AndyChiang/cloth · Datasets at Hugging Face

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[ "puzzled", "worried", "embarrassed" ]	The innkeeper was [MASK] when he examined the wall.	astonished
[ "means", "shows", "speaks" ]	"The signature [MASK] 'E.H.Landseer!'"	reads
[ "unknown", "common", "special" ]	Indeed, they had been visited by the [MASK] painter of wild life ,Sir Edwin Landseer.	well-known
[ "hardly", "deliberately", "raraly" ]	God wants to take the stains and disappointments of our live and not [MASK] erase them, but rather turn them into a thing of beauty .	merely
[ "honesty", "kindness", "art" ]	God wants to take the stains and disappointments of our live and not merely erase them, but rather turn them into a thing of [MASK] .	beauty
[ "relax", "admission", "result" ]	My two friends decided to go for this [MASK] .	award
[ "easy", "visual", "fragile" ]	The mountains were really [MASK] to climb.	hard
[ "cost", "wasted", "spent" ]	It [MASK] them several years to achieve it.	took
[ "first", "second", "third" ]	My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains, and the [MASK] one was the most distant and the highest.	last
[ "top", "side", "edge" ]	Early one morning they left their campsite hiking path to the [MASK] of a chain of mountains.	base
[ "map", "guide", "water" ]	When they reached the base, they found that they had left their [MASK] and map in the camp.	compass
[ "Consequently", "Endlessly", "Mentally" ]	[MASK] , they reached the top of a mountain.	Eventually
[ "and", "or", "so" ]	They were worn-out [MASK] extremely happy.	but
[ "sorrow", "stress", "preference" ]	However, the [MASK] lasted only for a short time.	delight
[ "right", "left", "highest" ]	They had climbed the [MASK] mountain!	wrong
[ "class", "aim", "ban" ]	I think this story tells an important [MASK] :often in life we put great effort into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get lost .	lesson
[ "strength", "load", "faith" ]	I think this story tells an important lesson :often in life we put great [MASK] into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get lost .	effort
[ "abused", "addicted", "accustomed" ]	I think this story tells an important lesson :often in life we put great effort into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get [MASK] .	lost
[ "dream", "quality", "pleasure" ]	Knowing your [MASK] in life gives you a powerful personal map and compass, making sure that you are always climbing the right mountain.	purpose
[ "pleased", "happy", "afraid" ]	Dressed in waistcoat, these monkeys are always [MASK] to be of service to you.	ready
[ "Sleepy", "Sorry", "Thirsty" ]	[MASK] , you put both your hands behind your head and the monkeys will take you to a hotel.	Tired
[ "near", "before", "below" ]	Tired , you put both your hands [MASK] your head and the monkeys will take you to a hotel.	behind
[ "hello", "sorry", "yes" ]	After that, they wave their hands as if they were saying [MASK] to you.	thanks
[ "there", "and", "because" ]	Believe it or not, the monkeys are from the School for Monkeys in India, [MASK] they were trained for one year to get their diplomas.	where
[ "As", "Since", "Because" ]	[MASK] the job is done, they would rush to their master hoping to get some wild fruit as rewards.	Once
[ "expect", "want", "hope" ]	Once the job is done, they would rush to their master [MASK] to get some wild fruit as rewards.	hoping
[ "instead", "somehow", "either" ]	My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person [MASK] . I got off the college bus and started walking.	anyway
[ "since", "before", "after" ]	That's [MASK] heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic.	when
[ "view", "scene", "hurry" ]	That's when heard piano music and singing rising above the [MASK] of the people and the traffic.	noise
[ "but", "yet", "or" ]	I walked a little slower [MASK] I could find out where it was coming from.	so
[ "Across", "Along", "Beside" ]	[MASK] the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her, singing songs about love.	Through
[ "plate", "basket", "bowl" ]	Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a [MASK] next to her, singing songs about love.	carriage
[ "discouraged", "disturbed", "shocked" ]	The way she was singing [MASK] me a bit.	comforted
[ "begging", "dancing", "refreshing" ]	I stood there watching her [MASK] for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take courage to perform on her own in public.	playing
[ "image", "belief", "time" ]	I stood there watching her playing for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take [MASK] to perform on her own in public.	courage
[ "instruction", "operation", "intention" ]	Feeling my presence, she looked in my [MASK] . I walked over and put some money in her carriage.	direction
