretful
[ "by", "on", "with" ]
It is more likely that they slip by and leave you feeling regretful . I realize that I'm not just living [MASK] myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it's just a little progress.
for
[ "wrong", "false", "true" ]
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or [MASK] .It doesn't matter, I think.
negative
[ "point", "thing", "word" ]
There is one [MASK] that should be obeyed--and that's to make this world better.
rule
[ "feeling", "protecting", "saving" ]
Research suggests that [MASK] ourselves from distractions and concentrating completely on the food that is in front of us, helps us stay in shape .
freeing
[ "health", "touch", "business" ]
Research suggests that freeing ourselves from distractions and concentrating completely on the food that is in front of us, helps us stay in [MASK] .
shape
[ "appetite", "speed", "emotion" ]
Such 'mindful eating' ensures that the [MASK] is in tune with the body, enabling it to 'hear' the chemical messages that tell it that we are full.
mind
[ "orders", "sounds", "desires" ]
Such 'mindful eating' ensures that the mind is in tune with the body, enabling it to 'hear' the chemical [MASK] that tell it that we are full.
messages
[ "discovers", "sends", "holds" ]
Digestion [MASK] a complex series of signals between the gut and the nervous system and it takes about 20 minutes for the brain to tell that the body has eaten enough.
involves
[ "slowly", "gradually", "suddenly" ]
This means that if someone eats too [MASK] , the signals will come slowly, leading to overeating .
quickly
[ "imbalance", "damage", "failure" ]
This means that if someone eats too quickly , the signals will come slowly, leading to [MASK] .
overeating
[ "clearer", "easier", "sharper" ]
Scientists say that distractions make it [MASK] for us to remember what we have eaten.
harder
[ "great", "comfortable", "delicious" ]
This absent-mindedness stops us from feeling [MASK] - and sends us reaching for some snacks later on.
full
[ "building", "losing", "improving" ]
It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role in [MASK] appetite.
controlling
[ "upset", "eager", "desperate" ]
This means that distractions stop us from remembering the detail of what we have eaten - leaving us feeling [MASK] .
hungry
[ "mind", "avoid", "consider" ]
Advocates of mindful eating [MASK] chewing food slowly and taking note of its color1, smell and flavor.
advise
[ "running", "writing", "cooking" ]
Before [MASK] dieters should ask themselves if they are really hungry---and if not, distract themselves by going for a walk or reading.
snacking
[ "quietly", "strongly", "poorly" ]
Done [MASK] , mindful eating may not only leave you slim , but also make you enjoy mealtimes.
properly
[ "fat", "strong", "calm" ]
Done properly , mindful eating may not only leave you [MASK] , but also make you enjoy mealtimes.
slim
[ "skipped", "walked", "ridden" ]
But that very anonymity is also behind the explosion of cyber-crime that has [MASK] across the Web.
swept
[ "for", "within", "though" ]
Can privacy be preserved [MASK] bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly lawless ?
while
[ "careless", "pointless", "helpless" ]
Can privacy be preserved while bringing safety and security to a world that seems increasingly [MASK] ?
lawless
[ "reason", "reminder", "compromise" ]
Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a [MASK] to make the Web a safer place-a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech equivalent of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled into one.
proposal
[ "information", "interference", "entertainment" ]
Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a proposal to make the Web a safer place-a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech [MASK] of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled into one.
equivalent
[ ".by", "from", "over" ]
Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a proposal to make the Web a safer place-a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech equivalent of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card, all rolled [MASK] one.
into
[ "directed", "chained", "compared" ]
The system might use a smart identity card, or a digital credential [MASK] to a specific computer .and would authenticate users at a range of online services.
linked
[ "dismiss", "discover", "improve" ]
The idea is to [MASK] a federation of private online identity systems.
create
[ "recall", "suggest", "realize" ]
User could [MASK] which system to join, and only registered users whose identities have been authenticated could navigate those systems.
select
[ "issued", "distributed", "delivered" ]
The approach contrasts with one that would require an Internet driver's license [MASK] by the government.
released
[ "modernized", ".thriving", ".competing" ]
In effect .the approach would create a "walled garden" n cyberspace, with safe "neighborhoods" and bright "streetlights" to establish a sense of a [MASK] community.
trusted
[ "caution", "delight", "patience" ]
Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with [MASK] ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure .on which the transaction runs".
confidence
[ ".after", "beyond", ".across" ]
Mr. Schmidt described it as a "voluntary ecosystem" in which "individuals and organizations can complete online transactions with confidence ,trusting the identities of each other and the identities of the infrastructure [MASK] which the transaction runs".
.on
[ "divided", "disappointed", "united" ]
Still, the administration's plan has [MASK] privacy rights activists.
.protected
[ "frequently", ".incidentally", ".occasionally" ]
It seems clear that such a scheme is an initiative push toward what would [MASK] be a compulsory Internet "drive's license" mentality.
eventually
[ "relerance", "indifference", "enthusiasm" ]
The plan has also been greeted with [MASK] by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned (,)by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet vulnerable .They argue that all Internet users should be forced to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.
skepticism
[ "manageable", "defendable", "invisible" ]
The plan has also been greeted with skepticism by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned (,)by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet [MASK] .They argue that all Internet users should be forced to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.
vulnerable
[ "invited", "appointed", "allowed" ]
The plan has also been greeted with skepticism by some computer security experts, who worry that the "voluntary ecosystem" envisioned (,)by Mr. Schmidt would still leave much of the Internet vulnerable .They argue that all Internet users should be [MASK] to register and identify themselves, in the same way that drivers must be licensed to drive on public roads.
forced
[ "always", "usually", "frequently" ]
The house was old and the owner [MASK] came out.
hardly