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[ "wisdom", "kindness", "love" ]
The deer somehow knew the tree was going to fall and hurt her, so it came back to show its [MASK] .
thankfulness
[ "Trapped", "Occupied", "Prevented" ]
[MASK] by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land.
Surrounded
[ "tasted", "collected", "wrapped" ]
One weekend, he [MASK] tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant ---- enough to feed his family for the summer.
planted
[ "advice", "cost", "equipment" ]
He ended up with so much [MASK] that he couldn't give it away.
produce
[ "Or", "Still", "But" ]
[MASK] he found a local food bank , and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had donated 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.
Thus
[ "shop", "market", "room" ]
Thus he found a local food [MASK] , and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had donated 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.
bank
[ "stored", "sold", "found" ]
Thus he found a local food bank , and by the time he delivered his last harvest, he had [MASK] 120 pounds of fresh vegetables.
donated
[ "neighbours", "employees", "tourists" ]
The following year, with a handful of [MASK] from his church and a memorable name "America's Grow-a-Row", Paillex planted, tended , and harvested 1,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks.
volunteers
[ "stored", "bought", "delivered" ]
The following year, with a handful of volunteers from his church and a memorable name "America's Grow-a-Row", Paillex planted, [MASK] , and harvested 1,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks.
tended
[ "refuses", "chooses", "pushes" ]
Pailex also [MASK] local school kids.
welcomes
[ "rainy", "snowy", "foggy" ]
On a [MASK] Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each armed with a spade.
cloudless
[ "combined", "filled", "compared" ]
On a cloudless Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each [MASK] with a spade.
armed
[ "cooked", "counted", "pulled" ]
Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully [MASK] the plants.
positioned
[ "laughed", "worked", "competed" ]
Nobody [MASK] .
complained
[ "example", "lesson", "thought" ]
"The [MASK] makes kids know there are people in need , says Paillex, "and it plants the seed for giving back.
program
[ "farmers", "workers", "owners" ]
When they become tomorrow's [MASK] , it will be much more possible for them to encourage their coworkers and employees to get involved in something like this.
leaders
[ "force", "wait", "beg" ]
When they become tomorrow's leaders , it will be much more possible for them to [MASK] their coworkers and employees to get involved in something like this.
encourage
[ "locked", "moved", "turned" ]
When they become tomorrow's leaders , it will be much more possible for them to encourage their coworkers and employees to get [MASK] in something like this.
involved
[ "relax", "settle", "grow" ]
"Paillex makes people want to [MASK] ," says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an unpaid "Grow-a-Row" member.
help
[ "unexpected", "unseen", "unknown" ]
"Paillex makes people want to help ," says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an [MASK] "Grow-a-Row" member.
unpaid
[ "student", "teacher", "noise" ]
A [MASK] came.
voice
[ "get", "take", "carry" ]
We were going to [MASK] that shirt away, but gave it to her instead."
throw
[ "thankful", "cheerful", "careless" ]
I was [MASK] . I wanted to hide.
silent
[ "father", "sister", "classmate" ]
I stuck my shirt in the back of the closet and told my [MASK] what had happened.
mother
[ "assistant", "director", "adviser" ]
She then dialed her5 [MASK] , "I will no longer work for your family," she told him.
employer
[ "pay", "apply", "employ" ]
She then dialed her5 employer , "I will no longer [MASK] for your family," she told him.
work
[ "sweeter", "quicker", "louder" ]
That night, Mom told my dad that she couldn't just clean anymore; she knew her life's achievement was something [MASK] , so she decided to find another job.
greater
[ "went", "worked", "stayed" ]
The next morning she [MASK] with the personnel manager at the Board of Education.
met
[ "visit", "build", "prepare" ]
So Mom decided to9 [MASK] a university.
attend
[ "duty", "key", "part" ]
I think I have a [MASK] for you as a teacher's assistant.
position
[ "event", "problem", "meeting" ]
This [MASK] deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of learning ."
