AndyChiang/cloth · Datasets at Hugging Face

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[ "still", "also", "even" ]	The wolf was getting closer and closer, [MASK] a dozen yards away.	just
[ "kicked", "hit", "pressed" ]	Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile [MASK] hard.	rode
[ "crazy", "wrong", "fair" ]	He knew clearly that he must be [MASK] not to slow down.	careful
[ "competitor", "killer", "protector" ]	Otherwise, he would become a [MASK] of the wolf.	victim
[ "decided", "declared", "found" ]	From a distance, they spotted what they [MASK] was a dog running after a man on a bike.	assumed
[ "faster", "stronger", "wiser" ]	As they got [MASK] they realized it was a wolf.	closer
[ "climber", "motorist", "runner" ]	The car veered around the [MASK] , then suddenly stopped in front of him.	cyclist
[ "sent", "fell", "turned" ]	Mac [MASK] off his bike and dashed for the back door of the car.	jumped
[ "window", "seat", "trunk" ]	Mac jumped off his bike and dashed for the back [MASK] of the car.	door
[ "bent", "struck", "blocked" ]	Paul quickly [MASK] the door so as to let Mac in, and the frightened man dived in, shutting the door behind him.	unlocked
[ "worried", "discouraged", "confused" ]	Paul quickly unlocked the door so as to let Mac in, and the [MASK] man dived in, shutting the door behind him.	frightened
[ "brave", "optimistic", "confident" ]	It was quite a while before Mac became [MASK] and cried out: "I thought I was going to die!"	calm
[ "full", "empty", "free" ]	My daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas.We were running [MASK] on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we would see a gas station soon enough to fill up.	1ow
[ "decided", "insisted", "admitted" ]	My daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas.We were running 1ow on gas somewhere in New Mexico and [MASK] we would see a gas station soon enough to fill up.	figured
[ "required", "wished", "proved" ]	But that didn't happen and we [MASK] we were not going to make it to the next town.So my daughter made up a sign that read"Low on gas.Can u help?	realized
[ "map", "guidance", "1ist" ]	But that didn't happen and we realized we were not going to make it to the next town.So my daughter made up a [MASK] that read"Low on gas.Can u help?	sign
[ "bag", "pocket", "room" ]	"and held it outside her [MASK] in the hope that a passing driver would notice it and stop.	window
[ "accept", "study", "check" ]	"and held it outside her window in the hope that a passing driver would [MASK] it and stop.	notice
[ "reaching", "helping", "noticing" ]	It was about 3:30 pm on a weekday and there weren't too many vehicles [MASK] us at that time.Then we found someone driving along ahead of us.	passing
[ "walking", "wandering", "running" ]	It was about 3:30 pm on a weekday and there weren't too many vehicles passing us at that time.Then we found someone [MASK] along ahead of us.	driving
[ "way", "strength", "case" ]	We caught up with it is the [MASK] that the driver would notice the sign.	hope
[ "excitement", "surprise", "worry" ]	After a brief expression of [MASK] on his face,he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over.We pulled over right behind him.	confusion
[ "walked", "settled", "1ay" ]	After a brief expression of confusion on his face,he seemed to have noticed the sign and [MASK] down to pull over.We pulled over right behind him.	slowed
[ "attempted", "started", "managed" ]	When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he [MASK] o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.	offered
[ "reported", "declared", "changed" ]	When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we [MASK] our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.	explained
[ "station", "producer", "seller" ]	When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas [MASK] on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.	pump
[ "wait", "stay", "work" ]	When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would [MASK] back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.	head
[ "fill", "pick", "put" ]	When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and [MASK] up our tank.	take
[ "dream", "1esson", "opinion" ]	We could not believe our good [MASK] !We were filled with gratitude for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough,he was back with the can.He refused to take payment for the gas,saying"What good is a man who cannot help another in need ."	fortune
[ "happiness", "patience", "modest" ]	We could not believe our good fortune !We were filled with gratitude for the [MASK] of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough,he was back with the can.He refused to take payment for the gas,saying"What good is a man who cannot help another in need ."	kindness
