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[ "How", "When", "Where" ]
[MASK] seems to be the problem?"
What
[ "running", "breaking", "concentrating" ]
"Ma'am," the officer replied, "You weren't [MASK] , but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a(n) danger to other drivers."
speeding
[ "safer", "faster", "higher" ]
"Ma'am," the officer replied, "You weren't speeding , but you should know that driving [MASK] than the speed limit can also be a(n) danger to other drivers."
slower
[ "guide", "demand", "aid" ]
"Ma'am," the officer replied, "You weren't speeding , but you should know that driving slower than the speed limit can also be a(n) [MASK] to other drivers."
danger
[ "nervously", "roughly", "constantly" ]
The old woman said a bit [MASK] .
proudly
[ "give", "make", "show" ]
The police officer, trying to [MASK] a laugh, explained to her that "18" was the route number, not the speed limit.
control
[ "or", "but", "and" ]
The police officer, trying to control a laugh, explained to her that "18" was the route number, [MASK] the speed limit.
not
[ "speaking", "taking", "squeezing" ]
A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for [MASK] out her error.
pointing
[ "drive", "laugh", "run" ]
"But before I let you [MASK] , Ma'am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right?
go
[ "united", "exhausted", "tolerated" ]
These women seem very [MASK] and they didn't make a single sound the whole time.
worried
[ "after", "for", "with" ]
"Oh, they will be all right [MASK] a minute, officer.
in
[ "rich", "lovely", "close" ]
And he always wanted a [MASK] family.
large
[ "surprisingly", "nervously", "kindly" ]
Once, Dad [MASK] presented the first three children in the family, Ann, Mary and Ernestine, to some visitors.
proudly
[ "dearest", "smallest", "youngest" ]
Then he picked up a fourth child, and said, "And this is our [MASK] model, complete with all the improvements.
latest
[ "ordering", "selling", "improving" ]
And don't think that this is all; we are [MASK] the 1953 model some time next month."
expecting
[ "hated", "cared", "hoped" ]
But what he [MASK] most was taking us out for a drive.
enjoyed
[ "crazily", "curiously", "directly" ]
On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted [MASK] that he had seen eleven people in our car, not counting Mum and Dad.
excitedly
[ "naming", "showing", "reaching" ]
On one occasion a man in a village we were passing through shouted excitedly that he had seen eleven people in our car, not [MASK] Mum and Dad.
counting
[ "Carefully", "Angrily", "Easily" ]
[MASK] , Dad called out over his shoulder, "You missed the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
Immediately
[ "saw", "forget", "left" ]
Immediately , Dad called out over his shoulder, "You [MASK] the second baby up from the front here, Mister."
missed
[ "story", "adventure", "accident" ]
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the [MASK] . Mum, who was a psychologist , once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the house .
truth
[ "lecture", "office", "activity" ]
Another time, Dad told us this joke, though we were not sure then whether he was telling us the truth . Mum, who was a psychologist , once went to give a lecture and left Dad in charge of the [MASK] .
house
[ "careless", "active", "quiet" ]
He said everything was fine except that one of the children had been taught a lesson because he had been [MASK] .
troublesome
[ "found", "caught", "wounded" ]
When he pointed at the child that had been [MASK] , Mum looked at him calmly and said, "That's not one of ours, dear.
punished
[ "good", "polite", "affectionate" ]
I was going to be a very [MASK] and understanding mother.
patient
[ "look", "play", "practise" ]
Five years later my little boy was about to [MASK] for his yellow belt in karate .
test
[ "help", "tell", "make" ]
I was trying to [MASK] him his back-flip .
teach
[ "speak", "smile", "teach" ]
He continued to play and I continued to [MASK] .
yell
[ "feel", "try", "pass" ]
Finally I had made him feel like he couldn't [MASK] anything, just as I promised myself I wouldn't do.
acplish
[ "bad", "worse", "better" ]
While taking the test, he did [MASK] .
great
[ "quick", "mon", "normal" ]
His instructor would ask him to do something, and it became [MASK] for him.
natural
[ "while", "once", "if" ]
We got in the car to go home when he looked at me and said "Mom, why did you make me do that back-flip so many times, [MASK] it wasn't even on the test."
when
[ "expected", "demanded", "reached" ]
The words wouldn't have [MASK] anything to anyone else, but it was a slap in my face.
meant
[ "moving", "working", "crying" ]
That night while lying He was [MASK] and didn't say anything, just giggled.
playing
[ "stubborn", "happy", "upset" ]
I was still feeling [MASK] , and also wondering if he had forgiven me.
