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"chance",
"example",
"way"
]
| Then the teacher said, "This is the [MASK] when you carry your hate for somebody inside your heart . | situation |
[
"study",
"work",
"life"
]
| Then the teacher said, "This is the situation when you carry your hate for somebody inside your [MASK] . | heart |
[
"damage",
"kill",
"take"
]
| The smell of hate will [MASK] your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. | pollute |
[
"continue",
"last",
"love"
]
| If you cannot [MASK] the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for a lifetime ?" | bear |
[
"remember",
"recognize",
"notice"
]
| If you cannot bear the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you [MASK] what it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for a lifetime ?" | imagine |
[
"week",
"moment",
"while"
]
| If you cannot bear the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for a [MASK] ?" | lifetime |
[
"hold",
"carry",
"fetch"
]
| Once there lived a girl named Chen Lien who was very self-conscious about a large scar,which crossed one of her eyebrows.If by mistake she happened to [MASK] her reflection in a mirror,the scar seemed three times larger than it really was to her.And so she avoided mirrors and reflections at all costs,and as she grew to become a young woman,she preferred to spend the time alone in the garden. | catch |
[
"damaged",
"escaped",
"forbade"
]
| Once there lived a girl named Chen Lien who was very self-conscious about a large scar,which crossed one of her eyebrows.If by mistake she happened to catch her reflection in a mirror,the scar seemed three times larger than it really was to her.And so she [MASK] mirrors and reflections at all costs,and as she grew to become a young woman,she preferred to spend the time alone in the garden. | avoided |
[
"wanted",
"intended",
"planned"
]
| Once there lived a girl named Chen Lien who was very self-conscious about a large scar,which crossed one of her eyebrows.If by mistake she happened to catch her reflection in a mirror,the scar seemed three times larger than it really was to her.And so she avoided mirrors and reflections at all costs,and as she grew to become a young woman,she [MASK] to spend the time alone in the garden. | preferred |
[
"Already",
"Also",
"So"
]
| [MASK] she remained helpful and pleasant to all. | Yet |
[
"calling",
"checking",
"helping"
]
| One day a young man named Wu Tang was [MASK] Chen Lien's next door neighbors. | visiting |
[
"flower",
"mountain",
"hill"
]
| As Wu Tang was climbing in the [MASK] , he happened to notice Chen Lien in her garden below. | tree |
[
"observe",
"injure",
"recognize"
]
| As Wu Tang was climbing in the tree , he happened to [MASK] Chen Lien in her garden below. | notice |
[
"astonished",
"frightened",
"amazed"
]
| He was so [MASK] by the young woman and thought her the perfect vision of a soul mate. | entranced |
[
"friend",
"servant",
"master"
]
| "I have found my [MASK] !" | bride |
[
"encouraged",
"awarded",
"consulted"
]
| Wu Tang declared to his parents.And a matchmaker was [MASK] . | summoned |
[
"virtue",
"disguise",
"wound"
]
| You should know about a [MASK] to her beauty." | flaw |
[
"for",
"by",
"on"
]
| "I have seen her [MASK] my own eyes!" | with |
[
"Though",
"However",
"But"
]
| [MASK] the wedding arrangements proceeded on schedule. | So |
[
"carnival",
"festival",
"celebration"
]
| After the wedding [MASK] , when the two were alone, the new husband lifted his bride's veil ... "When I was a little girl," the bride said, "my family was traveling far away to visit friends. | ceremony |
[
"since",
"while",
"as"
]
| I was playing in their garden [MASK] a little boy threw a heavy stone..."