[ "promised", "forgot", "expected" ]	We could not believe our good fortune !We were filled with gratitude for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough,he was back with the can.He [MASK] to take payment for the gas,saying"What good is a man who cannot help another in need ."	refused
[ "managed", "intended", "remembered" ]	I [MASK] to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their lives . I remember a girl who started working there a few months after me.	liked
[ "jobs", "studies", "marriages" ]	I liked to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their [MASK] . I remember a girl who started working there a few months after me.	lives
[ "shopping", "talking", "going" ]	I liked to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their lives . I remember a girl who started [MASK] there a few months after me.	working
[ "though", "since", "unless" ]	She always smiled in a really happy way [MASK] one day when we got to work in the same department.	until
[ "similar", "nearby", "different" ]	She always smiled in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the [MASK] department.	same
[ "quietest", "busiest", "luckiest" ]	She smiled as if she was the [MASK] girl in the world.	happiest
[ "angry", "happy", "surprised" ]	I said, "I could feel you're very [MASK] , but you're always trying to hide it."	sad
[ "keep", "stop", "show" ]	I said, "I could feel you're very sad , but you're always trying to [MASK] it."	hide
[ "caught", "controlled", "checked" ]	Her mouth just dropped as if I had [MASK] her deepest secret, so we started talking.	discovered
[ "when", "how", "what" ]	She told me [MASK] she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to pretend that nothing was wrong.	why
[ "become", "make", "admit" ]	She told me why she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to [MASK] that nothing was wrong.	pretend
[ "protected", "recovered", "supported" ]	She'd always tell me I had [MASK] her life in so many ways.	changed
[ "customers", "neighbors", "classmates" ]	Today that girl is one of my best [MASK] . I really don't know what I would do upon her.	friends
[ "without", "for", "with" ]	Today that girl is one of my best friends . I really don't know what I would do [MASK] her.	upon
[ "simple", "strange", "perfect" ]	She has been there for me in every [MASK] way a friend could be.	possible
[ "before", "since", "because" ]	What I'm trying to say is that you never know [MASK] you're helping yourself.	when
[ "useful", "hopeful", "careful" ]	I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a [MASK] friend.	truthful
[ "worker", "passenger", "visitor" ]	So the next time you see a [MASK] and he needs someone who will listen to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say.	stranger
[ "belong", "refer", "turn" ]	So the next time you see a stranger and he needs someone who will [MASK] to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say.	listen
[ "pop", "classic", "jazz" ]	Do you know this Chinese [MASK] song by Luo Bin Wang?	folk
[ "living", "refusing", "wanting" ]	It is about a young man [MASK] to be with a beautiful girl in a far-away land.	longing
[ "success", "plan", "intention" ]	In listening to it, I had a great [MASK] to escape from this so-called western civilization and flee to that charming far-away land.	desire
[ "travel", "hike", "jog" ]	In listening to it, I had a great desire to escape from this so-called western civilization and [MASK] to that charming far-away land.	flee
[ "learning", "singing", "spreading" ]	It is said that Luo Bin Wang, born in the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life [MASK] the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area where people live a nomadic life, raising goats and sheep.	studying
[ "whom", "which", "how" ]	It is said that Luo Bin Wang, born in the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life studying the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area [MASK] people live a nomadic life, raising goats and sheep.	where
[ "rising", "carrying", "importing" ]	It is said that Luo Bin Wang, born in the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life studying the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area where people live a nomadic life, [MASK] goats and sheep.	raising
[ "worked", "sang", "played" ]	As a young man, he [MASK] all over north west China and became fascinated with the local folk songs.	toured
[ "interested", "absorbed", "lost" ]	As a young man, he toured all over north west China and became [MASK] with the local folk songs.	fascinated
[ "taught", "showed", "made" ]	His understanding of music [MASK] him to such a conclusion that Chinese folk songs were among the best in the world.	led
[ "softest", "oldest", "loudest" ]	His understanding of music led him to such a conclusion that Chinese folk songs were among the [MASK] in the world.	best
[ "compose", "play", "perform" ]	He undertook to collect and [MASK] hundreds of these traditional songs.	rewrite