guilty
[ "hated", "forgotten", "loved" ]
I was still feeling guilty , and also wondering if he had [MASK] me.
forgiven
[ "saddest", "biggest", "happiest" ]
Finally he replied in the [MASK] voice, "I know you do, but I love you more."
sweetest
[ "true", "sincere", "faithful" ]
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more [MASK] than any test he would ever take.
important
[ "still", "even", "never" ]
He had forgiven me and I had decided that his feeling were more important than any test he would [MASK] take.
ever
[ "gift", "plan", "experiment" ]
I made a new [MASK] to be better mother and to accept that he was only a child.
promise
[ "factory", "company", "school" ]
After twentytwo years of working in a [MASK] ,a plan to use less staff led to the unemployment of over one hundred people,I being one of them.
bank
[ "clear", "bright", "boring" ]
My once secure future became [MASK] .However,I was not a single parent, so the family did not depend only on my income.
uncertain
[ "or", "if", "but" ]
My once secure future became uncertain .However,I was not a single parent, [MASK] the family did not depend only on my income.
so
[ "destroyed", "improved", "offered" ]
My motto has always been "Change is good;change is progress",but when it [MASK] my livelihood,I had to change it to " Accept change and make the most of it."
affected
[ "Make", "Bring", "Collect" ]
My motto has always been "Change is good;change is progress",but when it affected my livelihood,I had to change it to " [MASK] change and make the most of it."
Accept
[ "considered", "happened", "pretended" ]
From the beginning,I [MASK] to look at this matter not as bad luck,but as a welcome opportunity.
chose
[ "special", "rare", "good" ]
From the beginning,I chose to look at this matter not as [MASK] luck,but as a welcome opportunity.
bad
[ "besides", "anyway", "however" ]
I refused to become sorry; [MASK] ,I actively planned to do something new and different.
instead
[ "decision", "effort", "use" ]
Having a positive attitude made all the [MASK] in the way I pursued the future.
difference
[ "attend", "turn", "admit" ]
First,I decided to [MASK] to college and graduate many years later than I should have.
return
[ "time", "risk", "chance" ]
Doing this at my age took more than a little [MASK] .Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank,but now it was a personal goal I longed to achieve .With a lot of determination,I went to evening classes and became an adult student .In the class,I became more and more confident.
courage
[ "sometimes", "ever", "always" ]
Doing this at my age took more than a little courage .Not being a graduate had [MASK] held me back in my career in the bank,but now it was a personal goal I longed to achieve .With a lot of determination,I went to evening classes and became an adult student .In the class,I became more and more confident.
never
[ "find", "arrive", "discover" ]
Doing this at my age took more than a little courage .Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank,but now it was a personal goal I longed to [MASK] .With a lot of determination,I went to evening classes and became an adult student .In the class,I became more and more confident.
achieve
[ "teacher", "manager", "monitor" ]
Doing this at my age took more than a little courage .Not being a graduate had never held me back in my career in the bank,but now it was a personal goal I longed to achieve .With a lot of determination,I went to evening classes and became an adult [MASK] .In the class,I became more and more confident.
student
[ "hoped", "believed", "suggested" ]
During this time,I [MASK] that no matter what life throws in our way,personal growth never stops.
realized
[ "new", "daily", "future" ]
The second thing I did to improve my innerself was to reevaluate my [MASK] life.
past
[ "normal", "confident", "unsure" ]
The loss of my job led to some [MASK] changes in my life.
positive
[ "change", "progress", "promise" ]
Revisiting the past made [MASK] for the future.
room
[ "jumped", "hung", "rushed" ]
All of the other frogs [MASK] around the hole to see what could be done to help their companions .
gathered
[ "relatives", "neighbors", "families" ]
All of the other frogs gathered around the hole to see what could be done to help their [MASK] .
companions
[ "added", "quarreled", "doubted" ]
When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group [MASK] that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate , because they were as good as dead .
agreed
[ "alive", "awake", "calm" ]
When they saw how deep the hole was, the rest of the group agreed that it was hopeless and told the two frogs in the hole that they should prepare themselves for their fate , because they were as good as [MASK] .
dead
[ "mind", "skill", "courage" ]
Unwilling to accept this terrible fate, the two frogs began to jump with all their [MASK] .
strength
[ "harmless", "endless", "careless" ]
Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was [MASK] , and that the two frogs wouldn't be in that situation if they had been more careful.
hopeless
[ "action", "direction", "competition" ]
Some of the frogs shouted into the hole that it was hopeless , and that the two frogs wouldn't be in that [MASK] if they had been more careful.
