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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