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"love",
"praise",
"help"
]
| He believed that if he wanted them to [MASK] him, he must become one of them. | trust |
[
"connect",
"fight",
"live"
]
| And if they were to learn of love through him, he must love them enough to [MASK] with them. | share |
[
"strike",
"talk",
"cry"
]
| He knew that our lives always [MASK] louder and clearer than words. | speak |
[
"leading",
"pointing",
"moving"
]
| Others are " [MASK] " carefully to your actions. | listening |
[
"latest",
"richest",
"cheapest"
]
| Together, they traveled around the world, adding only the [MASK] art treasures to their collection. | finest |
[
"fire",
"storm",
"flood"
]
| One year, as winter approached, [MASK] engulfed the nation, and the young man left to serve his country. | war |
[
"save",
"help",
"build"
]
| One year, as winter approached, war engulfed the nation, and the young man left to [MASK] his country. | serve |
[
"fighting",
"acting",
"dying"
]
| His beloved son was [MASK] in action. | missing |
[
"calmly",
"quietly",
"secretly"
]
| The art collector [MASK] awaited more news, fearing he would never see his son again. | anxiously |
[
"wondering",
"doubting",
"expecting"
]
| The art collector anxiously awaited more news, [MASK] he would never see his son again. | fearing |
[
"comp1eted",
"doubled",
"removed"
]
| Within days, his fears were [MASK] . | confirmed |
[
"tired",
"nervous",
"frightened"
]
| Upset and [MASK] , the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness. | lonely |
[
"puzzled",
"angry",
"worried"
]
| On Christmas morning, a knock on the door awakened the [MASK] old man. | sad |
[
"farmer",
"painter",
"seller"
]
| As he opened the door, he was greeted by a [MASK] with a large package in his hands. | soldier |
[
"photographer",
"partner",
"guard"
]
| He introduced himself to the old man by saying," I was a [MASK] of your son. | friend |
[
"carrying",
"guarding",
"hiding"
]
| I was the one he was [MASK] when he died. | rescuing |
[
"argue",
"move",
"eat"
]
| As the two began to [MASK] , the soldier told of how the man's son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father's love of fine art. | talk |
[
"description",
"sense",
"understanding"
]
| As the two began to talk , the soldier told of how the man's son had told everyone of his, not to mention his father's [MASK] of fine art. | love |
[
"reporter",
"businessman",
"hero"
]
| "I am no [MASK] ," said the soldier, "but I want to give you this." | artist |
[
"sometimes",
"often",
"still"
]
| Though the world would [MASK] consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man's face in striking detail. | never |
[
"for",
"of",
"on"
]
| Though the world would never consider it the work of a genius, the painting featured the young man's face [MASK] striking detail. | in |
[
"treated",
"questioned",
"welcomed"
]
| Overcome with emotion, the man [MASK] the soldier. | thanked |
[
"own",
"aside",
"up"
]
| After the soldier had left, the old man put the painting above the fireplace, pushing [MASK] thousands of dollars worth of art. | off |
[
"treasure",
"souvenir",
"Package"
]
| His task completed, the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the [MASK] he had been given. | gift |
[
"strong",
"beautiful",
"charming"
]
| I turned around to find a [MASK] ,little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. | wrinkled |
[
"announced",
"agreed",
"allowed"
]
| I laughed and enthusiastically [MASK] , "Of course you may!" | responded |
[
"kiss",
"smile",
"arm"
]
| and she gave me a giant [MASK] . | squeeze |
[
"seriously",
"happily",
"hopefully"
]
| She [MASK] replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids..." "No seriously," I asked. | jokingly |
[
"eager",
"unsure",
"doubtful"
]
| I was [MASK] what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age. | curious |
[
"career",
"degree",
"hobby"
]
| I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this [MASK] at her age. | challenge |
[
"frequently",
"seldom",
"often"
]
| Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she [MASK] made friends wherever she went. | easily |
[
"elderly",
"people",
"friends"
]
| She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention bestowed upon her from the other [MASK] . | students |
[
"mature",
"weak",
"relaxed"
]
| "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow [MASK] because we stop playing. | old |
[
"notes",
"suggestions",
"requirements"
]
| There are only four [MASK] to staying young, being happy and achieving success. | secrets |
[
"courage",
"confidence",
"friends"
]
| When you lose your [MASK] ,you die. | dreams |
[
"time",
"money",
"effort"
]
| That doesn't take any talent or [MASK] . | ability |
[
"university",
"hope",
"trial"
]
| The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in [MASK] . | change |
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"trip",
"road",
"entrance"
]
| It was the big summer [MASK] to the Georgia Aquarium, and I had fallen victim to fifty hyperactive kids. | key |
[
"blind",
"cruel",
"open"
]
| Although I was not [MASK] to chaperoning field trips, riding on a school bus for three hours was a first. | new |
[
"Attracted",
"Covered",
"Greeted"
]
| [MASK] by Game Boys, MP3 players, and fifty totally different personalities , I sat down with the noisy kids on the bus, the seven-and eight-year-olds. | Surrounded |
[
"plans",
"standards",
"responsibilities"
]
| Surrounded by Game Boys, MP3 players, and fifty totally different [MASK] , I sat down with the noisy kids on the bus, the seven-and eight-year-olds. | personalities |
[
"system",
"camp",
"business"
]
| Having already built a [MASK] with most of the kids eased the program , but today a new kid, Skye, joined the group. | relationship |
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"ride",
"pain",
"argument"
]
| Having already built a relationship with most of the kids eased the [MASK] , but today a new kid, Skye, joined the group. | program |
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"Studying",
"Living",
"Sleeping"
]
| [MASK] in this room, I could withdraw from everything and no one left . Skye was the only one of the kids that was often labeled as the problem child. | Standing |
[
"noticed",
"complained",
"succeeded"
]
| Standing in this room, I could withdraw from everything and no one [MASK] . Skye was the only one of the kids that was often labeled as the problem child. | left |
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"newspaper",
"office",
"country"
]
| Standing in this room, I could withdraw from everything and no one left . Skye was the only one of the kids that was often labeled as the [MASK] child. | problem |
[
"found",
"called",
"defended"
]
| If all the kids [MASK] me, Skye would be the one to oppose. | followed |
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"lost",
"damaged",
"refused"
]
| I [MASK] it, but he pulled me out of my comfort zone without even knowing it. | hated |
[
"sharing",
"expressing",
"remembering"
]
| I hated it, but he pulled me out of my comfort zone without even [MASK] it. | knowing |
[
"Since",
"Before",
"If"
]
| [MASK] he kept the group away from me with his childish nature, his leadership amazed me. | Although |
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"depressed",
"disturbed",
"frightened"
]
| Although he kept the group away from me with his childish nature, his leadership [MASK] me. | amazed |
[
"immediately",
"frequently",
"suddenly"
]