[ "peaceful", "nice", "pleasure" ]	"I have been going through a [MASK] time lately, but you're made me hopeful again."	rough
[ "work", "improve", "stand" ]	"I'm happy that I could [MASK] .	help
[ "lost", "stuck", "tired" ]	"Well, my mum had got [MASK] from her job, but I'm not sure what to do...." "You see, the way you were walking ," she explained.	fired
[ "sighing", "listening", "talking" ]	"Well, my mum had got fired from her job, but I'm not sure what to do...." "You see, the way you were [MASK] ," she explained.	walking
[ "Possibilities", "Performances", "Experiences" ]	"Don't look defeated, [MASK] comes in different ways.	Opportunities
[ "drop", "pick", "knock" ]	Smile more ... [MASK] your head up."	lift
[ "depressing", "frightening", "surprising" ]	I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was [MASK] me.	encouraging
[ "active", "thoughtful", "surprising" ]	I often see many [MASK] people and hope to relieve their pain and make them think positively by sharing music."	negative
[ "sight", "respect", "attention" ]	I often see many negative people and hope to relieve their [MASK] and make them think positively by sharing music."	pain
[ "classical", "serious", "curious" ]	My heart was touched by a [MASK] soul.	musical
[ "provide", "pass", "reserve" ]	There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and [MASK] her his seat.	offer
[ "so", "therefore", "otherwise" ]	Today a gentleman will probably look out of the window, [MASK] , if he feels a bit guilty, hide behind his newspaper.	or
[ "Other", "Every", "Neither" ]	[MASK] way, the lady will have to stand until someone else gets off.	Either
[ "if", "when", "while" ]	Either way, the lady will have to stand [MASK] someone else gets off.	until
[ "complain", "confuse", "require" ]	You can't entirely [MASK] men for this change in manners, though.	blame
[ "because", "since", "that" ]	The days are gone [MASK] women could be referred to as the weaker sex without causing offence.	when
[ "considered", "regarded", "thought" ]	The days are gone when women could be [MASK] to as the weaker sex without causing offence.	referred
[ "and", "yet", "or" ]	A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education, [MASK] in social attitudes.	but
[ "impossible", "sorry", "possible" ]	Hold a door open for some women and you're [MASK] to get an angry lecture on treating women as inferiors, unable to open doors for themselves.	likely
[ "tip", "opinion", "advice" ]	Take a girl out for a meal and she'll probably insist on paying her share of the bill; though on second thoughts perhaps that's not such a bad [MASK] .	idea
[ "use", "problem", "question" ]	It's no [MASK] , then, that men have given up some of the automatic gestures of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women.	wonder
[ "and", "when", "because" ]	It's no wonder , then, that men have given up some of the automatic gestures of politeness and consideration [MASK] they used to show towards women.	which
[ "hands", "sides", "side" ]	On the other [MASK] , automatic male politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs and feelings of women, so that men can see women as equal human beings, rather than as sex-objects or attractive properties.	hand
[ "say", "talk", "speak" ]	One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't [MASK] what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and eyes that fought to stay open .It was lovely , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , wondering what would happen to it.	tell
[ "arms", "feathers", "claws" ]	One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't tell what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and [MASK] that fought to stay open .It was lovely , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , wondering what would happen to it.	eyes
[ "bored", "stupid", "clever" ]	One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't tell what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and eyes that fought to stay open .It was [MASK] , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , wondering what would happen to it.	lovely
[ "suggesting", "deciding", "finding" ]	One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't tell what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and eyes that fought to stay open .It was lovely , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , [MASK] what would happen to it.	wondering
[ "help", "catch", "kill" ]	My dad and we had to [MASK] it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces of humans ,she wouldn't go near the baby again.	leave
[ "children", "animals", "insects" ]	My dad and we had to leave it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces of [MASK] ,she wouldn't go near the baby again.	humans
