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[ "harder", "softer", "deeper" ]
Luckily, the rain made the soil [MASK] , and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed.
heavier
[ "fruits", "seeds", "vegetables" ]
Next came my favorite part: shopping for [MASK] and plants.
flowers
[ "tasted", "watched", "smelt" ]
We had never [MASK] such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the cloud in them.
sensed
[ "tear", "sunshine", "wind" ]
We had never sensed such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the [MASK] in them.
cloud
[ "cooked", "offered", "supplied" ]
We also [MASK] Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (,).
provided
[ "force", "doubt", "willpower" ]
As long as we had the [MASK] to start and maintain the garden, we fulfilled a bountiful harvest for the entire summer and fall in return.
fact
[ "received", "accepted", "spent" ]
As long as we had the fact to start and maintain the garden, we [MASK] a bountiful harvest for the entire summer and fall in return.
fulfilled
[ "quality", "goal", "standard" ]
Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the [MASK] of life is to be happy, I'm one little step closer.
way
[ "judgements", "expectations", "requests" ]
Mostly he said that after my halfhearted [MASK] to weed the vegetable garden.
attempts
[ "planted", "grown", "stuck" ]
For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still [MASK] deep in the ground without looking around the garden.
buried
[ "house", "school", "company" ]
So I would be in the [MASK] again the next day with a spade dig deep and get down to the roots of our garden.
garden
[ "watching", "thinking", "working" ]
As I tried to focus my attention to [MASK] , Dad's words kept echoing in my mind: "Do it right."
digging
[ "competitors", "directors", "consultants" ]
They were good friends and [MASK] , and we worried about them.
colleagues
[ "naturally", "equally", "generally" ]
And [MASK] , at such times you always wonder: am I next?
frankly
[ "Since", "When", "Unless" ]
[MASK] none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or sadness in their departure.
While
[ "puzzle", "anger", "delight" ]
While none of them found another job, there was also no bitterness or [MASK] in their departure.
sadness
[ "smiles", "dangers", "fears" ]
I didn't see any [MASK] or unhappy faces--at least, not from them.
tears
[ "upsetting", "exciting", "disappointing" ]
"It's [MASK] ," one of my colleagues whispered.
amazing
[ "birth", "arrival", "party" ]
Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their [MASK] . I don't know if my departing friends view their ending as a "swan song" or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and inspired us.
death
[ "recognize", "choose", "describe" ]
Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their death . I don't know if my departing friends [MASK] their ending as a "swan song" or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and inspired us.
view
[ "discouraged", "warned", "amused" ]
Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their death . I don't know if my departing friends view their ending as a "swan song" or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and [MASK] us.
inspired
[ "celebrated", "witnessed", "resisted" ]
Lee, a man who has seen and [MASK] lots of layoffs during almost 40 upanddown, onagainoffagain years with the company, summed up nicely for all of us.
survived
[ "disagreement", "indifference", "admiration" ]
Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his [MASK] .
approval
[ "seriously", "patiently", "cautiously" ]
My 12-year-old daughter,Lauren,came home from school yesterday.She [MASK] waved her grade book to me.She had been awarded A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics,language arts and science--a great achievement !
proudly
[ "handed", "sent", "promised" ]
My 12-year-old daughter,Lauren,came home from school yesterday.She proudly waved her grade book to me.She had been [MASK] A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics,language arts and science--a great achievement !
awarded
[ "favor", "relief", "1esson" ]
My 12-year-old daughter,Lauren,came home from school yesterday.She proudly waved her grade book to me.She had been awarded A-1 in most subjects such as mathematics,language arts and science--a great [MASK] !
achievement
[ "Politics", "English", "Science" ]
Then she sadly pointed out that her perfect score was damaged by a B-1 in [MASK] and a C-1 in Playsical Education.
French
[ "needed", "attracted", "affected" ]
I asked her what the scores [MASK] .She said that the 1etter showed the achievement and the number showed the effort.That moment I remembered that the grades were misleading.I reached out my hands and gave her a big smile and told her in my mind she had a perfect score.It didn't matter that her grade in French was a"B"--"l" showed that she had tried her best.That is something to make any parent proud.
meant
[ "score", "figure", "word" ]
I asked her what the scores meant .She said that the [MASK] showed the achievement and the number showed the effort.That moment I remembered that the grades were misleading.I reached out my hands and gave her a big smile and told her in my mind she had a perfect score.It didn't matter that her grade in French was a"B"--"l" showed that she had tried her best.That is something to make any parent proud.