[ "deeply", "seriously", "carefully" ]	Luo Bin Wang is [MASK] considered the King of Chinese Folk songs.	widely
[ "development", "safety", "economics" ]	His work helped to preserve and to promote a very special part of China's social [MASK] , and he has been thought highly of in China.	culture
[ "little", "top", "strictly" ]	His work helped to preserve and to promote a very special part of China's social culture , and he has been thought [MASK] of in China.	highly
[ "voice", "performance", "exercises" ]	Through his [MASK] ,many of the old songs have been preserved for future generations to enjoy , not only to his native country but also to the whole world.	efforts
[ "remember", "study", "play" ]	Through his efforts ,many of the old songs have been preserved for future generations to [MASK] , not only to his native country but also to the whole world.	enjoy
[ "But", "For", "As" ]	[MASK] in a way, Wang, together with his songs, belongs to China, and the world as well.	So
[ "flees", "wishes", "gets" ]	So in a way, Wang, together with his songs, [MASK] to China, and the world as well.	belongs
[ "before", "above", "for" ]	The music from the zither was delicately streaming [MASK] the whole station.	throughout
[ "heard", "found", "absorbed" ]	However, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly [MASK] the charming music.	appreciated
[ "confused", "excited", "stuck" ]	A three-year-old kid was so [MASK] by the music that he forgot everything around.	attracted
[ "Therefore", "Then", "Also" ]	[MASK] , in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price.	However
[ "convenient", "necessary", "easy" ]	However , in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely [MASK] to buy a ticket even at such a high price.	hard
[ "listeners", "viewers", "children" ]	Therefore, later, many [MASK] in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.	passers-by
[ "greeting", "paying", "contacting" ]	Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not [MASK] the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.	recognizing
[ "common", "meaningful", "expensive" ]	Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but [MASK] music feast.	cheap
[ "escaped", "abandoned", "submitted" ]	I have a very busy friend who totally [MASK] after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness.	changed
[ "decide", "want", "agree" ]	But his wife still did not [MASK] to conquer the illness and passed away after three months.	manage
[ "difficult", "present", "delightful" ]	Actually, I also missed something [MASK] before.	precious
[ "origin", "chance", "result" ]	The [MASK] we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow .	reason
[ "today", "nowadays", "yesterday" ]	The reason we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them [MASK] .	tomorrow
[ "easy", "comfortable", "charming" ]	Yet tomorrow is actually by no means [MASK] .	reliable
[ "works", "plans", "tasks" ]	There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people's [MASK] , they had only done two things: waiting and regretting.	lives
[ "protect", "miss", "suggest" ]	The result is that they were always too late to [MASK] what they had.	value
[ "top", "success", "scene" ]	However, when we reach the [MASK] we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish, because we have lost it by then.	condition
[ "say", "understand", "forget" ]	However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer [MASK] our wish, because we have lost it by then.	realize
[ "curious", "nervous", "particular" ]	My dad, "Mutt" Mantle is more than a father to me, sometimes more like a good judge of talent--"A" He was [MASK] about baseball.	crazy
[ "with", "for", "in" ]	He named me Mickey [MASK] a catcher he liked.	after
[ "hit", "swung", "tied" ]	Dad often [MASK] a toy baseball to my crib .	threw
[ "limits", "experiences", "hits" ]	I learned about the [MASK] on a ball field before I learned my ABC's.	positions
[ "period", "lecture", "shift" ]	That same day, I had my first [MASK] in switch-hitting Dad and Grandpa were in the yard when I came home from school.	lesson
[ "trick", "attack", "match" ]	They had a small bat and two tennis balls "Mickey," said Dad, " Grandpa and I have thought up at a new [MASK] .	game
[ "when", "like", "although" ]	When I throw, you swing right-handed [MASK] you always have.	as
[ "benefit", "potential", "percentage" ]	He knew that a player who can bat both right and left has a good [MASK] of making hit.	chance
[ "somehow", "someway", "somewhat" ]	[MASK] to make Dad happy."	anyway
[ "arrangements", "lessons", "exchanges" ]	So, every day after school we had switch-hitting [MASK] .	drills
[ "miss", "train", "hit" ]	After two weeks, I didn't [MASK] it any more.	mind
[ "hits", "throws", "legs" ]	My [MASK] were getting trained.	muscles
[ "far", "close", "possible" ]	After a year or two, Dad and Grandpa began throwing as [MASK] as they could.	hard