"What was the name of that little boy?" | when |
[
"customer",
"pupil",
"neighbor"
]
| "I do not know;he was a [MASK] there like myself." | visitor |
[
"warned",
"scolded",
"punished"
]
| "My parents have often [MASK] me how I once threw a stone and cut the forehead of a little girl in the garden of the Li family." | told |
[
"cheek",
"nose",
"eyesight"
]
| "My parents have often told me how I once threw a stone and cut the [MASK] of a little girl in the garden of the Li family." | forehead |
[
"expensive",
"amazing",
"harmful"
]
| His father was a skilled leather worker who had many [MASK] tools. | sharp |
[
"hands",
"legs",
"feet"
]
| The awl slipped from his tiny hands and hurt one of his [MASK] . | eyes |
[
"hopeless",
"desperate",
"incurable"
]
| The infection soon spread to the other eye and the poor child became totally [MASK] at the age of three. | blind |
[
"improve",
"spread",
"learn"
]
| At the age of 12 he started his new mission -- to [MASK] a system to enable the blind to read and write. | invent |
[
"kept",
"touched",
"loaded"
]
| He had the concept that if the letters could be [MASK] by the fingertips even the blind could read with ease. | felt |
[
"imagine",
"grasp",
"accept"
]
| He had the concept that if the letters could be felt by the fingertips even the blind could [MASK] with ease. | read |
[
"pressed",
"selected",
"lifted"
]
| He successfully completed his system of [MASK] dots by the age of fifteen. | raised |
[
"easy",
"familiar",
"suitable"
]
| Each letter is formed by raised [MASK] dots out of a total of six dots arranged in a rectangle consisting of two columns of three dots each. | specific |
[
"perfect",
"confident",
"normal"
]
| Braille's work has changed the lives of millions of disabled people and enabled them to lead a [MASK] life. | productive |
[
"necessary",
"immediate",
"considerate"
]
| The [MASK] contributions of Braille provided a vision and mission for the millions of disabled people. | outstanding |
[
"luck",
"pain",
"responsibility"
]
| By [MASK] and effort, they also can create wonders and serve society. | determination |
[
"off",
"down",
"away"
]
| He died [MASK] leukemia . | of |
[
"studied",
"researched",
"questioned"
]
| After Michael [MASK] he had leukemia, he asked his mother to promise one thing----that she
become a nurse. | learned |
[
"take",
"do",
"manage"
]
| Weeks after Michael's funeral, Kathy was still struggling to [MASK] it through each day. | make |
[
"behaviour",
"performance",
"reaction"
]
| The dream spurred her to [MASK] . | action |
[
"gained",
"calculated",
"marked"
]
| But she [MASK] well. | scored |
[
"high",
"wide",
"deep"
]
| It took
her twice as [MASK] as the younger students to complete assignments, and there were several times she
thought she'd quit. | long |
[
"persuade",
"suggest",
"advise"
]
| But Matthew and her family continued to [MASK] her. | encourage |
[
"should",
"could",
"might"
]
| "She [MASK] study on vacations. | would |
[
"strength",
"power",
"pressure"
]
| I know Michael was on her
mind the whole time, and that was her driving [MASK] . | force |
[
"before",
"after",
"since"
]
| "Doubling up on courses and even taking
summer classes [MASK] working part-time at the deli , she earned her nursing degree,
graduating cum laude in May 2006 from Thomas Jefferson University, and soon became a
registered nurse. | while |
[
"caught",
"made",
"produced"
]
| "Doubling up on courses and even taking
summer classes while working part-time at the deli , she [MASK] her nursing degree,
graduating cum laude in May 2006 from Thomas Jefferson University, and soon became a
registered nurse. | earned |
[
"prepared",
"ready",
"anxious"
]
| The fall before she was [MASK] to graduate, Kathy attended a nursing career fair. | due |
[
"immediate",
"straightly",
"forwardly"
]
| She walked
[MASK] up to Beverly Emonds. | directly |
[
"persuade",
"swear",
"guarantee"
]
| Kathy had to [MASK] the floor's nurse manager that Michael's history
wouldn't interfere with her performance on the job. | convince |
[
"on",
"onto",
"away"
]
| Kathy had to convince the floor's nurse manager that Michael's history
wouldn't interfere [MASK] her performance on the job. | with |
[
"function",
"situation",
"location"
]
| Finally, Emonds called to offer her the [MASK] . | position |
[
"forcing",
"cheating",
"asking"
]
| I had just finished [MASK] my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. | driving |
[
"still",
"thus",
"first"
]
| My sons and I [MASK] went to a fast-food place for breakfast before heading back home. | then |
[
"coffee",
"tea",
"lunch"
]
| My sons and I then went to a fast-food place for [MASK] before heading back home. | breakfast |
[
"rest",
"turning",
"slowing"
]
| At the bottom of the hill was a [MASK] sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a long line of traffic waiting while the cars at the bottom turned onto the main road one at a time. | stop |
[
"quiet",
"single",
"strange"
]
| At the bottom of the hill was a stop sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a [MASK] line of traffic waiting while the cars at the bottom turned onto the main road one at a time. | long |
[
"opposite",
"downward",
"slim"
]
| At the bottom of the hill was a stop sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a long line of traffic waiting while the cars at the bottom turned onto the [MASK] road one at a time. | main |
[
"on",
"with",
"over"
]
| As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing [MASK] the stop sign. | by |
[
"loose",
"formal",
"clean"
]
| His clothes were [MASK] and shabby . | old |
[
"Offer",
"Call",
"Refuse"
]
| He held a cardboard sign with the words " [MASK] Help Please!" | Need |
[
"hid",
"reminded",
"regretted"
]
