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[ "working", "training", "travelling" ]
In all my years of [MASK] , I haven't really learned much about football.
watching
[ "returned", "belonged", "referred" ]
The details of the actual game have never [MASK] to me as much as the time I spent with my dad.
mattered
[ "learned", "organized", "designed" ]
At the beginning of the new term, I was [MASK] that I was going to teach math in a new class.
told
[ "Unwilling", "Curious", "Excited" ]
[MASK] to know how I can deal with this group, I asked the former teachers about the students.
Eager
[ "uncertain", "unhappy", "unable" ]
One teacher told me that the students were naughty and [MASK] to obey the rules.
unwilling
[ "quarreled", "shouted", "fell" ]
One boy was especially lazy and he [MASK] on purpose so that he would be allowed to move back to his father's house in another state.
failed
[ "While", "Because", "Before" ]
[MASK] I met my new students, I managed to make my class lovely and was surprised and happy to see they did better than I had thought.
After
[ "succeeded", "needed", "agreed" ]
After I met my new students, I [MASK] to make my class lovely and was surprised and happy to see they did better than I had thought.
managed
[ "physics", "English", "chemistry" ]
As I was giving them [MASK] problems to solve, something amazing happened.
math
[ "exciting", "frightening", "discouraging" ]
As I was giving them math problems to solve, something [MASK] happened.
amazing
[ "immediately", "suddenly", "hopefully" ]
He stood up and gave the [MASK] correct answers.
exactly
[ "generosity", "guidance", "effects" ]
Later I told the student how I was proud of his [MASK] and gave him a positive letter to let him take home.
efforts
[ "require", "advise", "realize" ]
He said, " I [MASK] you had been my teacher last term.
wish
[ "carry", "take", "bring" ]
You are the first one to [MASK] a positive letter home.
send
[ "careful", "interested", "worried" ]
He was so excited and [MASK] that he was almost crying.
encouraged
[ "praised", "congratulated", "greeted" ]
At the end of the class he [MASK] me again.
thanked
[ "forget", "teach", "accept" ]
I believe that this student will [MASK] this term.
improve
[ "attack", "replace", "search" ]
Sometimes teachers [MASK] students without seeing their potential .
evaluate
[ "future", "goal", "activity" ]
It is possible for a teacher to change students' [MASK] with love and encouragement.
attitudes
[ "award", "prize", "medal" ]
The [MASK] of making a difference in students is great!
reward
[ "struck", "relied", "depended" ]
I [MASK] upon my mother with hugs, and for the first time in my life I said, "I love you, mom!"
fell
[ "deserted", "guilty", "clumsy" ]
Instead, she appeared [MASK] in horror.
frozen
[ "sacred", "apparent", "original" ]
As [MASK] as that.
simple
[ "stress", "crisis", "emergency" ]
Something had to be done about this [MASK] situation once and for all.
love
[ "potential", "inspiration", "choice" ]
My [MASK] came the next Sunday during my weekly phone call to my mother.
opportunity
[ "interests", "secrets", "expectations" ]
After we had shared our usual pleasantries and [MASK] , I took a deep breath and asked, "Do you love me, Mum?"
updates
[ "preparation", "friction", "identification" ]
After a short [MASK] , she replied, "I love you.
hesitation
[ "start", "continue", "hold" ]
From now on I want to [MASK] our conversations with 'I love you.'"
end
[ "permitted", "allowed", "sentenced" ]
She was [MASK] to hospital, and I phoned every day to check on her.
admitted
[ "take", "face", "cool" ]
She wasn't expected to [MASK] it through the night.
make
[ "entirely", "absolutely", "slightly" ]
"She's [MASK] conscious," the nurse replied.
barely
[ "therefore", "otherwise", "somehow" ]
I wanted to do it [MASK] .
anyway
[ "Before", "Unless", "Since" ]
[MASK] she'd placed the phone by my mother's ear, I started sobbing and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her.
Once
[ "whispering", "yelling", "screaming" ]
Once she'd placed the phone by my mother's ear, I started [MASK] and telling Mum over and over again that I loved her.
sobbing
[ "conversation", "thought", "sleep" ]
At first, all I could hear was "Hmmmm"--but then, like a miracle, with a deep [MASK] she said, "Love you ... love you, darling."
sigh
[ "calmness", "hardness", "sickness" ]
It was the last thing she said before drifting into [MASK] .
unconsciousness
[ "prayed", "clarified", "concluded" ]
Although I was overwhelmed by her death, the surprising part was how well I [MASK] .
coped
[ "authentic", "arbitrary", "precise" ]
Of course, losing a parent is extremely painful and I shed many tears, but receiving those lovely last words made it much more [MASK] . I had closure in the best possible way.