opportunity
[ "judging", "obeying", "imagining" ]
This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of [MASK] ."
learning
[ "patiently", "successfully", "angrily" ]
Mom accepted that job opportunity very [MASK] .
eagerly
[ "frightened", "happy", "comfortable" ]
For almost five years, as a teacher's assistant, she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit, feeling [MASK] .
upset
[ "home", "apartment", "car" ]
Then one day, the personnel manager and the principal showed up in her15 [MASK] .
classroom
[ "punish", "beat", "touch" ]
The principal said, "We have watched how you [MASK] the children and how they communicate with you, and we admire your hard-working spirit over the last five years.
treat
[ "hate", "forget", "follow" ]
The principal said, "We have watched how you treat the children and how they communicate with you, and we [MASK] your hard-working spirit over the last five years.
admire
[ "discuss", "argue", "disagree" ]
We all [MASK] that you should be the teacher of this class."
agree
[ "waited", "took", "wasted" ]
My mom [MASK] more than twenty years there.
spent
[ "simple", "dangerous", "strange" ]
Mom showed me how to handle [MASK] situations and never give up.
challenging
[ "sick", "comfortable", "great" ]
One day she felt so [MASK] that she want to reach out to someone.
alone
[ "businessmen", "friends", "fools" ]
And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete [MASK] .
strangers
[ "formal", "long", "careless" ]
But these weren't [MASK] letters about how she was feeling.
sad
[ "rainy", "cold", "hot" ]
She would write messages for people to have a " [MASK] day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were,5 even if they thought no one else had noticed.
bright
[ "pens", "papers", "books" ]
Brencher began dropping the [MASK] all over New York,in cafes,in library books,in parks and on the subway.
notes
[ "behave", "study", "play" ]
It made her [MASK] letter,knowing that she might be making somebody's day through just a few sweet words.
feel
[ "way", "fortune", "dream" ]
It made her feel letter,knowing that she might be making somebody's [MASK] through just a few sweet words.
day
[ "funny", "big", "empty" ]
It made her feel letter,knowing that she might be making somebody's day through just a few [MASK] words.
sweet
[ "anything", "everything", "nothing" ]
It gave her [MASK] to focus on.
something
[ "opening", "reading", "answering" ]
The movement is all about [MASK] letters--not emails,but handwritten letters.
writing
[ "countless", "endless", "public" ]
Not [MASK] love letters,written to a real beloved,but surprise letters for strangers.
conventional
[ "official", "polite", "apology" ]
Not conventional love letters,written to a real beloved,but [MASK] letters for strangers.
surprise
[ "strong", "common", "friendly" ]
They don't necessarily say "I love you",but they are full of kindness--telling people they are remarkable and [MASK] and all-round amazing.
special
[ "failed", "occurred", "stopped" ]
Brencher's initiative has now [MASK] .There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world.
exploded
[ "forget", "remember", "guess" ]
In it,she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus,only to suddenly [MASK] everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.
find
[ "sending", "starting", "finishing" ]
I know that if I was on the [MASK] end of a letter like that,it almost certainly would put a smile on my face.
receiving
[ "sign", "wrinkle", "sticker" ]
I know that if I was on the receiving end of a letter like that,it almost certainly would put a [MASK] on my face.
smile
[ "males", "children", "adults" ]
So do [MASK] .
humans
[ "organs", "parts", "means" ]
You can also use other [MASK] when you choose your food.
senses
[ "hate", "sell", "fancy" ]
You may [MASK] it because it smells good or because it tastes good.
like
[ "digests", "consumes", "touches" ]
You may like it because it smells good or because it [MASK] good.
tastes
[ "creatures", "mammals", "people" ]
Different [MASK] use different senses to find and choose their food.
animals
[ "rare", "familiar", "unique" ]
Although there are many [MASK] types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type.
different
[ "typical", "special", "unusual" ]
The giant panda eats only one [MASK] type of bamboo.
particular
[ "food", "meal", "diet" ]
Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the [MASK] .
choice
[ "flowers", "fruits", "branches" ]
A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other [MASK] in the garden.
vegetables
[ "creative", "random", "nutritious" ]
However, most animals have a more [MASK] diet.
varied
[ "fish", "fruit", "insect" ]
The [MASK] of these animals will be different depending on the season.
diet
[ "Animals", "Chinese", "Foreigners" ]
[MASK] have a very varied diet.