| Everything he did pulled and [MASK] dragged me out of my lifelong corner. | eventually |
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"forced",
"reminded",
"helped"
]
| Skye [MASK] the seven-and eight-year-olds to drive me crazy that Friday, but one simple statement, "Ms Ashley, I want to be in your group," turned the trip from a(n) disaster to a dream come true. | led |
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"bored",
"relaxed",
"excited"
]
| Skye led the seven-and eight-year-olds to drive me [MASK] that Friday, but one simple statement, "Ms Ashley, I want to be in your group," turned the trip from a(n) disaster to a dream come true. | crazy |
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"accident",
"task",
"doubt"
]
| Skye led the seven-and eight-year-olds to drive me crazy that Friday, but one simple statement, "Ms Ashley, I want to be in your group," turned the trip from a(n) [MASK] to a dream come true. | disaster |
[
"worst",
"busiest",
"longest"
]
| That trip became the [MASK] one of my life. | best |
[
"tired",
"ready",
"willing"
]
| I have become someone who is not [MASK] to be a leader or voice the opinions that have laid within me for years, and Skye is the reason. | afraid |
[
"rises",
"arises",
"realizes"
]
| But when we research it, happiness actually [MASK] every single business and educational outcome for the brain. | raises |
[
"think",
"know",
"understand"
]
| How did we [MASK] this? | miss |
[
"usual",
"single",
"unique"
]
| Because we assumed you were [MASK] . | average |
[
"bodies",
"faces",
"fates"
]
| That's only half the story, because the average person does not fight their [MASK] . | genes |
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"discovering",
"finding",
"observing"
]
| When we stop studying the average and begin [MASK] positive outliers -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a wildly different picture appears. | researching |
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"mildly",
"hardly",
"crazily"
]
| When we stop studying the average and begin researching positive outliers -- people who are above average for a positive aspect like optimism or intelligence -- a [MASK] different picture appears. | wildly |
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"interest",
"safety",
"failure"
]
| Our daily decisions and habits have a huge impact upon both our levels of happiness and [MASK] . | success |
[
"Fortunately",
"Gradually",
"Strangely"
]
| [MASK] , happiness is a choice. | Scientifically |
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"active",
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"positive"
]
| If you scan for the [MASK] first, your brain really has no resources left over to see the things you are grateful for or the meaning embedded in your work. | negative |
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"interesting",
"embarrassing",
"annoying"
]
| But if you scan the world for the positive, you start to acquire an [MASK] advantage. | amazing |
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"Talked",
"thought",
"underlined"
]
| Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I [MASK] our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a happy and busy workforce. | summarized[ |
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"silly",
"funny",
"common"
]
| Based on my article called "Positive Intelligence" and my research in The Happiness Advantage, I summarized[ our researched conclusion: the single greatest advantage in the modern economy is a [MASK] and busy workforce. | happy |
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"means",
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"hopes"
]
| A decade of research in the business world [MASK] that happiness raises nearly every business and educational outcome : increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and accuracy on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements. | proves |
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"answer",
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| A decade of research in the business world proves that happiness raises nearly every business and educational [MASK] : increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and accuracy on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements. | outcome |
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| A decade of research in the business world proves that happiness raises nearly every business and educational outcome : increasing sales by 37%, productivity by 31%, and [MASK] on tasks by 19%, as well as a number of health and quality-of-life improvements. | accuracy |
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"market",
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]
| I wasn't the jelly maker in this [MASK] .My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to save baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would fill with the tasty gel and send back home with us.For the past 22 years, whenever I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was reach for one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same routine --from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves. | family |
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"throw",
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]
| I wasn't the jelly maker in this family .My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to [MASK] baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would fill with the tasty gel and send back home with us.For the past 22 years, whenever I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was reach for one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same routine --from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves. | save |
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"cover",
"provide",
"decorate"
]
| I wasn't the jelly maker in this family .My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to save baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would [MASK] with the tasty gel and send back home with us.For the past 22 years, whenever I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was reach for one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same routine --from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves. | fill |
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"before",
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]
| I wasn't the jelly maker in this family .My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to save baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would fill with the tasty gel and send back home with us.For the past 22 years, [MASK] I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was reach for one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same routine --from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves. | whenever |
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"example",
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]
| I wasn't the jelly maker in this family .My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to save baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would fill with the tasty gel and send back home with us.For the past 22 years, whenever I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was reach for one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same [MASK] --from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the homemade shelves. | routine |