[ "tree", "grass", "person" ]	My dad and we had to leave it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces of humans ,she wouldn't go near the [MASK] again.	baby
[ "returned", "interrupted", "left" ]	As we began to walk away,a woman [MASK] .	approached
[ "cries", "suffers", "changes" ]	"It [MASK] a lot.	happens
[ "from", "beyond", "into" ]	I walked [MASK] the mailbox the next day.The baby bird lay dead in the grass.	past
[ "asleep", "still", "alive" ]	I walked past the mailbox the next day.The baby bird lay [MASK] in the grass.	dead
[ "feeling", "consideration", "understanding" ]	I realize that "Try not to think about it" is the [MASK] of many people towards things which seem to provide them with perfect excuses for not bothering .	attitude
[ "fail", "prove", "refuse" ]	I realize that "Try not to think about it" is the attitude of many people towards things which [MASK] to provide them with perfect excuses for not bothering .	seem
[ "from", "of", "about" ]	I realize that "Try not to think about it" is the attitude of many people towards things which seem to provide them with perfect excuses [MASK] not bothering .	for
[ "kind", "silly", "friendly" ]	The woman wasn't being [MASK] ; she was actually quite nice.	cruel
[ "something", "everything", "anything" ]	But when everyone says"there's [MASK] I can do --just try not to think about it,"Where will we finally end up ?	nothing
[ "possibly", "particularly", "luckily" ]	When billions of people [MASK] try not to think about it When they go to bed at night, there might be millions of fallen birds lying dead and forgotten in the grass the next morning.	simply
[ "buried", "eaten", "remembered" ]	When billions of people simply try not to think about it When they go to bed at night, there might be millions of fallen birds lying dead and [MASK] in the grass the next morning.	forgotten
[ "shy", "useless", "clever" ]	A child may think he is [MASK] because he doesn't understand how to make full use of his mental gifts.	stupid
[ "big", "high", "straight" ]	A child may think he is stupid because he doesn't understand how to make [MASK] use of his mental gifts.	full
[ "ability", "brain", "knowledge" ]	Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their [MASK] .	age
[ "decision", "plan", "promise" ]	A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real [MASK] because he feels that it would be useless.	effort
[ "work", "study", "pleasure" ]	He won't go at a job with confidence necessary for [MASK] .	success
[ "Really", "However", "Truly" ]	[MASK] , he is likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence in turn.	Therefore
[ "state", "mind", "ending" ]	When he was a small boy, he had a poor [MASK] in math.	start
[ "blame", "get", "win" ]	His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not [MASK] too much of him.	expect
[ "discovered", "organized", "found" ]	In this way, his teacher and parents [MASK] the idea.	developed
[ "broke", "refused", "doubted" ]	He [MASK] their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to try .	accepted
[ "manage", "argue", "act" ]	He accepted their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to [MASK] .	try
[ "only", "almost", "then" ]	Then, he was very poor at math, [MASK] as they expected.	just
[ "all", "some", "most" ]	He worked out a problem which [MASK] of the other students had been able to solve.	none
[ "broke", "failed", "believed" ]	He [MASK] in solving the problem which gave him confidence.	succeeded
[ "physics", "medicine", "English" ]	Soon he became especially good at [MASK] . Alder now works with interest, determination and purpose.	math
[ "studies", "plays", "graduates" ]	Soon he became especially good at math . Alder now [MASK] with interest, determination and purpose.	works
[ "deeply", "late", "simply" ]	He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it [MASK] , not too late.	early
[ "discourage", "love", "disappoint" ]	From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may [MASK] himself as well as others by his ability.	surprise
[ "rely", "depend", "insist" ]	But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I [MASK] on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years.	reflect
[ "errors", "mistakes", "truths" ]	But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the [MASK] that you will face in the coming years.	trials
[ "crossing", "house", "office" ]	You are at a wonderful [MASK] of life.	stage
[ "challenges", "troubles", "difficulties" ]	You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and [MASK] . I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I've learned.	risks
[ "where", "which", "that" ]	You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and risks . I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of [MASK] I've learned.	what

