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"and",
"or",
"so"
]
| I never see Rose again after that summer, [MASK] I still remember her. | but |
[
"books",
"reports",
"films"
]
| In those [MASK] , I've found voice of sadness and longing. | stories |
[
"crazy",
"easy",
"angry"
]
| It's
true that so much in our daily lives makes us [MASK] all the time. | busy |
[
"classmates",
"colleagues",
"employers"
]
| We find ourselves with less and less time to spend with our [MASK] and friends. | families |
[
"adventure",
"research",
"exploration"
]
| I've had the same [MASK] myself. | experience |
[
"hard",
"sad",
"bitter"
]
| I used to have [MASK] times with my grandfather when we lived together. | good |
[
"kitchen",
"garage",
"house"
]
| When I was very young, I often enjoyed spending time in his [MASK] , watching the flowers and watering the fruit trees. | garden |
[
"frequently",
"rarely",
"finally"
]
| But as I grew up, I [MASK] became "selfish". | gradually |
[
"confused",
"hurt",
"puzzled"
]
| As we took the wrong bus and ended up getting [MASK] , unable to find our way back, I couldn't stay calm and shouted rudely in his face. | lost |
[
"awake",
"firm",
"happy"
]
| As we took the wrong bus and ended up getting lost , unable to find our way back, I couldn't stay [MASK] and shouted rudely in his face. | calm |
[
"while",
"unless",
"until"
]
| I was so stubborn that I wouldn't say sorry [MASK] returning home, thinking I had done nothing wrong. | after |
[
"learn",
"imagine",
"agree"
]
| Now I [MASK] how ridiculous I was at the time! | realize |
[
"early",
"nice",
"guilty"
]
| And I also realize how [MASK] it was when I finally admitted I was wrong ! | late |
[
"innocent",
"nervous",
"painful"
]
| And I also realize how late it was when I finally admitted I was [MASK] ! | wrong |
[
"concern",
"worry",
"opinion"
]
| When I truly wanted to express my [MASK] , my grandfather had left us forever , leaving me with no more chance to apologize for my mistake. | regret |
[
"somehow",
"alone",
"instead"
]
| When I truly wanted to express my regret , my grandfather had left us [MASK] , leaving me with no more chance to apologize for my mistake. | forever |
[
"again",
"often",
"still"
]
| I couldn't [MASK] say to him the three words -- "I am sorry". | even |
[
"save",
"take",
"kill"
]
| We are spending more and more time outside, with less and less time to [MASK] with our families at home. | spare |
[
"follow",
"receive",
"divide"
]
| So [MASK] the most of every second you have with your loved ones, because time keeps going, waiting for no one. | make |
[
"needs",
"delays",
"stops"
]
| So make the most of every second you have with your loved ones, because time [MASK] going, waiting for no one. | keeps |
[
"before",
"as",
"like"
]
| The question above was an example of what scientists call Fermi problem, named [MASK] Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi, who used problems like this to teach his students how to think for themselves. | after |
[
"employ",
"mean",
"occupy"
]
| A Fermi problem does not [MASK] all the information you need to solve it precisely. | contain |
[
"complete",
"entire",
"full"
]
| In the real world, we frequently need to make decisions when the [MASK] of information does not exist. | whole |
[
"minds",
"selections",
"dreams"
]
| Most often there may not be the time or the money to make sure of all your [MASK] , so your best guess will often be the best you can do. | decisions |
[
"slowing",
"getting",
"taking"
]
| To answer the question, he recommended [MASK] it down into smaller, more manageable questions, and then having the courage to make some guesses and assumptions. | breaking |
[
"available",
"believable",
"comfortable"
]
| To answer the question, he recommended breaking it down into smaller, more [MASK] questions, and then having the courage to make some guesses and assumptions. | manageable |
[
"ability",
"inspiration",
"desire"
]
| To answer the question, he recommended breaking it down into smaller, more manageable questions, and then having the [MASK] to make some guesses and assumptions. | courage |
[
"amount",
"size",
"number"
]
| Assume a/an [MASK] of four. | average |
[
"Think",
"Guess",
"Hope"
]
| [MASK] one out of three. | Say |
[
"becomes",
"turns",
"gets"
]
| That [MASK] 50,000 tunings a year. | makes |
[
"fix",
"repair",
"install"
]
| Assuming 250 working days, one tuner can [MASK] 1,000 pianos a year. | handle |
[
"appropriately",
"exactly",
"almost"
]
| So there's work for [MASK] 50 piano tuners in Chicago -- which, as it turns out, is reasonably close to the actual number in the Yellow Pages. | approximately |
[
"narrowly",
"normally",
"properly"
]
| So there's work for approximately 50 piano tuners in Chicago -- which, as it turns out, is [MASK] close to the actual number in the Yellow Pages. | reasonably |
[
"reliable",
"sensible",
"correct"
]
| The law of averages is partly [MASK] . | responsible |
[
"relief",
"scenery",
"pleasure"
]
| What a [MASK] lies in doors! | mystery |
[
"So",
"Still",
"Also"
]
