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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
[ "teapot", "picture", "paint" ]
"Let me work with the [MASK] ,"said the stranger, standing up from his table in the corner.
stain
[ "permits", "supports", "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
[ "damage", "fish", "work" ]
Then he paid for his [MASK] and left.
meal