AndyChiang/cloth · Datasets at Hugging Face

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[ "rice", "corn", "wheat" ]	As with any advice, take it with a grain of [MASK] .	salt
[ "must", "can", "should" ]	What works for me [MASK] not work for you.	might
[ "whom", "while", "whose" ]	There will be people in your life [MASK] won't be very nice.	who
[ "consequence", "result", "cause" ]	They'll laugh at you because you're different, or for no good [MASK] .	reason
[ "but", "though", "otherwise" ]	They might try to bully you [MASK] hurt you.	or
[ "exactly", "entirely", "absolutely" ]	There's not much you can do about these people except learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who [MASK] care about you, who make you feel good about yourself.	truly
[ "days", "months", "weeks" ]	There will be [MASK] when you meet with disappointment instead of success.	time
[ "avoid", "reject", "refuse" ]	But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, [MASK] disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls.	accept
[ "against", "within", "beyond" ]	But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, accept disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams [MASK] pitfalls.	despite
[ "study", "career", "family" ]	Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you'll do much better in [MASK] .	life
[ "richer", "kinder", "cleverer" ]	Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you [MASK] .	stronger
[ "teacher", "relative", "friend" ]	After forty-three years I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a [MASK] on the newspaper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy.	customer
[ "happiness", "carelessness", "kindness" ]	Yet it remains in my memory that she taught me a lesson in [MASK] that I shall never forget.	forgiveness
[ "flowed", "ran", "floated" ]	On a winter afternoon, my fellows and I were throwing stones onto the slanted roof of the old lady's house to observe how the stones [MASK] off the roof's edge and shot out like missiles.	rolled
[ "simply", "mostly", "roughly" ]	I found a [MASK] smooth rock and threw it out, but it headed straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady's house.	fairly
[ "followed", "came", "lay" ]	I found a fairly smooth rock and threw it out, but it [MASK] straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady's house.	headed
[ "On", "For", "From" ]	[MASK] the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble.	At
[ "athletes", "windows", "fellows" ]	We ran faster than any of our [MASK] flew off her roof.	missiles
[ "excited", "disappointed", "embarrassed" ]	I was so [MASK] about getting caught that first night that I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter.	frightened
[ "as", "when", "though" ]	I was so frightened about getting caught that first night [MASK] I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter.	that
[ "Therefore", "Meanwhile", "Besides" ]	[MASK] , a few days later I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.	However
[ "yet", "even", "already" ]	She [MASK] greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably I made up my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars.	still
[ "cautiously", "constantly", "cheerfully" ]	She still greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act [MASK] I made up my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars.	comfortably
[ "paper", "notice", "message" ]	I put the money in an envelop with a [MASK] explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.	note
[ "offer", "afford", "pay" ]	I put the money in an envelop with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would [MASK] the cost for repairing it.	cover
[ "rainy", "fine", "cloudy" ]	I waited until it was [MASK] to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn't sign into her yard.	dark
[ "read", "expect", "want" ]	I waited until it was dark to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn't [MASK] into her yard.	sign
[ "ability", "chance", "desire" ]	To my relief, I could have the [MASK] of, once again, looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes.	freedom
[ "Unless", "Until", "Because" ]	[MASK] eating cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag.	While
[ "writing", "telling", "explaining" ]	Inside were the seven dollars and a short note [MASK] , "I'm proud of you."	saying
[ "held", "kept", "named" ]	A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly [MASK] the students' friend.	called
[ "away", "over", "back" ]	As they went [MASK] , they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.	on
[ "socks", "gloves", "trousers" ]	As they went on , they saw lying in the path a pair of old [MASK] , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.	shoes
[ "factory", "company", "shop" ]	As they went on , they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a [MASK] close by.	field