[ "still", "also", "even" ]

The wolf was getting closer and closer, [MASK] a dozen yards away.

just

[ "kicked", "hit", "pressed" ]

Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile [MASK] hard.

rode

[ "crazy", "wrong", "fair" ]

He knew clearly that he must be [MASK] not to slow down.

careful

[ "competitor", "killer", "protector" ]

Otherwise, he would become a [MASK] of the wolf.

victim

[ "decided", "declared", "found" ]

From a distance, they spotted what they [MASK] was a dog running after a man on a bike.

assumed

[ "faster", "stronger", "wiser" ]

As they got [MASK] they realized it was a wolf.

closer

[ "climber", "motorist", "runner" ]

The car veered around the [MASK] , then suddenly stopped in front of him.

cyclist

[ "sent", "fell", "turned" ]

Mac [MASK] off his bike and dashed for the back door of the car.

jumped

[ "window", "seat", "trunk" ]

Mac jumped off his bike and dashed for the back [MASK] of the car.

door

[ "bent", "struck", "blocked" ]

Paul quickly [MASK] the door so as to let Mac in, and the frightened man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

unlocked

[ "worried", "discouraged", "confused" ]

Paul quickly unlocked the door so as to let Mac in, and the [MASK] man dived in, shutting the door behind him.

frightened

[ "brave", "optimistic", "confident" ]

It was quite a while before Mac became [MASK] and cried out: "I thought I was going to die!"

calm

[ "full", "empty", "free" ]

My daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas.We were running [MASK] on gas somewhere in New Mexico and figured we would see a gas station soon enough to fill up.

1ow

[ "decided", "insisted", "admitted" ]

My daughter and I were driving from Los Angeles to Dallas.We were running 1ow on gas somewhere in New Mexico and [MASK] we would see a gas station soon enough to fill up.

figured

[ "required", "wished", "proved" ]

But that didn't happen and we [MASK] we were not going to make it to the next town.So my daughter made up a sign that read"Low on gas.Can u help?

realized

[ "map", "guidance", "1ist" ]

But that didn't happen and we realized we were not going to make it to the next town.So my daughter made up a [MASK] that read"Low on gas.Can u help?

sign

[ "bag", "pocket", "room" ]

"and held it outside her [MASK] in the hope that a passing driver would notice it and stop.

window

[ "accept", "study", "check" ]

"and held it outside her window in the hope that a passing driver would [MASK] it and stop.

notice

[ "reaching", "helping", "noticing" ]

It was about 3:30 pm on a weekday and there weren't too many vehicles [MASK] us at that time.Then we found someone driving along ahead of us.

passing

[ "walking", "wandering", "running" ]

It was about 3:30 pm on a weekday and there weren't too many vehicles passing us at that time.Then we found someone [MASK] along ahead of us.

driving

[ "way", "strength", "case" ]

We caught up with it is the [MASK] that the driver would notice the sign.

hope

[ "excitement", "surprise", "worry" ]

After a brief expression of [MASK] on his face,he seemed to have noticed the sign and slowed down to pull over.We pulled over right behind him.

confusion

[ "walked", "settled", "1ay" ]

After a brief expression of confusion on his face,he seemed to have noticed the sign and [MASK] down to pull over.We pulled over right behind him.

slowed

[ "attempted", "started", "managed" ]

When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he [MASK] o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.

offered

[ "reported", "declared", "changed" ]

When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we [MASK] our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.

explained

[ "station", "producer", "seller" ]

When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas [MASK] on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.

pump

[ "wait", "stay", "work" ]

When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would [MASK] back there,get a can of gasoline and take up our tank.

head

[ "fill", "pick", "put" ]

When he knows that we don't have enough gas,he offered o buy us gas at the next town Roswell.When we explained our difficulty of not having enough gas to get there,he said they had a gas pump on his farm about 10 minutes away,so if we could give him 20 minutes,he would head back there,get a can of gasoline and [MASK] up our tank.

take

[ "dream", "1esson", "opinion" ]