| No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door [MASK] the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor surprises .The worker may actually have called and fixed the leaking pipe. | Even |
[
"wishes",
"puzzles",
"changes"
]
| No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door Even the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor [MASK] .The worker may actually have called and fixed the leaking pipe. | surprises |
[
"checked",
"wrapped",
"removed"
]
| No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door Even the most familiar room, where the clock ticks and the hearth glows red at dusk may harbor surprises .The worker may actually have called and [MASK] the leaking pipe. | fixed |
[
"suggest",
"catch",
"notice"
]
| Can you [MASK] William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a revolving door? | imagine |
[
"stage",
"sliding",
"glass"
]
| Can you imagine William Shakespeare or Charles Dickens skipping through a [MASK] door? | revolving |
[
"miracle",
"sign",
"mark"
]
| The [MASK] and mystery of a door lies in its quality of being hidden. | symbol |
[
"busy",
"discover",
"exhibit"
]
| The meaning of a door is to [MASK] what lies inside; to keep the heart in suspense. | hide |
[
"knock",
"bump",
"touch"
]
| There is the cheery [MASK] of elbow with which the waiter opens the kitchen door. | push |
[
"noise",
"voice",
"peace"
]
| There is the sympathetic and awful [MASK] of the dentist's maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, implies that the doctor is ready for you. | silence |
[
"announce",
"admits",
"expects"
]
| There is the sympathetic and awful silence of the dentist's maid who opens the door into the operating room and, without speaking, [MASK] that the doctor is ready for you. | implies |
[
"darkness",
"certainty",
"possibility"
]
| The opening of doors has in it some flavor of the [MASK] , some sense of moving into a new moment. | unknown |
[
"vain",
"hope",
"happiness"
]
| Even in [MASK] , the opening of a door may bring relief. | sadness |
[
"easy",
"dull",
"interesting"
]
| But the closing of doors could be [MASK] , A door closed brings something to an end. | terrible |
[
"nothing",
"everything",
"anything"
]
| But the closing of doors could be terrible , A door closed brings [MASK] to an end. | something |
[
"heavily",
"hurriedly",
"firmly"
]
| A door [MASK] shut may often be the most tragic gesture in life. | gently |
[
"calm",
"silent",
"simple"
]
| Life will not stay [MASK] and let us alone. | still |
[
"naturally",
"obviously",
"possibly"
]
| We are [MASK] opening doors with hope, closing them with despair. | continually |
[
"measures",
"matches",
"reaches"
]
| Life [MASK] not much longer than a pipe of tobacco, and destiny knocks us out like the ashes. | lasts |
[
"warnings",
"suggestions",
"opinions"
]
| The phones ring endlessly and she answers them to accept [MASK] from all the wishers. | greetings |
[
"expecting",
"receiving",
"foreseeing"
]
| She is [MASK] her golden day as she reaches 50 years of age. | celebrating |
[
"gratefulness",
"excitement",
"astonishment"
]
| Her mother welcomed her into this world with tears of [MASK] ,for she was not the son her mother had desired. | sorrow |
[
"yet",
"therefore",
"otherwise"
]
| Her father felt blessed to have a sweet little daughter like her [MASK] . | though |
[
"took",
"admitted",
"fetched"
]
| As she grew up, she [MASK] joy to the whole family. | brought |
[
"patience",
"comfort",
"terror"
]
| Her grandparents made her life a princess, but her mother never showed any [MASK] to her. | love |
[
"welcome",
"increase",
"improve"
]
| She never really got a chance to [MASK] a special mother-daughter bonding. | share |
[
"Pitifully",
"Regretfully",
"Normally"
]
| [MASK] ,she was always surrounded by her friends. | Fortunately |
[
"prepared",
"searched",
"thanked"
]
| But what she [MASK] for was some tender words of love from her mother. | longed |
[
"predict",
"avoid",
"resist"
]
| As she grew up, she found her own ways to [MASK] her sorrow of such mental hurt. | overcome |
[
"take",
"compare",
"fight"
]
| At college, she found some close friends to [MASK] a lifelong friendship with. | develop |
[
"tired",
"afraid",
"ashamed"
]
| Her friends felt [MASK] of her and remarked how lucky she was to live like a princess. | envy |
[
"answered",
"advised",
"informed"
]
| Later she married a young bachelor who [MASK] her a brighter future. | promised |
[
"quarrels",
"studies",
"relations"
]
| There were several ups and downs in their [MASK] but his support brought fresh hope to her life. | lives |
[
"disaster",
"applause",
"agreement"
]
| There were several ups and downs in their lives but his support brought fresh [MASK] to her life. | hope |
[
"laughed",
"whispered",
"argued"
]
| She shared a magical relationship with her daughter, and thus she [MASK] as a baby when her daughter married and immigrated abroad. | cried |
[
"off",
"with",
"in"
]
| She said her daughter had helped her [MASK] the sorrow of her past. | through |
[
"casually",