[ "game", "joke", "word" ]	The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let's play the man a [MASK] : We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his anxiety when he cannot find them."	trick
[ "have", "let", "make" ]	The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let's play the man a trick : We will hide his shoes, and [MASK] ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his anxiety when he cannot find them."	hide
[ "excitement", "sorrow", "disappointment" ]	The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let's play the man a trick : We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his [MASK] when he cannot find them."	anxiety
[ "make", "treat", "laugh" ]	"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never [MASK] ourselves at the expense of the poor.	amuse
[ "money", "value", "pay" ]	"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the [MASK] of the poor.	expense
[ "poor", "kind", "honest" ]	But you are [MASK] , and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man.	rich
[ "money", "thought", "benefit" ]	But you are rich , and may give yourself a much greater [MASK] by means of the poor man.	pleasure
[ "notice", "realize", "find" ]	Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and [MASK] how the discovery affects him."	watch
[ "about", "into", "by" ]	The poor man soon finished his work, and came [MASK] the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.	across
[ "that", "there", "which" ]	The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path [MASK] he had left his coat and shoes.	where
[ "soft", "terrible", "sad" ]	While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling [MASK] , he stopped down to feel what it was, and found the coin.	hard
[ "how", "whether", "why" ]	While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling hard , he stopped down to feel [MASK] it was, and found the coin.	what
[ "confidence", "joy", "embarrassment" ]	He now put the money into his pocket, but his [MASK] was doubled on finding the other coin.	surprise
[ "remembered", "recommended", "reminded" ]	He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in which he [MASK] his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread.	mentioned
[ "amazed", "defeated", "puzzled" ]	The student stood there deeply [MASK] , and his eyes filled with tears.	affected
[ "proud", "pleased", "worried" ]	I rushed out of the [MASK] as if I were going on the stage.	nervous
[ "family", "door", "stage" ]	Finding the [MASK] quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said "Enter without knocking, if you please."	place
[ "excited", "frightened", "disturbed" ]	The simple atmosphere of the office [MASK] me.	calmed
[ "advised", "examined", "informed" ]	The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then [MASK] me in a low voice.	questioned
[ "encouraged", "dissatisfied", "pleased" ]	All of a sudden I started to feel rather [MASK] .	hopeless
[ "place", "advice", "help" ]	She wondered why I was looking for this sort of [MASK] . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience . I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.	job
[ "helpless", "possible", "unusual" ]	She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be [MASK] to get a job without experience . I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.	difficult
[ "ability", "knowledge", "study" ]	She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without [MASK] . I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.	experience
[ "after", "since", "until" ]	She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience . I wondered whether I ought to leave, [MASK] the telephone on her desk rang.	when
[ "family", "house", "restaurant" ]	I heard her say: " As a matter of fact , I've got someone in the [MASK] at this very moment who might suit ."	office
[ "hire", "accept", "offer" ]	I heard her say: " As a matter of fact , I've got someone in the office at this very moment who might [MASK] ."	suit
[ "letter", "name", "note" ]	She wrote down a [MASK] , and held it out to me, saying: " Ring up this lady.	number
[ "help", "teacher", "secretary" ]	She wants a [MASK] immediately.	cook
[ "almost", "nearly", "really" ]	" Oh yes," said I -- [MASK] having cooked for more than four in my life.	never
[ "answered", "promised", "told" ]	I [MASK] her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box.	thanked
[ "outside", "local", "closest" ]	I thanked her again and again, and rushed out to the [MASK] telephone box.	nearest
[ "borrowing", "buying", "writing" ]	I spent the next few hours [MASK] cook books.	reading
[ "disliked", "kept", "avoided" ]	Yet, I [MASK] myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway.	found
[ "hoping", "requiring", "ordering" ]	It seemed someone might have made an announcement, [MASK] customers to carry as many packages as they could.	welcoming
[ "paid", "received", "bought" ]	I also needed to have my own package [MASK] .	weighed
[ "duty", "turn", "part" ]	When I got to the counter finally, I finished my [MASK] quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.	business