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]
| I wasn't the jelly maker in this family .My motherinlaw was.The only contribution I made to the jelly making was to save baby food jars,which my motherinlaw would fill with the tasty gel and send back home with us.For the past 22 years, whenever I wanted to make a jelly sandwich,all I had to do was reach for one of those little jars of jelly.Jelly making was just a way of life for my motherinlaw.She always followed the same routine --from picking the fruit to setting the [MASK] jelly on the homemade shelves. | finished |
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"donated"
]
| My motherinlaw passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be [MASK] by her children were the tasty canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice,green beans and jelly.When my husband brought his jars home,we carefully put them away in our kitchen. | divided |
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| My motherinlaw passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be divided by her children were the [MASK] canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice,green beans and jelly.When my husband brought his jars home,we carefully put them away in our kitchen. | tasty |
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| My motherinlaw passed away last December.Among the things in the house to be divided by her children were the tasty canned goods.Each of her children chose from the many jars of tomato juice,green beans and jelly.When my husband [MASK] his jars home,we carefully put them away in our kitchen. | brought |
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| The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all [MASK] on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.Yes,this was the last jar we would ever have from the patient, loving hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a small thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable treasure .I put the jelly back on the shelf. | alone |
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]
| The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had [MASK] to see earlier.Yes,this was the last jar we would ever have from the patient, loving hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a small thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable treasure .I put the jelly back on the shelf. | failed |
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| The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.Yes,this was the [MASK] jar we would ever have from the patient, loving hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a small thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable treasure .I put the jelly back on the shelf. | last |
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]
| The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.Yes,this was the last jar we would ever have from the patient, [MASK] hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a small thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable treasure .I put the jelly back on the shelf. | loving |
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| The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.Yes,this was the last jar we would ever have from the patient, loving hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a [MASK] thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable treasure .I put the jelly back on the shelf. | small |
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]
| The other day I reached the kitchen for some jelly,and there it was.Sitting all alone on the far side of the shelf was a small jar.The lid was rusty.As I picked up the jar,I suddenly realized something that I had failed to see earlier.Yes,this was the last jar we would ever have from the patient, loving hands of my motherinlaw.It seemed like such a small thing,and most days it was something that was taken for granted.But today it seemed a valuable [MASK] .I put the jelly back on the shelf. | treasure |
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| We have many things that [MASK] belonged to my motherinlaw.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I'm just not ready to give up this last jelly jar,and all the memories its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won't keep that long .It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today. | once |
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"afraid",
"eager",
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]
| We have many things that once belonged to my motherinlaw.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I'm just not [MASK] to give up this last jelly jar,and all the memories its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won't keep that long .It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today. | ready |
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]
| We have many things that once belonged to my motherinlaw.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I'm just not ready to give up this last jelly jar,and all the [MASK] its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won't keep that long .It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today. | memories |
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| We have many things that once belonged to my motherinlaw.These are the kinds of things that we expect to pass on to our children.But I'm just not ready to give up this last jelly jar,and all the memories its presence allows me to hold onto.The jar of jelly won't keep that [MASK] .It will either have to be eaten or thrown out...but not today. | long |
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"accessible",
"attractive",
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]
| Some people believe that college or university education should be [MASK] to all students. | available |
[
"though",
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"moreover"
]
| Others, [MASK] , think that higher education should be ready only for good students . | however |
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]
| Firstly, university and college [MASK] students to change their habits and behavior. | encourage |
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]
| There are two kinds of students at schools: clever and [MASK] students. | weak |
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| Classroom environment of the university and powerful students are the most important [MASK] which can influence the weak students to improve their lifestyle. | factors |
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]
| Classroom environment of the university and powerful students are the most important factors which can influence the weak students to [MASK] their lifestyle. | improve |
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| Secondly, educatees with low IQs are able to help their [MASK] . | country |
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| Students with low intelligence can work hard to [MASK] their knowledge by paying attention to their own professors and performing their assignments without delay. | increase |
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| Students with low intelligence can work hard to increase their knowledge by paying attention to their own professors and performing their assignments [MASK] delay. | without |
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