[ "puzzled", "worried", "embarrassed" ]

The innkeeper was [MASK] when he examined the wall.

astonished

[ "means", "shows", "speaks" ]

"The signature [MASK] 'E.H.Landseer!'"

reads

[ "unknown", "common", "special" ]

Indeed, they had been visited by the [MASK] painter of wild life ,Sir Edwin Landseer.

well-known

[ "hardly", "deliberately", "raraly" ]

God wants to take the stains and disappointments of our live and not [MASK] erase them, but rather turn them into a thing of beauty .

merely

[ "honesty", "kindness", "art" ]

God wants to take the stains and disappointments of our live and not merely erase them, but rather turn them into a thing of [MASK] .

beauty

[ "relax", "admission", "result" ]

My two friends decided to go for this [MASK] .

award

[ "easy", "visual", "fragile" ]

The mountains were really [MASK] to climb.

hard

[ "cost", "wasted", "spent" ]

It [MASK] them several years to achieve it.

took

[ "first", "second", "third" ]

My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains, and the [MASK] one was the most distant and the highest.

last

[ "top", "side", "edge" ]

Early one morning they left their campsite hiking path to the [MASK] of a chain of mountains.

base

[ "map", "guide", "water" ]

When they reached the base, they found that they had left their [MASK] and map in the camp.

compass

[ "Consequently", "Endlessly", "Mentally" ]

[MASK] , they reached the top of a mountain.

Eventually

[ "and", "or", "so" ]

They were worn-out [MASK] extremely happy.

but

[ "sorrow", "stress", "preference" ]

However, the [MASK] lasted only for a short time.

delight

[ "right", "left", "highest" ]

They had climbed the [MASK] mountain!

wrong

[ "class", "aim", "ban" ]

I think this story tells an important [MASK] :often in life we put great effort into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get lost .

lesson

[ "strength", "load", "faith" ]

I think this story tells an important lesson :often in life we put great [MASK] into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get lost .

effort

[ "abused", "addicted", "accustomed" ]

I think this story tells an important lesson :often in life we put great effort into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get [MASK] .

lost

[ "dream", "quality", "pleasure" ]

Knowing your [MASK] in life gives you a powerful personal map and compass, making sure that you are always climbing the right mountain.

purpose

[ "pleased", "happy", "afraid" ]

Dressed in waistcoat, these monkeys are always [MASK] to be of service to you.

ready

[ "Sleepy", "Sorry", "Thirsty" ]

[MASK] , you put both your hands behind your head and the monkeys will take you to a hotel.

Tired

[ "near", "before", "below" ]

Tired , you put both your hands [MASK] your head and the monkeys will take you to a hotel.

behind

[ "hello", "sorry", "yes" ]

After that, they wave their hands as if they were saying [MASK] to you.

thanks

[ "there", "and", "because" ]

Believe it or not, the monkeys are from the School for Monkeys in India, [MASK] they were trained for one year to get their diplomas.

where

[ "As", "Since", "Because" ]

[MASK] the job is done, they would rush to their master hoping to get some wild fruit as rewards.

Once

[ "expect", "want", "hope" ]

Once the job is done, they would rush to their master [MASK] to get some wild fruit as rewards.

hoping

[ "instead", "somehow", "either" ]

My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person [MASK] . I got off the college bus and started walking.

anyway

[ "since", "before", "after" ]

That's [MASK] heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people and the traffic.

when

[ "view", "scene", "hurry" ]

That's when heard piano music and singing rising above the [MASK] of the people and the traffic.

noise

[ "but", "yet", "or" ]

I walked a little slower [MASK] I could find out where it was coming from.

so

[ "Across", "Along", "Beside" ]

[MASK] the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a carriage next to her, singing songs about love.