| My heart went out to him and I [MASK] myself in his situation. | imagined |
[
"begging",
"reaching",
"praying"
]
| As car after car turned onto the main road without [MASK] for him, I reached for my wallet to look for whatever cash was left in it. | stopping |
[
"card",
"number",
"information"
]
| As car after car turned onto the main road without stopping for him, I reached for my wallet to look for whatever [MASK] was left in it. | cash |
[
"therefore",
"instead",
"anyway"
]
| As I was pulling it out of my wallet, [MASK] , I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. | however |
[
"money",
"hope",
"paper"
]
| She was carrying a bag full of [MASK] taken out from the restaurant I was just at. | food |
[
"rewarded",
"admitted",
"paid"
]
| I watched as the old man [MASK] the young girl and smiled as she reached out her arms to give him a hug. | thanked |
[
"soft",
"short",
"gentle"
]
| Suddenly a [MASK] honk from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn't been moving forward because this simple choice for kindness had captured (attracted) my attention and my heart. | loud |
[
"jumping",
"pushing",
"wandering"
]
| Suddenly a loud honk from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn't been [MASK] forward because this simple choice for kindness had captured (attracted) my attention and my heart. | moving |
[
"courage",
"trust",
"success"
]
| Suddenly a loud honk from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn't been moving forward because this simple choice for [MASK] had captured (attracted) my attention and my heart. | kindness |
[
"back",
"top",
"middle"
]
| By the time I reached the [MASK] of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone. | bottom |
[
"risk",
"difficulty",
"opportunity"
]
| Now, if there's one thing I can tell you about any sports, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least [MASK] . | luck |
[
"accuse",
"doubt",
"keep"
]
| There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot [MASK] it on your teammates or your coach. | blame |
[
"stress",
"injury",
"standard"
]
| There is no [MASK] because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can't say, "It was raining." | weather |
[
"judgement",
"progress",
"way"
]
| It makes [MASK] to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck. | sense |
[
"even",
"only",
"once"
]
| We [MASK] had five people who were national champions. | also |
[
"under",
"for",
"in"
]
| One of them was a guy [MASK] the name of John. | by |
[
"hurt",
"chosen",
"trained"
]
| John had never been 27 [MASK] in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember, because he was a national champion. | defeated |
[
"although",
"unless",
"until"
]
| John had never been 27 defeated in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember, [MASK] he was a national champion. | because |
[
"sign",
"step",
"task"
]
| John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular [MASK] . | move |
[
"fixed",
"threw",
"carried"
]
| He rolled over, and his opponent [MASK] him halfway through his roll. | caught |
[
"accidentally",
"fortunately",
"unfairly"
]
| He was pinned [MASK] ! | instantly |
[
"calm",
"convince",
"forgive"
]
| I remember on the bus on the way home, one of our teammates tried to [MASK] John by saying, "Oh, he just got lucky." | comfort |
[
"so",
"or",
"but"
]
| The opportunity presented itself, [MASK] he exploited it." | and |
[
"set",
"left",
"used"
]
| We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had [MASK] there. | put |
[
"suits",
"gets",
"fits"
]
| "Luck is what happens when opportunity [MASK] preparation." | meets |
[
"striking",
"knocking",
"controlling"
]
| The probability of [MASK] John was not strong, and he knew it. | beating |
[
"equal",
"exact",
"rest"
]
| But he paid attention to the [MASK] opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a fivetime national champion. | right |
[
"passage",
"decision",
"suggestion"
]
| In other words, the real [MASK] is Be Prepared. | message |
[
"receive",
"follow",
"save"
]
| It's not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to [MASK] it. | seize |
[
"Invited",
"encouraged",
"awarded"
]
| He [MASK] me by telling me a little about his life -- how he had lost the battle with drink but how his Belief in himself has turned his life around. | rewarded |
[
"dream",
"spirit",
"interest"
]
| He rewarded me by telling me a little about his life -- how he had lost the battle with drink but how his [MASK] in himself has turned his life around. | Belief |
[
"Facing",
"refusing",
"expecting"
]
| Now, when most men of his age will be [MASK] their retirement , he spent his time handing out papers to shops and strangers in the street. | enjoying |
[
"even",
"mostly",
"exactly"
]
| Julie looked over my shoulder and saw the same man, sitting there with [MASK] a cup of tea. | only |
[
"hot",
"warm",
"cool"
]
| He dressed coldly despite the fact that the outside temperature was very [MASK] . | low |
[
"Quickly",
"proudly",
"carelessly"
]
| We were having our dinner [MASK] , then I got up and walked over. | happily |
[
"Concern",
"understand",
"support"
]
| Knowing he would not [MASK] me, I sat down beside him and asked, "How's your Kindness work going?" | remember |
[
"Boring",
"meaningless",
"instruction"
]
| Knowing he would not remember me, I sat down beside him and asked, "How's your [MASK] work going?" | Kindness |
[
"Introduction",
"argument",
"intention"
]
| He didn't remember me, but my [MASK] had told him who I was. | question |
[
"work",
"cover",
"stop"
]
| He replied, "That doesn't [MASK] ." | Matter |
[
"quiet",
"Confident",
"different"
]
| "You need to be [MASK] to keep on doing the good work." | well |
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