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[
"recognized",
"planned",
"broke"
] |
In this way , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he [MASK] his promise to tell the truth at all times.
|
remembered
|
[
"strong",
"rich",
"calm"
] |
One by one , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very [MASK] person.
|
good
|
[
"custom",
"game",
"hobby"
] |
Telling the truth is a very good [MASK] .
|
habit
|
[
"tests",
"hopes",
"pleasure"
] |
If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of [MASK] and become a person whom everyone likes and favors.
|
trouble
|
[
"serves",
"cheats",
"dislikes"
] |
If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of trouble and become a person whom everyone [MASK] and favors.
|
likes
|
[
"proving",
"describing",
"indicating"
] |
Everybody knows this, but nobody would think of [MASK] the fact.
|
questioning
|
[
"want",
"have",
"need"
] |
Yet there are many people who [MASK] to know that the memory works in the same way.
|
seem
|
[
"she",
"it",
"one"
] |
When someone says that [MASK] has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it very often , either consciously or unconsciously.
|
he
|
[
"always",
"nearly",
"almost"
] |
When someone says that he has a good memory, he [MASK] means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it very often , either consciously or unconsciously.
|
really
|
[
"with",
"in",
"to"
] |
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice [MASK] exercising it very often , either consciously or unconsciously.
|
by
|
[
"fast",
"quickly",
"soon"
] |
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it very [MASK] , either consciously or unconsciously.
|
often
|
[
"bad",
"useless",
"helpless"
] |
When someone else says that his memory is [MASK] , he means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
|
poor
|
[
"time",
"space",
"places"
] |
When someone else says that his memory is poor , he means that he does not give it enough [MASK] to become strong.
|
chance
|
[
"four",
"three",
"five"
] |
The position is exactly the same as that of [MASK] people, one of whom exercises his arms and legs by playing ball, while the other sits in a chair or a car all day.
|
two
|
[
"them",
"that",
"which"
] |
The position is exactly the same as that of two people, one of [MASK] exercises his arms and legs by playing ball, while the other sits in a chair or a car all day.
|
whom
|
[
"lies",
"hides",
"stands"
] |
The position is exactly the same as that of two people, one of whom exercises his arms and legs by playing ball, while the other [MASK] in a chair or a car all day.
|
sits
|
[
"business",
"interest",
"story"
] |
If a friend of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own [MASK] , But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unfortunate , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak.
|
fault
|
[
"few",
"some",
"several"
] |
If a friend of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault , But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, [MASK] of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unfortunate , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak.
|
many
|
[
"unhappy",
"unthinkable",
"miserable"
] |
If a friend of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own fault , But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just [MASK] , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak.
|
unfortunate
|
[
"because",
"for",
"since"
] |
Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, [MASK] all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means that work Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can?
|
but
|
[
"study",
"rest",
"play"
] |
Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, but all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means that [MASK] Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can?
|
work
|
[
"thought",
"believed",
"realized"
] |
Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, but all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means that work Have you ever [MASK] that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can?
|
noticed
|
[
"stranger",
"poorer",
"worse"
] |
Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind, but all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means that work Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have [MASK] memories than those who can?
|
better
|
[
"concentrate",
"put",
"pass"
] |
You can [MASK] your answer on your lack of time if you must, but you are missing a lot of wonderful benefits of reading.
|
blame
|
[
"aims",
"motivations",
"traditions"
] |
You can blame your answer on your lack of time if you must, but you are missing a lot of wonderful [MASK] of reading.
|
benefits
|
[
"present",
"assess",
"prove"
] |
Reading can [MASK] people's lives in some of the following ways: mentally and spiritually.
|
improve
|
[
"socially",
"materially",
"physically"
] |
Reading can improve people's lives in some of the following ways: [MASK] and spiritually.
|
mentally
|
[
"limited",
"private",
"absurd"
] |
Also, you
can acquire [MASK] information and enrich your knowledge.
|
abundant
|
[
"so",
"or",
"but"
] |
Firstly, the activity of reading helps exercise your mind, [MASK] your mind begins to bend and flex mentally when reading.
|
as
|
[
"usual",
"common",
"normal"
] |
Just like taking physical exercise helps you keep slim, [MASK] reading routine ensures that the reading muscle stays iii good shape .Keep on reading, and what you need is a determination to make reading a part of your life.
|
regular
|
[
"size",
"height",
"weight"
] |
Just like taking physical exercise helps you keep slim, regular reading routine ensures that the reading muscle stays iii good [MASK] .Keep on reading, and what you need is a determination to make reading a part of your life.
|
shape
|
[
"barrier",
"force",
"process"
] |
Just like taking physical exercise helps you keep slim, regular reading routine ensures that the reading muscle stays iii good shape .Keep on reading, and what you need is a [MASK] to make reading a part of your life.