bearable
[ "personally", "correctly", "occasionally" ]
Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to remember passwords ever again?If we could just sit in front of our computers and be [MASK] logged in (?
automatically
[ "face", "software", "system" ]
Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a [MASK] All you need is a webcam and your pretty face to access your PC.
password
[ "connect", "recognize", "remember" ]
Crave mentions how NECSoft BiodeLogon system uses face recognition technology to log you on to Windows, rather than using a password All you need is a webcam and your pretty face to [MASK] your PC.
access
[ "simple", "special", "useful" ]
No more [MASK] , confusing passwords to remember or change every few months.
complicated
[ "computer", "password", "application" ]
After doing a little research, I found this type of [MASK] already available to consumers via a relatively inexpensive application called FaceCode.
technology
[ "independent", "infrequent", "instant" ]
After doing a little research, I found this type of technology already available to consumers via a relatively [MASK] application called FaceCode.
inexpensive
[ "account", "consumer", "designer" ]
The [MASK] requires the use of a webcam to recog- nize and log PC users into their systems.
software
[ "passwords", "systems", "computers" ]
You can add as many [MASK] as you want, provided they each have a Windows account.
users
[ "begins", "tries", "stops" ]
If the system [MASK] to recognize your face , you can recall the Windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination.
fails
[ "account", "name", "password" ]
If the system fails to recognize your [MASK] , you can recall the Windows user name and password by using a hot-key combination.
face
[ "leaves", "dust", "grass" ]
On a cold winter day, two men walked along a valley.Finally, they stopped at a grave , which was covered with thick [MASK] .
snow
[ "clean", "beautiful", "big" ]
The gravestone looked very [MASK] .
simple
[ "party", "strike", "accident" ]
The older man said to the young man,"This is your mother's grave..."The young man knelt down This [MASK] took place 20 years ago.
story
[ "speech", "whisper", "argument" ]
At that time the most intense [MASK] had occurred here.
fighting
[ "competition", "disease", "storm" ]
The strong [MASK] had made the forces retreat .
enemy
[ "Fortunately", "Frequently", "Immediately" ]
[MASK] , he heard a baby's cry, which came from a hole in the snow.
Suddenly
[ "puzzled", "frightened", "annoyed" ]
Wilson dug into the snow, and was immediately [MASK] by what he had seen.
shocked
[ "wounded", "killed", "frozen" ]
It turned out that they were [MASK] in this valley by the heavy snow.
trapped
[ "feed", "teach", "hide" ]
In order to [MASK] her baby, the mother had wrapped all her clothes around the child while holding him tightly in her arms.
save
[ "blankets", "packages", "handkerchiefs" ]
In order to save her baby, the mother had wrapped all her [MASK] around the child while holding him tightly in her arms.
clothes
[ "sick", "hungry", "lost" ]
Though the mother had been [MASK] , the baby in her arms had survived.
dead
[ "mark", "condition", "voice" ]
Wilson was deeply moved by such an unexpected [MASK] .
scene
[ "growing", "running", "singing" ]
He buried the mother and held the [MASK] baby to pursue the troops .
crying
[ "mother", "path", "goal" ]
He buried the mother and held the crying baby to pursue the [MASK] .
troops
[ "appeared", "started", "formed" ]
When the child grew up, Wilson told him what [MASK] that year and took him to the valley to look for his mother.
happened
[ "moved", "decorated", "dug" ]
After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, [MASK] the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,"Mom, how cold you were for so many years!"
covered
[ "tired", "fearful", "lonely" ]
After cleaning the snow around, he undressed himself, covered the grave, threw himself on the grave and spoke out the words from his heart,"Mom, how [MASK] you were for so many years!"
cold
[ "anyhow", "anyway", "however" ]
we learned that our bags had [MASK] not made the trip with our plane.
somehow
[ "losing", "gone", "stolen" ]
As we were filling out the [MASK] luggage forms, we couldn't help noticing the mountain of unclaimed baggage in a corner.
missing
[ "seldom", "forever", "even" ]
Would we [MASK] see our belongings again?
ever
[ "trouble", "problem", "use" ]
The officials had told us there was no [MASK] in checking to see if our bags had arrived until Monday.
point
[ "Before", "After", "Since" ]
[MASK] we stood there wondering, Uma came over.
As
[ "condition", "suggestion", "conclusion" ]
Learning of our [MASK] , she said.
situation
[ "call", "get", "bring" ]
"Our driver will soon be here to [MASK] me up.
pick
[ "afternoon", "night", "evening" ]
We entered the steamy early [MASK] scene outside.
morning
[ "putting", "turning", "collecting" ]
calling their names and [MASK] them into warm hugs as they reconnected.
gathering
[ "For", "By", "During" ]
[MASK] minutes, Uma said, "There's our car!"