"gradually",
"frequently"
]
| Our conversation was [MASK] interrupted by a call. | suddenly |
[
"detect",
"imagine",
"conclude"
]
| It didn't take long for me to [MASK] who the caller was. | guess |
[
"mother",
"father",
"brother"
]
| It must be her [MASK] . | daughter |
[
"tell",
"hear",
"see"
]
| I'll [MASK] you every day, mom and I will love you even more each day . | miss |
[
"accept",
"receive",
"adapt"
]
| I want you to [MASK] a little boy , you won't be so lonely .He can have my room and my old things to play with . | get |
[
"scared",
"upset",
"exhausted"
]
| I want you to get a little boy , you won't be so [MASK] .He can have my room and my old things to play with . | lonely |
[
"boy",
"man",
"woman"
]
| If you decide to get a [MASK] instead , she probably wouldn't like the things as we boys do , so you have to buy her dolls and stuff that girls like . | girl |
[
"robots",
"papers",
"cars"
]
| If you decide to get a girl instead , she probably wouldn't like the things as we boys do , so you have to buy her [MASK] and stuff that girls like . | dolls |
[
"worried",
"angry",
"glad"
]
| Don't be [MASK] when you think about me .This is really a great place .Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some good places . | sad |
[
"looked",
"turned",
"went"
]
| Don't be sad when you think about me .This is really a great place .Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and [MASK] me around some good places . | showed |
[
"unkind",
"ugly",
"generous"
]
| The angels are so [MASK] ,and I love to watch them fly . | friendly |
[
"necessary",
"strange",
"impossible"
]
| I got to sit on God's knee and talk to him like I was somebody [MASK] . I told God that I wanted to write you a letter and tell you good-bye and everything , but I knew that wasn't allowed . | important |
[
"hear",
"get",
"receive"
]
| I got to sit on God's knee and talk to him like I was somebody important . I told God that I wanted to [MASK] you a letter and tell you good-bye and everything , but I knew that wasn't allowed . | write |
[
"asked",
"forbidden",
"required"
]
| I got to sit on God's knee and talk to him like I was somebody important . I told God that I wanted to write you a letter and tell you good-bye and everything , but I knew that wasn't [MASK] . | allowed |
[
"card",
"email",
"parcel"
]
| I think Gabriel is the name of the angel that is going to drop this [MASK] off to you .Oh , by the way Mom , nobody else can see what is written on this paper but you . | letter |
[
"remembered",
"memorized",
"knew"
]
| I almost [MASK] to let you know-now I don't hurt any more because the cancer is all gone. | forgot |
[
"injure",
"damage",
"harm"
]
| I almost forgot to let you know-now I don't [MASK] any more because the cancer is all gone. | hurt |
[
"hunger",
"love",
"thirst"
]
| God himself couldn't stand to see me suffer the [MASK] either , so he sent The Angel of Mercy to get me . | pain |
[
"on",
"over",
"through"
]
| Over a hundred years ago, in a Scottish seaside inn, a group of fisherman were relaxing after a long day at sea .As a serving maid was walking [MASK] the fishermen's table with a pot of tea, one of the men made a sweeping gesture to describe the size of the fish he had caught. | past |
[
"movement",
"signal",
"fly"
]
| Over a hundred years ago, in a Scottish seaside inn, a group of fisherman were relaxing after a long day at sea .As a serving maid was walking past the fishermen's table with a pot of tea, one of the men made a sweeping [MASK] to describe the size of the fish he had caught. | gesture |
[
"sliding",
"flowing",
"running"
]
| His hand had a collision with the teapot and sent it [MASK] against the whitewashed wall, where its contents left a(n) irregular brown spot. | crashing |
[
"regular",
"beautiful",
"popular"
]
| His hand had a collision with the teapot and sent it crashing against the whitewashed wall, where its contents left a(n) [MASK] brown spot. | irregular |
[
"repaired",
"removed",
"rebuilt"
]
| "The whole wall will have to be [MASK] ." | repainted |
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"teapot",
"picture",
"paint"
]
| "Let me work with the [MASK] ,"said the stranger, standing up from his table in the corner. | stain |
[
"permits",
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"needs"
]
| "If my work [MASK] your approval, you won't need to repaint the wall." | meets |
[
"papers",
"knives",
"boards"
]
| Opening the box, he withdrew pencils, [MASK] ,
and various colours. | brushes |
[
"However",
"Therefore",
"Meanwhile"
]
| [MASK] a picture began to appear. | Soon |
[
"soup",
"porridge",
"juice"
]
| The stain of [MASK] had been turned into the picture of a deer with a magnificent pair of antlers. | tea |
[
"stressed",
"drew",
"covered"
]
| At the bottom of the picture, the man [MASK] his name. | signed |
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"damage",
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]
| Then he paid for his [MASK] and left. | meal |
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