Through

[ "plate", "basket", "bowl" ]

Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a [MASK] next to her, singing songs about love.

carriage

[ "discouraged", "disturbed", "shocked" ]

The way she was singing [MASK] me a bit.

comforted

[ "begging", "dancing", "refreshing" ]

I stood there watching her [MASK] for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take courage to perform on her own in public.

playing

[ "image", "belief", "time" ]

I stood there watching her playing for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take [MASK] to perform on her own in public.

courage

[ "instruction", "operation", "intention" ]

Feeling my presence, she looked in my [MASK] . I walked over and put some money in her carriage.

direction

[ "peaceful", "nice", "pleasure" ]

"I have been going through a [MASK] time lately, but you're made me hopeful again."

rough

[ "work", "improve", "stand" ]

"I'm happy that I could [MASK] .

help

[ "lost", "stuck", "tired" ]

"Well, my mum had got [MASK] from her job, but I'm not sure what to do...." "You see, the way you were walking ," she explained.

fired

[ "sighing", "listening", "talking" ]

"Well, my mum had got fired from her job, but I'm not sure what to do...." "You see, the way you were [MASK] ," she explained.

walking

[ "Possibilities", "Performances", "Experiences" ]

"Don't look defeated, [MASK] comes in different ways.

Opportunities

[ "drop", "pick", "knock" ]

Smile more ... [MASK] your head up."

lift

[ "depressing", "frightening", "surprising" ]

I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was [MASK] me.

encouraging

[ "active", "thoughtful", "surprising" ]

I often see many [MASK] people and hope to relieve their pain and make them think positively by sharing music."

negative

[ "sight", "respect", "attention" ]

I often see many negative people and hope to relieve their [MASK] and make them think positively by sharing music."

pain

[ "classical", "serious", "curious" ]

My heart was touched by a [MASK] soul.

musical

[ "provide", "pass", "reserve" ]

There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and [MASK] her his seat.

offer

[ "so", "therefore", "otherwise" ]

Today a gentleman will probably look out of the window, [MASK] , if he feels a bit guilty, hide behind his newspaper.

or

[ "Other", "Every", "Neither" ]

[MASK] way, the lady will have to stand until someone else gets off.

Either

[ "if", "when", "while" ]

Either way, the lady will have to stand [MASK] someone else gets off.

until

[ "complain", "confuse", "require" ]

You can't entirely [MASK] men for this change in manners, though.

blame

[ "because", "since", "that" ]

The days are gone [MASK] women could be referred to as the weaker sex without causing offence.

when

[ "considered", "regarded", "thought" ]

The days are gone when women could be [MASK] to as the weaker sex without causing offence.

referred

[ "and", "yet", "or" ]

A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education, [MASK] in social attitudes.

but

[ "impossible", "sorry", "possible" ]

Hold a door open for some women and you're [MASK] to get an angry lecture on treating women as inferiors, unable to open doors for themselves.

likely

[ "tip", "opinion", "advice" ]

Take a girl out for a meal and she'll probably insist on paying her share of the bill; though on second thoughts perhaps that's not such a bad [MASK] .

idea

[ "use", "problem", "question" ]

It's no [MASK] , then, that men have given up some of the automatic gestures of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women.

wonder

[ "and", "when", "because" ]

It's no wonder , then, that men have given up some of the automatic gestures of politeness and consideration [MASK] they used to show towards women.

which

[ "hands", "sides", "side" ]

On the other [MASK] , automatic male politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs and feelings of women, so that men can see women as equal human beings, rather than as sex-objects or attractive properties.

hand

[ "say", "talk", "speak" ]

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't [MASK] what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and eyes that fought to stay open .It was lovely , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , wondering what would happen to it.

tell

[ "arms", "feathers", "claws" ]

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't tell what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and [MASK] that fought to stay open .It was lovely , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , wondering what would happen to it.

eyes

[ "bored", "stupid", "clever" ]

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't tell what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and eyes that fought to stay open .It was [MASK] , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , wondering what would happen to it.

lovely

[ "suggesting", "deciding", "finding" ]

One day I was walking to the mailbox with my dad,when I saw something drop from a tree.I couldn't tell what it was,so I kept my eyes on the spot as we came near .It was a baby bird,which had fallen from its nest.It had long,awkward wings and feet,and eyes that fought to stay open .It was lovely , so I sat next to it watching while my dad got the mail.I looked for its nest and mother , [MASK] what would happen to it.

wondering

[ "help", "catch", "kill" ]

My dad and we had to [MASK] it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces of humans ,she wouldn't go near the baby again.

leave

[ "children", "animals", "insects" ]

My dad and we had to leave it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces of [MASK] ,she wouldn't go near the baby again.