1etter
[ "realized", "checked", "recognized" ]
I asked her what the scores meant .She said that the 1etter showed the achievement and the number showed the effort.That moment I [MASK] that the grades were misleading.I reached out my hands and gave her a big smile and told her in my mind she had a perfect score.It didn't matter that her grade in French was a"B"--"l" showed that she had tried her best.That is something to make any parent proud.
remembered
[ "hug", "shake", "kiss" ]
I asked her what the scores meant .She said that the 1etter showed the achievement and the number showed the effort.That moment I remembered that the grades were misleading.I reached out my hands and gave her a big [MASK] and told her in my mind she had a perfect score.It didn't matter that her grade in French was a"B"--"l" showed that she had tried her best.That is something to make any parent proud.
smile
[ "bother", "work", "suffer" ]
I asked her what the scores meant .She said that the 1etter showed the achievement and the number showed the effort.That moment I remembered that the grades were misleading.I reached out my hands and gave her a big smile and told her in my mind she had a perfect score.It didn't [MASK] that her grade in French was a"B"--"l" showed that she had tried her best.That is something to make any parent proud.
matter
[ "said", "warned", "included" ]
I asked her what the scores meant .She said that the 1etter showed the achievement and the number showed the effort.That moment I remembered that the grades were misleading.I reached out my hands and gave her a big smile and told her in my mind she had a perfect score.It didn't matter that her grade in French was a"B"--"l" [MASK] that she had tried her best.That is something to make any parent proud.
showed
[ "energetic", "independent", "curious" ]
Everybody is [MASK] .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
different
[ "trainers", "salesmen", "fans" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports [MASK] .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
stars
[ "safety", "principle", "experience" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no [MASK] can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
potential
[ "1ast", "best", "1atest" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the [MASK] thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
first
[ "ambition", "confidence", "attitude" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with [MASK] ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
effort
[ "cheerful", "careful", "hopeful" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't [MASK] with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
successful
[ "money", "expectation", "protection" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some [MASK] from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
advice
[ "decide", "appear", "match" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will [MASK] . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
help
[ "competition", "task", "choice" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a [MASK] whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are great .
result
[ "diligent", "famous", "Reliable" ]
Everybody is different .Everybody has different potential.Not all of us will become scientists or sports stars .But without 100%effort no potential can be achieved.If I see a salesperson fail at sales,the first thing I want to examine is the effort being put in.If there is a problem with effort ,the salesperson has no future.But if I see a salesperson isn't successful with l00%effort,he or she is worth my effort in helping.Maybe a bit of training or some advice from a more successful person will help . I know that 100%effort,focus in the right direction,will always bring a result whether that is an"A"or a"C".As long as you make 100%effort,you are [MASK] .
great
[ "always", "often", "usually" ]
Though life's goodness can at times be overshadowed , it is [MASK] outweighed.
never
[ "here", "they", "those" ]
For every single act that is senselessly destructive, [MASK] are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, kindness and sympathy.
there
[ "worry", "anxiety", "upset" ]
For every single act that is senselessly destructive, there are thousands more small, quiet acts of love, [MASK] and sympathy.
kindness
[ "make", "put", "contribute" ]
For every person who seeks to hurt, there are many, many more who [MASK] their lives to helping and to healing.
devote
[ "needn't", "mustn't", "won't" ]
There is a goodness to life that [MASK] be denied.
can't
[ "suddenly", "roughly", "simply" ]
In the most remarkable views and in the smallest details, look [MASK] , because that goodness always comes shining through.
closely
[ "denying", "doubt", "point" ]
There is no [MASK] to the goodness of life.
limit
[ "loses", "plants", "goes" ]
It [MASK] more abundant each time you feel it.
grows
[ "less", "fewer", "most" ]
The [MASK] you experience and appreciate the goodness of life, the more there is to be lived.
more
[ "if", "though", "before" ]
Even [MASK] the cold winds blow and the world seems to be covered in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives on .
when
[ "shone", "decorated", "suffered" ]
Even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be [MASK] in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives on .
covered
[ "with", "by", "through" ]
Even when the cold winds blow and the world seems to be covered in foggy shadows, the goodness of life lives [MASK] .
on
[ "yet", "or", "still" ]
Open your eyes, open your heart, [MASK] you will see that goodness is everywhere.
and
[ "looks", "proves", "appears" ]
Though the goodness of life [MASK] at times to suffer hardships, it is always going on there.
seems
[ "shortest", "brightest", "fastest" ]
For in the [MASK] moment, it becomes more clear that life is a priceless treasure.
darkest
[ "valueless", "useless", "worthless" ]
For in the darkest moment, it becomes more clear that life is a [MASK] treasure.
priceless
[ "heart", "wealth", "health" ]
And so the goodness of [MASK] is made even stronger by the very things that would go against it.