|
determination
|
[
"decision",
"strength",
"position"
] |
Secondly, reading can also improve your [MASK] to focus.
|
ability
|
[
"thrills",
"challenges",
"excitements"
] |
Burying your head in a book can free you from your everyday troubles and [MASK] for a while.
|
worries
|
[
"answer",
"solution",
"attitude"
] |
[MASK] .to getting information than through reading.
|
approach
|
[
"increase",
"explain",
"express"
] |
You can [MASK] your mind greatly if you insist on reading.
|
expand
|
[
"secretly",
"bravely",
"purposely"
] |
You can take in the knowledge left by those who came before you, which has [MASK] changed your lives.
|
positively
|
[
"fewer",
"worse",
"easier"
] |
Nearly all successful people will tell you that they have learned [MASK] things by reading and there is at least one book that has greatly changed their lives.
|
more
|
[
"offer",
"apply",
"put"
] |
In short, reading can help you to [MASK] a solid basis for your future, which will allow you to achieve many goals you have for your life.
|
build
|
[
"establish",
"imagine",
"miss"
] |
In short, reading can help you to build a solid basis for your future, which will allow you to [MASK] many goals you have for your life.
|
achieve
|
[
"cause",
"strength",
"course"
] |
He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life--who was the main [MASK] of support for the family.
|
source
|
[
"volunteer",
"bodyguard",
"servant"
] |
For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his [MASK] ,never leaving him alone for years.
|
shadow
|
[
"something",
"nothing",
"everything"
] |
Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do [MASK] in his life.
|
anything
|
[
"play",
"work",
"wash"
] |
One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to [MASK] .
|
wait
|
[
"angry",
"impatient",
"unfair"
] |
But being so [MASK] , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours.
|
tired
|
[
"support",
"separate",
"avoid"
] |
As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often [MASK] .
|
quarrel
|
[
"bravely",
"differently",
"thoughtfully"
] |
Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live [MASK] from him, living his own life, as many normal people do.
|
separately
|
[
"heartless",
"kind-hearted",
"hopeless"
] |
So he was [MASK] and didn't know what to do.
|
heartbroken
|
[
"same",
"simple",
"strange"
] |
A [MASK] misfortune befell a girl, too.
|
similar
|
[
"missed",
"dismissed",
"lost"
] |
One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness, [MASK] .
|
disappeared
|
[
"lunch",
"surprise",
"breakfast"
] |
She tried to prepare a [MASK] for her parents, only to overturn the stove, resulting in a fire which took her hands away.
|
meal
|
[
"leading",
"taking",
"bringing"
] |
She tried to prepare a meal for her parents, only to overturn the stove, [MASK] in a fire which took her hands away.
|
resulting
|
[
"anxiety",
"contribution",
"respect"
] |
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her [MASK] to take care of her, she was determined to be completely independent .
|
willingness
|
[
"relaxed",
"disabled",
"energetic"
] |
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her willingness to take care of her, she was determined to be completely [MASK] .
|
independent
|
[
"since",
"as",
"though"
] |
The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms; [MASK] the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
|
while
|
[
"appear",
"raise",
"reach"
] |
Disasters can [MASK] at any time.
|
strike
|
[
"hide",
"remain",
"survive"
] |
If you choose only to complain and [MASK] from the ordeal , it will always follow you wherever you go.
|
escape
|
[
"careful",
"healthy",
"polite"
] |
But if you decide to be [MASK] , the hardship will turn out to be a(n) fortune on which new hopes will arise.
|
strong
|
[
"difficulty",
"occupation",
"power"
] |
But if you decide to be strong , the hardship will turn out to be a(n) [MASK] on which new hopes will arise.
|
fortune
|
[
"surprisingly",
"happily",
"seriously"
] |
The difficult situation of those I saw touched me [MASK] , and I often felt, "I would be one of them but for the kindness of God."
|
deeply
|
[
"it",
"him",
"that"
] |
I began by setting aside five to ten dollar bills each payday, and during the week, passing [MASK] out to those I met on the street.
|
them
|
[
"tip",
"quality",
"guard"
] |
Though a dollar felt like a small [MASK] , I realized how powerful it was to give the gift of being seen: for me to recognize that those I passed by were people just like me.
|
amount
|
[
"careful",
"successful",
"thankful"
] |
Though a dollar felt like a small amount , I realized how [MASK] it was to give the gift of being seen: for me to recognize that those I passed by were people just like me.
|
powerful
|
[
"Never",
"Hardly",
"Seldom"
] |
[MASK] we would joke a bit and smile together.
|
Sometimes
|
[
"accept",
"receive",
"refuse"
] |
On some occasions, I was able to [MASK] more.
|
give
|
[
"attended",
"made",
"afforded"
] |
I'll never know how and if the dollars [MASK] , but I know that the connections we made did.