Humans
[ "effective", "delicious", "attractive" ]
We often eat food because we like it and not because it is [MASK] for us.
beneficial
[ "nicotine", "fiber", "alcohol" ]
In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much [MASK] .
sugar
[ "attachments", "goods", "subscriptions" ]
Eating too much red meat and animal [MASK] , such as butter, can also be bad for the health.
products
[ "expected", "appointed", "booked" ]
So Fitzgerald [MASK] himself to fathering the kid.
devoted
[ "Finally", "Luckily", "Secondly" ]
[MASK] , the son died in his late teens.
Unfortunately
[ "declined", "remained", "affected" ]
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald's wealth greatly [MASK] .
increased
[ "partners", "servants", "volunteers" ]
He spent a lot on art works of the [MASK] .
masters
[ "slightly", "lightly", "gradually" ]
Later Fitzgerald himself became [MASK] ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled -- to sell his entire collection at an auction .
seriously
[ "matter", "notice", "letter" ]
Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his [MASK] as to how his wealth would be settled -- to sell his entire collection at an auction .
will
[ "dealt", "involved", "banned" ]
Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be [MASK] -- to sell his entire collection at an auction .
settled
[ "price", "spirit", "attraction" ]
Because of the large quantity and high [MASK] of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction.
quality
[ "traditional", "occasional", "absent" ]
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of [MASK] buyers gathered for the auction.
possible
[ "fans", "supporters", "competitors" ]
Many of them were museum [MASK] and private collectors eager to bid .
directors
[ "call", "reject", "order" ]
Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to [MASK] .
bid
[ "known", "famous", "cheap" ]
Because of its [MASK] quality, it received little attention.
poor
[ "principle", "saying", "party" ]
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled the crowd to [MASK] .
attention
[ "heard", "told", "wrote" ]
First the lawyer [MASK] from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son .
read
[ "wife", "servant", "director" ]
First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald's will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his [MASK] .
son
[ "remind", "need", "plan" ]
The poor-quality painting didn't [MASK] any bidders... except one -- the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
receive
[ "worked", "lived", "waited" ]
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders... except one -- the old servant who had [MASK] the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
served
[ "played", "applied", "accepted" ]
The poor-quality painting didn't receive any bidders... except one -- the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons [MASK] the only bid.
offered
[ "lost", "got", "continued" ]
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer [MASK] the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will.
stopped
[ "noisy", "eager", "anxious" ]
The crowd became [MASK] , and the lawyer read from the will: "Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection."
quiet
[ "collected", "found", "used" ]
He had [MASK] twenty dollars.
saved
[ "forgotten", "had", "shown" ]
The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had [MASK] his list and had his money in his pocket . I drove him to a nearby supermarket.
made
[ "mind", "eyes", "backpack" ]
The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had made his list and had his money in his [MASK] . I drove him to a nearby supermarket.
pocket
[ "close", "near", "distant" ]
The third Saturday in December, Mark said he had made his list and had his money in his pocket . I drove him to a [MASK] supermarket.
nearby
[ "before", "though", "after" ]
Mark picked up a hand basket and went off on his own [MASK] I waited patiently reading a book at the front of the store.
while
[ "spent", "paid", "needed" ]
It [MASK] Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents.
took
[ "disappointing", "upset", "surprising" ]
When he came up to the checkout , the smile on his face was truly [MASK] .
joyful
[ "angrily", "loudly", "worriedly" ]
The clerk rang up his purchase as I [MASK] looked at the other way.
politely