humans

[ "tree", "grass", "person" ]

My dad and we had to leave it;there was nothing we could do.He said if the bird mother smelled any traces of humans ,she wouldn't go near the [MASK] again.

baby

[ "returned", "interrupted", "left" ]

As we began to walk away,a woman [MASK] .

approached

[ "cries", "suffers", "changes" ]

"It [MASK] a lot.

happens

[ "from", "beyond", "into" ]

I walked [MASK] the mailbox the next day.The baby bird lay dead in the grass.

past

[ "asleep", "still", "alive" ]

I walked past the mailbox the next day.The baby bird lay [MASK] in the grass.

dead

[ "feeling", "consideration", "understanding" ]

I realize that "Try not to think about it" is the [MASK] of many people towards things which seem to provide them with perfect excuses for not bothering .

attitude

[ "fail", "prove", "refuse" ]

I realize that "Try not to think about it" is the attitude of many people towards things which [MASK] to provide them with perfect excuses for not bothering .

seem

[ "from", "of", "about" ]

I realize that "Try not to think about it" is the attitude of many people towards things which seem to provide them with perfect excuses [MASK] not bothering .

for

[ "kind", "silly", "friendly" ]

The woman wasn't being [MASK] ; she was actually quite nice.

cruel

[ "something", "everything", "anything" ]

But when everyone says"there's [MASK] I can do --just try not to think about it,"Where will we finally end up ?

nothing

[ "possibly", "particularly", "luckily" ]

When billions of people [MASK] try not to think about it When they go to bed at night, there might be millions of fallen birds lying dead and forgotten in the grass the next morning.

simply

[ "buried", "eaten", "remembered" ]

When billions of people simply try not to think about it When they go to bed at night, there might be millions of fallen birds lying dead and [MASK] in the grass the next morning.

forgotten

[ "shy", "useless", "clever" ]

A child may think he is [MASK] because he doesn't understand how to make full use of his mental gifts.

stupid

[ "big", "high", "straight" ]

A child may think he is stupid because he doesn't understand how to make [MASK] use of his mental gifts.

full

[ "ability", "brain", "knowledge" ]

Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their [MASK] .

age

[ "decision", "plan", "promise" ]

A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real [MASK] because he feels that it would be useless.

effort

[ "work", "study", "pleasure" ]

He won't go at a job with confidence necessary for [MASK] .

success

[ "Really", "However", "Truly" ]

[MASK] , he is likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence in turn.

Therefore

[ "state", "mind", "ending" ]

When he was a small boy, he had a poor [MASK] in math.

start

[ "blame", "get", "win" ]

His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not [MASK] too much of him.

expect

[ "discovered", "organized", "found" ]

In this way, his teacher and parents [MASK] the idea.

developed

[ "broke", "refused", "doubted" ]

He [MASK] their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to try .

accepted

[ "manage", "argue", "act" ]

He accepted their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to [MASK] .

try

[ "only", "almost", "then" ]

Then, he was very poor at math, [MASK] as they expected.

just

[ "all", "some", "most" ]

He worked out a problem which [MASK] of the other students had been able to solve.

none

[ "broke", "failed", "believed" ]

He [MASK] in solving the problem which gave him confidence.

succeeded

[ "physics", "medicine", "English" ]

Soon he became especially good at [MASK] . Alder now works with interest, determination and purpose.

math

[ "studies", "plays", "graduates" ]

Soon he became especially good at math . Alder now [MASK] with interest, determination and purpose.

works

[ "deeply", "late", "simply" ]

He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it [MASK] , not too late.

early

[ "discourage", "love", "disappoint" ]

From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may [MASK] himself as well as others by his ability.

surprise

[ "rely", "depend", "insist" ]

But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I [MASK] on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years.

reflect

[ "errors", "mistakes", "truths" ]

But I've been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I've learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the [MASK] that you will face in the coming years.

trials

[ "crossing", "house", "office" ]

You are at a wonderful [MASK] of life.

stage

[ "challenges", "troubles", "difficulties" ]

You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and [MASK] . I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of what I've learned.

risks

[ "where", "which", "that" ]

You have still many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without their costs and risks . I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of [MASK] I've learned.

what