life
[ "disappeared", "lost", "left" ]
Time and time again when you feared it was [MASK] forever, you found that the goodness of life was really only a / an moment away.
gone
[ "hour", "mile", "month" ]
Time and time again when you feared it was gone forever, you found that the goodness of life was really only a / an [MASK] away.
moment
[ "regret", "shock", "disappoint" ]
Around the next corner, inside every moment, the goodness of life is there to surprise and [MASK] you.
delight
[ "live", "stand", "assist" ]
From then on, he has had to [MASK] on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years.
rely
[ "something", "everything", "nothing" ]
Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do [MASK] else.
anything
[ "share", "support", "dislike" ]
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and would often [MASK] .
quarrel
[ "happily", "lonely", "disappointedly" ]
Finally, his younger brother went away and lived [MASK] , leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
sparately
[ "Unfortunately", "Unexpectedly", "Naturally" ]
[MASK] , a misfortune befell a girl.
Similarly
[ "leading", "bringing", "causing" ]
One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, [MASK] in a fire which took her hands away.
resulting
[ "alone", "free", "successful" ]
Having decidedly turned down her sister's willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly [MASK] .
independent
[ "wings", "dreams", "promises" ]
Though my [MASK] are broken, my heart can still fly."
arms
[ "radio", "sports", "health" ]
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a(n) [MASK] programme.
interview
[ "hopeful", "bright", "miserable" ]
The boy told the television hostess about his [MASK] future, whereas the girl was full of enthusiesm for her life.
uncertain
[ "calmness", "patience", "excitement" ]
The boy told the television hostess about his uncertain future, whereas the girl was full of [MASK] for her life.
enthusiesm
[ "hands", "strength", "mouths" ]
They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their [MASK] .
toes
[ "chatacters", "desires", "opinions" ]
Both of them had the same ordeal , but their different [MASK] determined the nature of their lives.
attitudes
[ "passive", "rough", "serious" ]
As seems the case, [MASK] disasters can strike our life at any time.
unexpected
[ "emergency", "accident", "difficulty" ]
How you handle the [MASK] when faced with it is the true test of your character.
misfortune
[ "reflection", "display", "problem" ]
How you handle the misfortune when faced with it is the true [MASK] of your character.
test
[ "ignore", "resist", "suffer" ]
If you choose to [MASK] or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go.
complain
[ "problem", "result", "failure" ]
But if you decide to be strong, the [MASK] will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.
hardship
[ "solutions", "ways", "rewards" ]
But if you decide to be strong, the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new [MASK] will arise.
hopes
[ "confident", "consistent", "conscious" ]
I was [MASK] that persistence is the only way towards success.
convinced
[ "event", "accident", "affair" ]
But a small [MASK] made me change my mind.
incident
[ "shouting", "screaming", "laughing" ]
One day my twoyearold son, [MASK] at a dozen of "stood" color markerpens, cheered excitedly,"Mummy, look!
pointing
[ "insisting", "requiring", "urging" ]
Afterwards, he collected some ballpens, [MASK] to do the same.
intending
[ "silent", "still", "quiet" ]
Hard though he tried, the ballpens just lay [MASK] .
flat
[ "deliberately", "unintentionally", "enthusiastically" ]
Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said [MASK] , "Mummy can't help you."
casually
[ "interested", "busy", "devoted" ]
My son's behaviour reminded me of George who was always [MASK] in his work and rarely talked to anyone.
buried
[ "however", "otherwise", "though" ]
To him, [MASK] , there was no such thing called weekends or holidays.
therefore
[ "high", "well", "much" ]
Our boss praised [MASK] about him and inspired us to look up to him as a role model.
highly
[ "promised", "demanded", "appealed" ]
Our boss praised highly about him and [MASK] us to look up to him as a role model.
inspired
[ "encouraging", "comfortable", "ashamed" ]
It's much too [MASK] to even think about letting go."
painful
[ "latter", "later", "lately" ]
The [MASK] thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him.
last
[ "picture", "figure", "reflection" ]
But occasionally his aged [MASK] would come to my mind.
image
[ "for", "with", "besides" ]
Until that day, [MASK] knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had accepted the impossibility after many failures.
without
[ "received", "refused", "rejected" ]
Until that day, without knowing why the ballpens couldn't stand up, the twoyearold had [MASK] the impossibility after many failures.
accepted
[ "Generally", "Eventually", "Additionally" ]
[MASK] , he already learned to let go of his previous useless attempts.
Obviously
[ "endless", "hopeful", "meaningful" ]
Obviously , he already learned to let go of his previous [MASK] attempts.
useless
[ "clarify", "distinguish", "acknowledge" ]
In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to [MASK] them and then decisively let go of them immediately.
identify