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[
"appeal",
"contained",
"favour"
] | It [MASK] the bright colors that his fellow artists had used. | lacked |
[
"curious",
"disappointed",
"adequate"
] | He told me that he was very [MASK] and so was his mom. | sick |
[
"flexible",
"forward",
"even"
] | He looked [MASK] into my eyes and said, "There is no hope in my life." | straight |
[
"prizes",
"smiles",
"necklace"
] | I told him that even though we couldn't make him better, we can give [MASK] , which can really help when you are feeling sad. | hugs |
[
"grand",
"relaxed",
"eager"
] | I told him that if he would like, I would be [MASK] to give him one so he could see what I meant. | happy |
[
"which",
"where",
"that"
] | I told him that if he would like, I would be happy to give him one so he could see [MASK] I meant. | what |
[
"witnessed",
"dragged",
"fell"
] | Finally he [MASK] down to finish his coloring. | jumped |
[
"leave",
"stay",
"arrive"
] | As I was getting ready to [MASK] home, I felt a tug on my jacket. | head |
[
"crying",
"glaring",
"declaring"
] | Standing there was the little boy, [MASK] . | smiling |
[
"shape",
"weight",
"form"
] | He said, "My heart is changing [MASK] . | color |
[
"approve",
"desire",
"fail"
] | I think those hugs really do [MASK] ." | work |
[
"identify",
"comfort",
"assure"
] | When I went outside to [MASK] what was wrong, I discovered an elderly neighbor had fallen down. | check |
[
"luckily",
"easily",
"scarcely"
] | She was [MASK] in pain so I helped her inside her house and settled her on the bed. | clearly |
[
"insisted",
"persuaded",
"called"
] | She was clearly in pain so I helped her inside her house and [MASK] her on the bed. | settled |
[
"comfortable",
"wide",
"tidy"
] | I noticed how [MASK] her place was and it was obvious she hadn't cleaned it for a while. | dirty |
[
"operation",
"encouragement",
"application"
] | She insisted she didn't need an [MASK] and that someone would be around soon, so I put a bottle of water at her side and left . | ambulance |
[
"provided",
"served",
"presented"
] | She insisted she didn't need an ambulance and that someone would be around soon, so I put a bottle of water at her side and [MASK] . | left |
[
"worked",
"competed",
"quarreled"
] | On my return, I felt sad that, although we had been neighbors for 18 months, apart from a few smiles, we hadn't [MASK] . I hadn't even noticed she hadn't been outside for weeks due to painful back. | connected |
[
"away",
"off",
"around"
] | On my return, I felt sad that, although we had been neighbors for 18 months, apart from a few smiles, we hadn't connected . I hadn't even noticed she hadn't been [MASK] for weeks due to painful back. | outside |
[
"narrow",
"smelly",
"sweet"
] | That weekend I met my grandma for her 80thbirthday, and I noticed how [MASK] her flat seemed in comparison with my neighbor's . | clean |
[
"wife's",
"relative's",
"daughter's"
] | That weekend I met my grandma for her 80thbirthday, and I noticed how clean her flat seemed in comparison with my [MASK] . | neighbor's |
[
"reply",
"appreciate",
"recognize"
] | When I returned home I went to visit her, but she didn't [MASK] my knocks. | answer |
[
"curious",
"angry",
"impatient"
] | She was more [MASK] now than when she started to see me. | thankful |
[
"dust",
"food",
"furniture"
] | Yet, unable to bend down due to her back, she could not unpack groceries that a delivery boy had left at floor level and her kitchen was filled with [MASK] because she was unable to take it out by herself. | garbage |
[
"Suddenly",
"Temporarily",
"regularly"
] | [MASK] we've become good friends and chat every day. | Gradually |
[
"suffer",
"escape",
"stop"
] | Now, every time I [MASK] from putting out her garbage, collecting her mails or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of satisfaction and peace, so I am really content that I can help others. | return |
[
"reading",
"writing",
"copying"
] | Now, every time I return from putting out her garbage, [MASK] her mails or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of satisfaction and peace, so I am really content that I can help others. | collecting |
[
"determination",
"presentation",
"ambition"
] | Now, every time I return from putting out her garbage, collecting her mails or just chatting, I feel a deep sense of [MASK] and peace, so I am really content that I can help others. | satisfaction |
[
"argument",
"wealth",
"shortage"
] | There was a lot of [MASK] and there were always street children on the roads asking for money. | poverty |
[
"chance",
"opportunity",
"debate"
] | There was such a big [MASK] between those children and me, for I grew up very aware of being so fortunate. | divide |
[
"cold-blooded",
"absent-minded",
"well-educated"
] | We had a [MASK] and very kind driver, John, who had been working with my family for decades. | warm-hearted |
[
"force",
"make",
"bring"
] | He would [MASK] us to and from school. | take |
[
"fixed",
"beaten",
"pulled"
] | One day we had to take a detour on the way to school and while we were25 [MASK] in traffic by a young street child, probably no more than 10 years old, he called out with a friendly greeting, "Hi, John!" | stopped |