We could not believe our good [MASK] !We were filled with gratitude for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough,he was back with the can.He refused to take payment for the gas,saying"What good is a man who cannot help another in need ."

fortune

[ "happiness", "patience", "modest" ]

We could not believe our good fortune !We were filled with gratitude for the [MASK] of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough,he was back with the can.He refused to take payment for the gas,saying"What good is a man who cannot help another in need ."

kindness

[ "promised", "forgot", "expected" ]

We could not believe our good fortune !We were filled with gratitude for the kindness of strangers such as this person as we waited for him to return.Sure enough,he was back with the can.He [MASK] to take payment for the gas,saying"What good is a man who cannot help another in need ."

refused

[ "managed", "intended", "remembered" ]

I [MASK] to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their lives . I remember a girl who started working there a few months after me.

liked

[ "jobs", "studies", "marriages" ]

I liked to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their [MASK] . I remember a girl who started working there a few months after me.

lives

[ "shopping", "talking", "going" ]

I liked to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their lives . I remember a girl who started [MASK] there a few months after me.

working

[ "though", "since", "unless" ]

She always smiled in a really happy way [MASK] one day when we got to work in the same department.

until

[ "similar", "nearby", "different" ]

She always smiled in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the [MASK] department.

same

[ "quietest", "busiest", "luckiest" ]

She smiled as if she was the [MASK] girl in the world.

happiest

[ "angry", "happy", "surprised" ]

I said, "I could feel you're very [MASK] , but you're always trying to hide it."

sad

[ "keep", "stop", "show" ]

I said, "I could feel you're very sad , but you're always trying to [MASK] it."

hide

[ "caught", "controlled", "checked" ]

Her mouth just dropped as if I had [MASK] her deepest secret, so we started talking.

discovered

[ "when", "how", "what" ]

She told me [MASK] she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to pretend that nothing was wrong.

why

[ "become", "make", "admit" ]

She told me why she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to [MASK] that nothing was wrong.

pretend

[ "protected", "recovered", "supported" ]

She'd always tell me I had [MASK] her life in so many ways.

changed

[ "customers", "neighbors", "classmates" ]

Today that girl is one of my best [MASK] . I really don't know what I would do upon her.

friends

[ "without", "for", "with" ]

Today that girl is one of my best friends . I really don't know what I would do [MASK] her.

upon

[ "simple", "strange", "perfect" ]

She has been there for me in every [MASK] way a friend could be.

possible

[ "before", "since", "because" ]

What I'm trying to say is that you never know [MASK] you're helping yourself.

when

[ "useful", "hopeful", "careful" ]

I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a [MASK] friend.

truthful

[ "worker", "passenger", "visitor" ]

So the next time you see a [MASK] and he needs someone who will listen to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say.

stranger

[ "belong", "refer", "turn" ]

So the next time you see a stranger and he needs someone who will [MASK] to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say.

listen

[ "pop", "classic", "jazz" ]

Do you know this Chinese [MASK] song by Luo Bin Wang?

folk

[ "living", "refusing", "wanting" ]

It is about a young man [MASK] to be with a beautiful girl in a far-away land.

longing

[ "success", "plan", "intention" ]

In listening to it, I had a great [MASK] to escape from this so-called western civilization and flee to that charming far-away land.

desire

[ "travel", "hike", "jog" ]

In listening to it, I had a great desire to escape from this so-called western civilization and [MASK] to that charming far-away land.

flee

[ "learning", "singing", "spreading" ]

It is said that Luo Bin Wang, born in the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life [MASK] the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area where people live a nomadic life, raising goats and sheep.

studying

[ "whom", "which", "how" ]

It is said that Luo Bin Wang, born in the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life studying the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area [MASK] people live a nomadic life, raising goats and sheep.

where

[ "rising", "carrying", "importing" ]

It is said that Luo Bin Wang, born in the capital, Beijing, spent over the last 40 years of his life studying the songs and lifestyles of the peoples in the Qing Hai area of China, an area where people live a nomadic life, [MASK] goats and sheep.

raising

[ "worked", "sang", "played" ]

As a young man, he [MASK] all over north west China and became fascinated with the local folk songs.

toured

[ "interested", "absorbed", "lost" ]