[ "on", "about", "in" ]	Several people had to move [MASK] to make room for me to get to the exit . I stepped out, complaining about the service conditions.	aside
[ "counter", "office", "car" ]	Several people had to move aside to make room for me to get to the [MASK] . I stepped out, complaining about the service conditions.	exit
[ "talking", "worrying", "hearing" ]	Several people had to move aside to make room for me to get to the exit . I stepped out, [MASK] about the service conditions.	complaining
[ "looked", "pulled", "turned" ]	Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I [MASK] into the parking lot.	headed
[ "way", "time", "course" ]	A woman was coming across the lot in my [MASK] .	direction
[ "slow", "stable", "light" ]	She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very [MASK] . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire.	heavy
[ "dull", "smooth", "bright" ]	Her body language said that she was having a [MASK] day.	rough
[ "smile", "bag", "touch" ]	I wished I could wrap her in a [MASK] but I was a stranger.	hug
[ "until", "though", "since" ]	So I did what I could in a minute [MASK] she hurried past me-I smiled.	before
[ "excited", "frightened", "cheered" ]	She was astonished, then somewhat [MASK] .	confused
[ "trembled", "raised", "tightened" ]	Then her face softened and her shoulders [MASK] . I saw her take a deep breath.	relaxed
[ "that", "how", "when" ]	Wow, it's amazing [MASK] a simple smile can do.	what
[ "appearances", "reactions", "behaviors" ]	From then on, I became aware of people's [MASK] and my own, the way we show our feelings.	expressions
[ "treatment", "conclusion", "achievement" ]	Now I use that [MASK] every day to let it remind me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.	awareness
[ "warn", "convince", "tell" ]	Now I use that awareness every day to let it [MASK] me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.	remind
[ "energy", "fever", "burn" ]	Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible [MASK] .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his death in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had managed to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.	heat
[ "return", "honour", "action" ]	Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible heat .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his [MASK] in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had managed to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.	death
[ "tried", "wanted", "failed" ]	Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible heat .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his death in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had [MASK] to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.	managed
[ "in", "on", "to" ]	Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible heat .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his death in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had managed to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived [MASK] the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.	at
[ "voice", "noise", "accent" ]	Then we heard the [MASK] of a dog from the forest barking furiously .	sound
[ "heavily", "strongly", "weakly" ]	I recognized it was my dog Lulu.The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking [MASK] by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately waiting for rescue.Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved.	loudly
[ "things", "sayings", "reactions" ]	That day, I was very proud of Lulu for his two heroic [MASK] toward the kittens and the fireman.Lulu showed much compassion for both animals like him and for a human being who was trying to put out the fire with his colleagues .	actions
[ "turned", "came", "agreed" ]	He [MASK] to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!"	thought
[ "well", "silly", "soon" ]	He thought to himself, "This driver is just as [MASK] as a speeder!"	dangerous
[ "tightly", "privately", "deadly" ]	So [MASK] he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.	immediately
[ "Suspecting", "Blaming", "Starting" ]	[MASK] the car, he noticed that there were five old ladies -- two in the front seat and another three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts.	Approaching
[ "those", "they", "these" ]	Approaching the car, he noticed that [MASK] were five old ladies -- two in the front seat and another three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts.	there
[ "other", "more", "else" ]	Approaching the car, he noticed that there were five old ladies -- two in the front seat and [MASK] three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts.	another
[ "worried", "delighted", "excited" ]	The driver, obviously [MASK] , said to him, "Officer, I don't understand.	confused
[ "increasing", "reaching", "lowering" ]	I was [MASK] exactly the speed limit!	doing