[
"plane",
"ship",
"train"
] | He approached the [MASK] and shook John's hand. | car |
[
"anger",
"shock",
"surprise"
] | John then gave him a little bit of money and waved him off with a(n) [MASK] before we carried on our way to school. | smile |
[
"bravely",
"possibly",
"frequently"
] | I had watched the whole incident from the back seat, [MASK] surprised. | completely |
[
"small",
"top",
"low"
] | He had a [MASK] family himself. | large |
[
"friend",
"follower",
"folk"
] | We were always sending rice and fruit and other snacks and clothes for his 31 [MASK] and I knew that he didn't have any spare money. | family |
[
"suppose",
"expect",
"think"
] | So, of course, at the age I couldn't 32 [MASK] why he would be giving money to the child. | understand |
[
"miss",
"punish",
"scold"
] | I asked, "My friend," he replied, "I 33 [MASK] him every morning on my way to work and I give him a little bit of money." | see |
[
"unmoved",
"unfair",
"unforgettable"
] | Still [MASK] to comprehend, I asked, "Why do you have to give him money every morning?" | unable |
[
"borrow",
"sell",
"sweep"
] | John replied, "So he can use it to35 [MASK] some food." | buy |
[
"happiness",
"sickness",
"carelessness"
] | It was probably in that moment that I understood what [MASK] really was. | kindness |
[
"atmosphere",
"position",
"surrounding"
] | Someone who was in a difficult [MASK] themselves still found some money to spare for a child who need it. | situation |
[
"impression",
"show",
"mercy"
] | And that had such a great [MASK] on me. | influence |
[
"talk",
"play",
"rest"
] | Every Friday we would have [MASK] at my grandparents' house and, after dinner, my grandfather would give us some pocket money. | dinner |
[
"spare",
"spend",
"spoil"
] | I would 40 [MASK] mine up so I could give it to John to give to his friend. | save |
[
"divided",
"introduced",
"combined"
] | A few years later, he moved to the area and [MASK] the seed-planting and tree-caring into his life's work, planting seeds and helping them grow over a wide area that was deserted at first. | turned |
[
"empty",
"private",
"crowded"
] | A few years later, he moved to the area and turned the seed-planting and tree-caring into his life's work, planting seeds and helping them grow over a wide area that was [MASK] at first. | deserted |
[
"careers",
"tasks",
"duties"
] | In the past 30 years, his seed-planting [MASK] have resulted in a huge, 1,360-acre jungle in Assam, a forest ecosystem that has left an unbelievable mark on the Indian landscape and stands as a symbol to Payeng's devotion. | efforts |
[
"dream",
"reason",
"sign"
] | In the past 30 years, his seed-planting efforts have resulted in a huge, 1,360-acre jungle in Assam, a forest ecosystem that has left an unbelievable mark on the Indian landscape and stands as a [MASK] to Payeng's devotion. | symbol |
[
"besides",
"otherwise",
"therefore"
] | He didn't think so; [MASK] he devoted himself to the task of caring for the forest, and his devotion has produced results. | instead |
[
"improved",
"increased",
"added"
] | He didn't think so; instead he devoted himself to the task of caring for the forest, and his devotion has [MASK] results. | produced |
[
"land",
"place",
"forest"
] | The Molai woods, in addition to being covered with green grasses, is now [MASK] to a great many creatures big and small, including birds, deer, tigers, and elephants. | home |
[
"containing",
"holding",
"housing"
] | The Molai woods, in addition to being covered with green grasses, is now home to a great many creatures big and small, [MASK] birds, deer, tigers, and elephants. | including |
[
"trainer",
"doctor",
"master"
] | Jadav "Molai" Payeng is a [MASK] to those animals, to the ecosystem in the area, and to conservationists across India. | hero |
[
"never",
"ever",
"neither"
] | But he is [MASK] a hero to us, people living oceans away who don't necessarily work in forestry or in the environment industry. | also |
[
"possibly",
"hardly",
"especially"
] | But he is also a hero to us, people living oceans away who don't [MASK] work in forestry or in the environment industry. | necessarily |
[
"although",
"before",
"unless"
] | Payeng is a hero [MASK] he has proven that with determination , blood, sweat, knowledge, and devotion to making a difference, one person can truly make a difference, and a large difference, to the world. | because |
[
"trust",
"joy",
"imagination"
] | Payeng is a hero because he has proven that with [MASK] , blood, sweat, knowledge, and devotion to making a difference, one person can truly make a difference, and a large difference, to the world. | determination |
[
"impression",
"importance",
"pity"
] | It's easy for us not to consider the [MASK] that we can have on the people and places around us. | effect |
[
"difficult",
"funny",
"convenient"
] | It's [MASK] to feel small when we are faced with the difficulties that surround us. | easy |
[
"hide",
"benefit",
"target"
] | It's easy to feel small when we are faced with the difficulties that [MASK] us. | surround |