|
helped
|
[
"explained",
"admitted",
"agreed"
] |
With my recent purchase wrapped around my shoulders, I [MASK] that my old coat could still be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to protect them from the cold.
|
realized
|
[
"prevent",
"stop",
"pull"
] |
With my recent purchase wrapped around my shoulders, I realized that my old coat could still be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to [MASK] them from the cold.
|
protect
|
[
"connection",
"communication",
"relationship"
] |
However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for [MASK] . I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel comfortable taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offering it to someone in need .
|
kindness
|
[
"disappointed",
"depressed",
"wise"
] |
However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for kindness . I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel [MASK] taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offering it to someone in need .
|
comfortable
|
[
"compromise",
"comprehension",
"ambition"
] |
"Thanks for your [MASK] ."
|
consideration
|
[
"hobbies",
"habits",
"favorites"
] |
I can't help but feel that my [MASK] with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel I've helped more than just those I pass by on the street.
|
experiences
|
[
"judge",
"go",
"stand"
] |
I can't help but feel that my experiences with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel I've helped more than just those I [MASK] by on the street.
|
pass
|
[
"interested",
"excited",
"entertained"
] |
Kindness touches many hearts, and I am grateful for the way it has [MASK] mine.
|
touched
|
[
"red",
"yellow",
"white"
] |
There is one particular [MASK] flower that has always caught my eyes.
|
blue
|
[
"sometimes",
"never",
"seldom"
] |
There is one particular blue flower that has [MASK] caught my eyes.
|
always
|
[
"morning",
"noon",
"evening"
] |
I've noticed it blooms only in the morning hours; the [MASK] sun is too warm for it.
|
afternoon
|
[
"trees",
"woods",
"gardens"
] |
I see those beautiful [MASK] .
|
flowers
|
[
"cleared",
"built",
"deserted"
] |
This spring I [MASK] a wildflower garden in our yard.
|
started
|
[
"bedroom",
"dinning-room",
"sitting-room"
] |
"I can look out of the [MASK] window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.
|
kitchen
|
[
"highway",
"garden",
"park"
] |
I've often thought those lovely blue flowers from the [MASK] would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.
|
ditch
|
[
"rode",
"walked",
"ran"
] |
Everyday I [MASK] past the flowers thinking, I'll stop on my way home and dig them."
|
drove
|
[
"pick",
"sell",
"water"
] |
Everyday I drove past the flowers thinking, I'll stop on my way home and [MASK] them."
|
dig
|
[
"always",
"often",
"ever"
] |
"gee , I don't want to get my good clothes dirty..." whatever the reason, I [MASK] stopped to dig them.
|
never
|
[
"surprised",
"excited",
"delighted"
] |
One day on my way home from work in my car, I was [MASK] to see the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone . I thought to myself, "You waited too long.
|
saddened
|
[
"found",
"discovered",
"1eft"
] |
One day on my way home from work in my car, I was saddened to see the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were [MASK] . I thought to myself, "You waited too long.
|
gone
|
[
"wanted",
"kept",
"protected"
] |
One day on my way home from work in my car, I was saddened to see the highway department had moved the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone . I thought to myself, "You [MASK] too long.
|
waited
|
[
"growing",
"blooming",
"seeding"
] |
You should have done it when you first saw them [MASK] this spring. "
|
fading
|
[
"younger",
"earlier",
"former"
] |
She is 10 years [MASK] than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance.
|
older
|
[
"good",
"wealthy",
"strong"
] |
We haven't been as [MASK] as we all would have liked.
|
close
|
[
"change",
"result",
"value"
] |
I couldn't help but see the [MASK] between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's sister and us.
|
connection
|
[
"brother",
"mother",
"father"
] |
I couldn't help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband's [MASK] and us.
|
sister
|
[
"slip",
"jog",
"refresh"
] |
I do believe god has given us some time left to [MASK] some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.
|
collect
|
[
"buy",
"mow",
"collect"
] |
And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, I'll [MASK] and transplant them to my wildflower garden.
|
stop
|
[
"but",
"for",
"or"
] |
He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag, [MASK] he wasn't moving very fast.
|
so
|
[
"regret",
"disappointment",
"anger"
] |
He looked to the side, but to his great [MASK] , he saw that it wasn't a dog, but a wolf, running hard to catch up with him.
|
fear
|
[
"hammer",
"stick",
"gun"
] |
He reached for the [MASK] from his bag.
|
spray
|
[
"dropped",
"threw",
"held"
] |
With one hand on the handle bar, he [MASK] the spray.
|
fired
|
[
"down",
"behind",
"over"
] |
He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell [MASK] gain, but only to quickly restart its attack .
|
back
|
[
"flight",
"race",
"journey"
] |
He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell back gain, but only to quickly restart its [MASK] .
|
attack
|
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