[ "rice", "corn", "wheat" ]

As with any advice, take it with a grain of [MASK] .

salt

[ "must", "can", "should" ]

What works for me [MASK] not work for you.

might

[ "whom", "while", "whose" ]

There will be people in your life [MASK] won't be very nice.

who

[ "consequence", "result", "cause" ]

They'll laugh at you because you're different, or for no good [MASK] .

reason

[ "but", "though", "otherwise" ]

They might try to bully you [MASK] hurt you.

or

[ "exactly", "entirely", "absolutely" ]

There's not much you can do about these people except learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who [MASK] care about you, who make you feel good about yourself.

truly

[ "days", "months", "weeks" ]

There will be [MASK] when you meet with disappointment instead of success.

time

[ "avoid", "reject", "refuse" ]

But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, [MASK] disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams despite pitfalls.

accept

[ "against", "within", "beyond" ]

But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, accept disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams [MASK] pitfalls.

despite

[ "study", "career", "family" ]

Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you'll do much better in [MASK] .

life

[ "richer", "kinder", "cleverer" ]

Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you [MASK] .

stronger

[ "teacher", "relative", "friend" ]

After forty-three years I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a [MASK] on the newspaper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy.

customer

[ "happiness", "carelessness", "kindness" ]

Yet it remains in my memory that she taught me a lesson in [MASK] that I shall never forget.

forgiveness

[ "flowed", "ran", "floated" ]

On a winter afternoon, my fellows and I were throwing stones onto the slanted roof of the old lady's house to observe how the stones [MASK] off the roof's edge and shot out like missiles.

rolled

[ "simply", "mostly", "roughly" ]

I found a [MASK] smooth rock and threw it out, but it headed straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady's house.

fairly

[ "followed", "came", "lay" ]

I found a fairly smooth rock and threw it out, but it [MASK] straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady's house.

headed

[ "On", "For", "From" ]

[MASK] the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble.

At

[ "athletes", "windows", "fellows" ]

We ran faster than any of our [MASK] flew off her roof.

missiles

[ "excited", "disappointed", "embarrassed" ]

I was so [MASK] about getting caught that first night that I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter.

frightened

[ "as", "when", "though" ]

I was so frightened about getting caught that first night [MASK] I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter.

that

[ "Therefore", "Meanwhile", "Besides" ]

[MASK] , a few days later I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.

However

[ "yet", "even", "already" ]

She [MASK] greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably I made up my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars.

still

[ "cautiously", "constantly", "cheerfully" ]

She still greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act [MASK] I made up my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars.

comfortably

[ "paper", "notice", "message" ]

I put the money in an envelop with a [MASK] explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would cover the cost for repairing it.

note

[ "offer", "afford", "pay" ]

I put the money in an envelop with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would [MASK] the cost for repairing it.

cover

[ "rainy", "fine", "cloudy" ]

I waited until it was [MASK] to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn't sign into her yard.

dark

[ "read", "expect", "want" ]

I waited until it was dark to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn't [MASK] into her yard.

sign

[ "ability", "chance", "desire" ]

To my relief, I could have the [MASK] of, once again, looking straight into the old lady's kind eyes.

freedom

[ "Unless", "Until", "Because" ]

[MASK] eating cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag.

While

[ "writing", "telling", "explaining" ]

Inside were the seven dollars and a short note [MASK] , "I'm proud of you."

saying

[ "held", "kept", "named" ]

A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly [MASK] the students' friend.

called

[ "away", "over", "back" ]

As they went [MASK] , they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.

on

[ "socks", "gloves", "trousers" ]

As they went on , they saw lying in the path a pair of old [MASK] , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.

shoes

[ "factory", "company", "shop" ]

As they went on , they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes , which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a [MASK] close by.

field

[ "game", "joke", "word" ]

The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let's play the man a [MASK] : We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his anxiety when he cannot find them."

trick

[ "have", "let", "make" ]

The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let's play the man a trick : We will hide his shoes, and [MASK] ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his anxiety when he cannot find them."

hide

[ "excitement", "sorrow", "disappointment" ]

The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let's play the man a trick : We will hide his shoes, and hide ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his [MASK] when he cannot find them."

anxiety

[ "make", "treat", "laugh" ]

"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never [MASK] ourselves at the expense of the poor.

amuse

[ "money", "value", "pay" ]