situation
[ "painfully", "carefully", "helpfully" ]
The other frogs continued [MASK] shouting that they two should save their energy and give up, since they were already as good as dead.
sorrowfully
[ "time", "resource", "supply" ]
The other frogs continued sorrowfully shouting that they two should save their [MASK] and give up, since they were already as good as dead.
energy
[ "stopped", "avoided", "started" ]
The two frogs [MASK] jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless effort they were quite tired.
continued
[ "climb", "wait", "fight" ]
The two frogs continued jumping as hard as they could, and after several hours of hopeless [MASK] they were quite tired.
effort
[ "top", "edge", "side" ]
Disheartened, he lay down at the [MASK] of the hole, and died as the others looked on in helpless sorrow.
bottom
[ "while", "however", "therefore" ]
The other frog continued to jump with every bit of energy he had, [MASK] he was completely worn out.
although
[ "tired", "cried", "torn" ]
His companions began a new shouting to him to accept his fate, stop the pain and [MASK] die.
worn
[ "great", "well", "far" ]
The frog jumped harder and harder and, wonder of wonders, finally jumped so [MASK] that he sprang from the hole.
high
[ "Please", "Satisfied", "Amused" ]
[MASK] , the other frogs celebrated his unbelievable freedom and then gathering around him and asked, "Why did you continue jumping when we told you it was impossible?"
Amazed
[ "Looking", "Seeing", "Checking" ]
[MASK] their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were cheering him on.
Reading
[ "praising", "persuading", "supporting" ]
Reading their lips, the astonished frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that when he saw their gestures and shouting, he thought they were [MASK] him on.
cheering
[ "treatment", "entertainment", "achievement" ]
What he had got as [MASK] inspired him to try harder and finally succeeded.
encouragement
[ "hold", "bring", "build" ]
Your encouraging words can [MASK] someone up and help him or her make it through the day.
lift
[ "mind", "head", "nerve" ]
Hearing this, one of Roosevelt's friends wrote to him and advised him not to take it to his [MASK] so much.
heart
[ "consider", "persuade", "blame" ]
President Roosevelt wrote back immediately, saying," Dear friend, thank you for your letter to [MASK] me.
comfort
[ "rob", "kill", "notice" ]
This is because of the following three reasons: firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not [MASK] me at all; secondly, the thief has stolen some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most luckily for me, it was the man rather than me who became a thief..." It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from....
hurt
[ "comfortable", "happy", "lucky" ]
However, President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so [MASK] .
grateful
[ "successfully", "gratefully", "sincerely" ]
We should learn how to face failure or misfortune bravely and [MASK] and to try to deal with it.
generously
[ "surprised", "shocked", "frightened" ]
If so, should we complain about our life and become [MASK] and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, rise again ourselves after a fall?
frustrated
[ "arise", "hold", "understand" ]
If so, should we complain about our life and become frustrated and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, [MASK] again ourselves after a fall?
rise
[ "such", "nor", "either" ]
When you smile in front of it, it will also smile and [MASK] will it when you cry to it."
so
[ "something", "none", "anything" ]
If you always complain about everything, you may own [MASK] in the end.
nothing
[ "hardly", "impossibly", "clearly" ]
When we are successful, we can [MASK] have many reasons for being grateful, but we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail.
surely
[ "however", "wherever", "whether" ]
I think we should even be grateful to life [MASK] we are unsuccessful or unlucky.
whenever
[ "faith", "confidence", "inspiration" ]
We can also get [MASK] and warmth when we are unlucky.
relief
[ "way", "belief", "thought" ]
We should be grateful all the time and keep having a healthy [MASK] to our life forever, keep having perfect characters and enterprising spirit.
attitude
[ "experience", "failure", "thought" ]
Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and [MASK] .
hope
[ "continued", "denied", "delayed" ]
Adam West says that after the show was [MASK] , he had a difficult time being less famous than he once was.
cancelled
[ "when", "since", "after" ]
But that period lasted just a short time [MASK] he went on with another job.
before
[ "event", "business", "trouble" ]
"It's a(n) [MASK] of not really examining it.
matter
[ "large", "small", "little" ]
It's no [MASK] thing.
big
[ "everywhere", "anywhere", "somewhere" ]
If you are lost in the past, there is [MASK] to go but down."
nowhere
[ "plays", "behaves", "speaks" ]
Like Adam West, Burt Ward [MASK] often at fan conventions.
appears
[ "series", "experiences", "memories" ]
Many people pay to see their childhood [MASK] , and are happy to have their picture taken with them.
heroes
[ "chance", "effect", "step" ]
"Actually, the fame is there - it just takes a different [MASK] .
form