[
"bad",
"good",
"large"
] | But it's important to remember that our actions, no matter how [MASK] they may be, make a difference. | small |
[
"behind",
"forward",
"ahead"
] | Whether it's bringing a smile to someone's day or bringing a forest ecosystem [MASK] to life, the little acts of kindness and good have a great effect. | back |
[
"comprehension",
"politeness",
"solution"
] | Whether it's bringing a smile to someone's day or bringing a forest ecosystem back to life, the little acts of [MASK] and good have a great effect. | kindness |
[
"refer",
"stick",
"point"
] | Our small actions may not necessarily [MASK] to a forest and safe living place for animals, but they have the potential (;) to grow all the same. | lead |
[
"judge",
"student",
"housewife"
] | Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed [MASK] and one with quite a different tale to tell. | dreamer |
[
"sensitive",
"ordinary",
"curious"
] | My grandma, a(n) [MASK] woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. | amazing |
[
"plan",
"decision",
"record"
] | She was the first in our family to reach that [MASK] . | goal |
[
"drop",
"expect",
"keep"
] | This meant that school and my personal dream would have to [MASK] . | wait |
[
"connection",
"relation",
"comparison"
] | Then I got married with another dream: building my family from a [MASK] of adopted and biological children. | combination |
[
"Therefore",
"Otherwise",
"Finally"
] | [MASK] , the following year, we adopted son number three. | Then |
[
"hope",
"imply",
"doubt"
] | You can [MASK] how totally occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of eight! | imagine |
[
"take",
"manage",
"get"
] | Not surprisingly, I never did [MASK] it back to college full-time. | make |
[
"little",
"much",
"many"
] | That meant taking as [MASK] as one class each semester. | few |
[
"satisfied",
"inspired",
"confused"
] | The hardest part was feeling [MASK] about the time I spent away from the boys. | guilty |
[
"go",
"leave",
"return"
] | They often wanted me to [MASK] home with them. | stay |
[
"break",
"continue",
"relax"
] | There certainly were times I wanted to [MASK] . | quit |
[
"leader",
"alarm",
"challenge"
] | But I knew I should set a(n) [MASK] for them to follow for the rest of their lives. | example |
[
"proud",
"responsible",
"usual"
] | I am not [MASK] , just single-minded. | special |
[
"hurt",
"occurred",
"troubled"
] | It always [MASK] me that from the outside , challenges look huge, but when you're in the midst of them, the same ones seem normal . | struck |
[
"end",
"bottom",
"inside"
] | It always struck me that from the [MASK] , challenges look huge, but when you're in the midst of them, the same ones seem normal . | outside |
[
"funny",
"unbearable",
"strange"
] | It always struck me that from the outside , challenges look huge, but when you're in the midst of them, the same ones seem [MASK] . | normal |
[
"experiment",
"solution",
"performance"
] | It's a (n) [MASK] . | process |
[
"sit",
"sleep",
"hide"
] | Every year Fred would say, "Edna, I'd like to [MASK] in that airplane." | ride |
[
"loses",
"pays",
"benefits"
] | And every year Edna would say, "I know Fred, but that airplane ride [MASK] ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." | costs |
[
"job",
"unit",
"family"
] | If I don't ride that airplane this year I may never get another [MASK] ." | chance |
[
"policeman",
"stranger",
"friend"
] | The [MASK] overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a deal . I'll take you both up for a ride. | pilot |
[
"promise",
"plan",
"request"
] | The pilot overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a [MASK] . I'll take you both up for a ride. | deal |
[
"safe",
"kind",
"strong"
] | If you can stay [MASK] for the entire ride and not say one word, I won't charge you, but if you say one word, it's ten dollars." | quiet |
[
"punish",
"carry",
"want"
] | If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won't [MASK] you, but if you say one word, it's ten dollars." | charge |
[
"down",
"in",
"out"
] | Fred and Edna agreed and [MASK] they went. | up |
[
"deeds",
"flights",
"attractions"
] | He did all his [MASK] over again, but still not a word. | tricks |
[
"climbed",
"flew",
"stopped"
] | They [MASK] and the pilot turned to Fred, "By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn't ." | landed |
[
"failed",
"forgot",
"moved"
] | They landed and the pilot turned to Fred, "By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you [MASK] ." | didn't |
[
"walked",
"ran",
"looked"
] | Fred replied, "Well, I was going to say something when Edna [MASK] out of the plane, but you know ten dollars is ten dollars." | fell |
[
"angry",
"frightened",
"excited"
] | My son John Schaeffer, recently came home [MASK] from the Middle East. | alive |
[
"when",
"which",
"who"
] | John had driven all night from a base near Washington, [MASK] he had landed the day before. | where |
[
"congratulate",
"permit",
"accept"
] | He did not want me to [MASK] him there. | meet |
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