"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the [MASK] of the poor.

expense

[ "poor", "kind", "honest" ]

But you are [MASK] , and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of the poor man.

rich

[ "money", "thought", "benefit" ]

But you are rich , and may give yourself a much greater [MASK] by means of the poor man.

pleasure

[ "notice", "realize", "find" ]

Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and [MASK] how the discovery affects him."

watch

[ "about", "into", "by" ]

The poor man soon finished his work, and came [MASK] the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.

across

[ "that", "there", "which" ]

The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path [MASK] he had left his coat and shoes.

where

[ "soft", "terrible", "sad" ]

While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling [MASK] , he stopped down to feel what it was, and found the coin.

hard

[ "how", "whether", "why" ]

While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling hard , he stopped down to feel [MASK] it was, and found the coin.

what

[ "confidence", "joy", "embarrassment" ]

He now put the money into his pocket, but his [MASK] was doubled on finding the other coin.

surprise

[ "remembered", "recommended", "reminded" ]

He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving, in which he [MASK] his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread.

mentioned

[ "amazed", "defeated", "puzzled" ]

The student stood there deeply [MASK] , and his eyes filled with tears.

affected

[ "proud", "pleased", "worried" ]

I rushed out of the [MASK] as if I were going on the stage.

nervous

[ "family", "door", "stage" ]

Finding the [MASK] quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said "Enter without knocking, if you please."

place

[ "excited", "frightened", "disturbed" ]

The simple atmosphere of the office [MASK] me.

calmed

[ "advised", "examined", "informed" ]

The woman looked carefully at me for a while through her glasses, and then [MASK] me in a low voice.

questioned

[ "encouraged", "dissatisfied", "pleased" ]

All of a sudden I started to feel rather [MASK] .

hopeless

[ "place", "advice", "help" ]

She wondered why I was looking for this sort of [MASK] . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience . I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.

job

[ "helpless", "possible", "unusual" ]

She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be [MASK] to get a job without experience . I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.

difficult

[ "ability", "knowledge", "study" ]

She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without [MASK] . I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang.

experience

[ "after", "since", "until" ]

She wondered why I was looking for this sort of job . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience . I wondered whether I ought to leave, [MASK] the telephone on her desk rang.

when

[ "family", "house", "restaurant" ]

I heard her say: " As a matter of fact , I've got someone in the [MASK] at this very moment who might suit ."

office

[ "hire", "accept", "offer" ]

I heard her say: " As a matter of fact , I've got someone in the office at this very moment who might [MASK] ."

suit

[ "letter", "name", "note" ]

She wrote down a [MASK] , and held it out to me, saying: " Ring up this lady.

number

[ "help", "teacher", "secretary" ]

She wants a [MASK] immediately.

cook

[ "almost", "nearly", "really" ]

" Oh yes," said I -- [MASK] having cooked for more than four in my life.

never

[ "answered", "promised", "told" ]

I [MASK] her again and again, and rushed out to the nearest telephone box.

thanked

[ "outside", "local", "closest" ]

I thanked her again and again, and rushed out to the [MASK] telephone box.

nearest

[ "borrowing", "buying", "writing" ]

I spent the next few hours [MASK] cook books.

reading

[ "disliked", "kept", "avoided" ]

Yet, I [MASK] myself standing in a queue that went all the way into the hallway.

found

[ "hoping", "requiring", "ordering" ]

It seemed someone might have made an announcement, [MASK] customers to carry as many packages as they could.

welcoming

[ "paid", "received", "bought" ]

I also needed to have my own package [MASK] .

weighed

[ "duty", "turn", "part" ]

When I got to the counter finally, I finished my [MASK] quickly and briefly, and then walked past the queue that was now extending past the front door.

business

[ "on", "about", "in" ]

Several people had to move [MASK] to make room for me to get to the exit . I stepped out, complaining about the service conditions.

aside

[ "counter", "office", "car" ]