Within
[ "covered", "compared", "charged" ]
We piled into the small car, already [MASK] with family members who had come to welcome Uma home.
crowded
[ "see", "bring", "send" ]
We piled into the small car, already crowded with family members who had come to [MASK] Uma home.
welcome
[ "journeys", "voyages", "travels" ]
They fed us delicious Indian meals, took us on [MASK] of their city and brought us to their favorite temples.
tours
[ "Friday", "Saturday", "Sunday" ]
On [MASK] morning.
Monday
[ "quiet", "good", "heavy" ]
their driver brought us to the airport, where we were happy to find our bags, [MASK] and sound.
safe
[ "politeness", "bravery", "carefulness" ]
What a gift Uma's [MASK] was!
kindness
[ "action", "state", "deed" ]
I learned an unforgettable lesson about the warm, generous [MASK] of the Indian people.
spirit
[ "depend", "put", "turn" ]
Uma had begun achain reaction that we did our best to [MASK] on wherever we went.
pass
[ "stupid", "childish", "ugly" ]
She always wore a flower in her hair.Mostly I thought it looked [MASK] .A flower to work?
strange
[ "brought", "allowed", "encouraged" ]
But no one questioned the young woman why a flower [MASK] her to work each day.In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had shown up without it.
accompanied
[ "before", "after", "until" ]
She did so one day [MASK] she delivered a project to my office.
when
[ "sense", "discover", "doubt" ]
"I [MASK] there is no flower in your hair today," I said freely .
notice
[ "firmly", "calmly", "worriedly" ]
"I notice there is no flower in your hair today," I said [MASK] .
freely
[ "as", "which", "what" ]
"I'm so used to seeing you wear one [MASK] it almost seems as if something is missing ."
that
[ "going", "happening", "changing" ]
"I'm so used to seeing you wear one that it almost seems as if something is [MASK] ."
missing
[ "normal", "general", "common" ]
"Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice.This was far from her [MASK] bright personality.I knew l had questioned something bigger than a lost flower.
usual
[ "prettier", "better", "earlier" ]
"Oh, yes," she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice.This was far from her usual bright personality.I knew l had questioned something [MASK] than a lost flower.
bigger
[ "appreciate", "want", "respect" ]
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.I [MASK] her so much that I'm very sad.When I was a little girl, my mother would often put flowers in my hair.But when I was 15 she died of cancer.I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and it made me feel as though she stayed with me.Today, however, I think she would like a sign that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death.And it seems that it is the flower that has to go ."
miss
[ "sent", "handed", "took" ]
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.I miss her so much that I'm very sad.When I was a little girl, my mother would often [MASK] flowers in my hair.But when I was 15 she died of cancer.I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and it made me feel as though she stayed with me.Today, however, I think she would like a sign that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death.And it seems that it is the flower that has to go ."
put
[ "this", "at", "one" ]
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.I miss her so much that I'm very sad.When I was a little girl, my mother would often put flowers in my hair.But when I was 15 she died of cancer.I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and [MASK] made me feel as though she stayed with me.Today, however, I think she would like a sign that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death.And it seems that it is the flower that has to go ."
it
[ "studied", "worked", "slept" ]
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.I miss her so much that I'm very sad.When I was a little girl, my mother would often put flowers in my hair.But when I was 15 she died of cancer.I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and it made me feel as though she [MASK] with me.Today, however, I think she would like a sign that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death.And it seems that it is the flower that has to go ."
stayed
[ "word", "pattern", "model" ]
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.I miss her so much that I'm very sad.When I was a little girl, my mother would often put flowers in my hair.But when I was 15 she died of cancer.I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and it made me feel as though she stayed with me.Today, however, I think she would like a [MASK] that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death.And it seems that it is the flower that has to go ."
sign
[ "melt", "die", "pass" ]
"Today is the anniversary of my mother's death.I miss her so much that I'm very sad.When I was a little girl, my mother would often put flowers in my hair.But when I was 15 she died of cancer.I've just always worn a flower in my hair since then and it made me feel as though she stayed with me.Today, however, I think she would like a sign that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death.And it seems that it is the flower that has to [MASK] ."
go
[ "informed", "told", "remembered" ]
"I needn't wear a flower to be [MASK] of her.It was just an outward sign of my treasured memories they're still there even with the flower gone...Oh, here's the project I hope it meets with your agreement."
reminded
[ "impressions", "secrets", "wishes" ]
"I needn't wear a flower to be reminded of her.It was just an outward sign of my treasured [MASK] they're still there even with the flower gone...Oh, here's the project I hope it meets with your agreement."
memories