Several people had to move aside to make room for me to get to the [MASK] . I stepped out, complaining about the service conditions.

exit

[ "talking", "worrying", "hearing" ]

Several people had to move aside to make room for me to get to the exit . I stepped out, [MASK] about the service conditions.

complaining

[ "looked", "pulled", "turned" ]

Thinking I was going to be late for my dentist appointment, I [MASK] into the parking lot.

headed

[ "way", "time", "course" ]

A woman was coming across the lot in my [MASK] .

direction

[ "slow", "stable", "light" ]

She was walking with determination, and each step sounded very [MASK] . I noticed that she looked as if she could breathe fire.

heavy

[ "dull", "smooth", "bright" ]

Her body language said that she was having a [MASK] day.

rough

[ "smile", "bag", "touch" ]

I wished I could wrap her in a [MASK] but I was a stranger.

hug

[ "until", "though", "since" ]

So I did what I could in a minute [MASK] she hurried past me-I smiled.

before

[ "excited", "frightened", "cheered" ]

She was astonished, then somewhat [MASK] .

confused

[ "trembled", "raised", "tightened" ]

Then her face softened and her shoulders [MASK] . I saw her take a deep breath.

relaxed

[ "that", "how", "when" ]

Wow, it's amazing [MASK] a simple smile can do.

what

[ "appearances", "reactions", "behaviors" ]

From then on, I became aware of people's [MASK] and my own, the way we show our feelings.

expressions

[ "treatment", "conclusion", "achievement" ]

Now I use that [MASK] every day to let it remind me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

awareness

[ "warn", "convince", "tell" ]

Now I use that awareness every day to let it [MASK] me that when facing the world, I can try a smile.

remind

[ "energy", "fever", "burn" ]

Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible [MASK] .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his death in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had managed to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.

heat

[ "return", "honour", "action" ]

Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible heat .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his [MASK] in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had managed to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.

death

[ "tried", "wanted", "failed" ]

Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible heat .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his death in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had [MASK] to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived at the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.

managed

[ "in", "on", "to" ]

Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out a terrible heat .I no longer had any hope that Lulu would come back to the shelter.In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce his death in the forest, when suddenly, a fireman burst into my shelter and informed me that my dog Lulu had managed to save four kittens who were trapped by the flames.According to the fireman, Lulu seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place.I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens.When we arrived [MASK] the scene of the incident, we found Lulu was not there.

at

[ "voice", "noise", "accent" ]

Then we heard the [MASK] of a dog from the forest barking furiously .

sound

[ "heavily", "strongly", "weakly" ]

I recognized it was my dog Lulu.The fireman followed the tracks of the dog until we found him barking [MASK] by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately waiting for rescue.Thanks to Lulu, four kittens and a fireman were saved.

loudly

[ "things", "sayings", "reactions" ]

That day, I was very proud of Lulu for his two heroic [MASK] toward the kittens and the fireman.Lulu showed much compassion for both animals like him and for a human being who was trying to put out the fire with his colleagues .

actions

[ "turned", "came", "agreed" ]

He [MASK] to himself, "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!"

thought

[ "well", "silly", "soon" ]

He thought to himself, "This driver is just as [MASK] as a speeder!"

dangerous

[ "tightly", "privately", "deadly" ]

So [MASK] he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.

immediately

[ "Suspecting", "Blaming", "Starting" ]

[MASK] the car, he noticed that there were five old ladies -- two in the front seat and another three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts.

Approaching

[ "those", "they", "these" ]

Approaching the car, he noticed that [MASK] were five old ladies -- two in the front seat and another three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts.

there

[ "other", "more", "else" ]

Approaching the car, he noticed that there were five old ladies -- two in the front seat and [MASK] three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts.

another

[ "worried", "delighted", "excited" ]

The driver, obviously [MASK] , said to him, "Officer, I don't understand.

confused

[ "increasing", "reaching", "lowering" ]

I was [MASK] exactly the speed limit!

doing