As a young man, he toured all over north west China and became [MASK] with the local folk songs.

fascinated

[ "taught", "showed", "made" ]

His understanding of music [MASK] him to such a conclusion that Chinese folk songs were among the best in the world.

led

[ "softest", "oldest", "loudest" ]

His understanding of music led him to such a conclusion that Chinese folk songs were among the [MASK] in the world.

best

[ "compose", "play", "perform" ]

He undertook to collect and [MASK] hundreds of these traditional songs.

rewrite

[ "deeply", "seriously", "carefully" ]

Luo Bin Wang is [MASK] considered the King of Chinese Folk songs.

widely

[ "development", "safety", "economics" ]

His work helped to preserve and to promote a very special part of China's social [MASK] , and he has been thought highly of in China.

culture

[ "little", "top", "strictly" ]

His work helped to preserve and to promote a very special part of China's social culture , and he has been thought [MASK] of in China.

highly

[ "voice", "performance", "exercises" ]

Through his [MASK] ,many of the old songs have been preserved for future generations to enjoy , not only to his native country but also to the whole world.

efforts

[ "remember", "study", "play" ]

Through his efforts ,many of the old songs have been preserved for future generations to [MASK] , not only to his native country but also to the whole world.

enjoy

[ "But", "For", "As" ]

[MASK] in a way, Wang, together with his songs, belongs to China, and the world as well.

So

[ "flees", "wishes", "gets" ]

So in a way, Wang, together with his songs, [MASK] to China, and the world as well.

belongs

[ "before", "above", "for" ]

The music from the zither was delicately streaming [MASK] the whole station.

throughout

[ "heard", "found", "absorbed" ]

However, during the one-hour play only six or seven people truly [MASK] the charming music.

appreciated

[ "confused", "excited", "stuck" ]

A three-year-old kid was so [MASK] by the music that he forgot everything around.

attracted

[ "Therefore", "Then", "Also" ]

[MASK] , in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price.

However

[ "convenient", "necessary", "easy" ]

However , in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, the ticket can be sold for more than 100 dollars and it is extremely [MASK] to buy a ticket even at such a high price.

hard

[ "listeners", "viewers", "children" ]

Therefore, later, many [MASK] in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.

passers-by

[ "greeting", "paying", "contacting" ]

Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not [MASK] the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.

recognizing

[ "common", "meaningful", "expensive" ]

Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but [MASK] music feast.

cheap

[ "escaped", "abandoned", "submitted" ]

I have a very busy friend who totally [MASK] after knowing that his wife came down with a deadly illness.

changed

[ "decide", "want", "agree" ]

But his wife still did not [MASK] to conquer the illness and passed away after three months.

manage

[ "difficult", "present", "delightful" ]

Actually, I also missed something [MASK] before.

precious

[ "origin", "chance", "result" ]

The [MASK] we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow .

reason

[ "today", "nowadays", "yesterday" ]

The reason we missed those things is simple: we had thought that we could still own them [MASK] .

tomorrow

[ "easy", "comfortable", "charming" ]

Yet tomorrow is actually by no means [MASK] .

reliable

[ "works", "plans", "tasks" ]

There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people's [MASK] , they had only done two things: waiting and regretting.

lives

[ "protect", "miss", "suggest" ]

The result is that they were always too late to [MASK] what they had.

value

[ "top", "success", "scene" ]

However, when we reach the [MASK] we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish, because we have lost it by then.

condition

[ "say", "understand", "forget" ]

However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer [MASK] our wish, because we have lost it by then.

realize

[ "curious", "nervous", "particular" ]

My dad, "Mutt" Mantle is more than a father to me, sometimes more like a good judge of talent--"A" He was [MASK] about baseball.

crazy

[ "with", "for", "in" ]

He named me Mickey [MASK] a catcher he liked.

after

[ "hit", "swung", "tied" ]

Dad often [MASK] a toy baseball to my crib .

threw

[ "limits", "experiences", "hits" ]

I learned about the [MASK] on a ball field before I learned my ABC's.

positions

[ "period", "lecture", "shift" ]

That same day, I had my first [MASK] in switch-hitting Dad and Grandpa were in the yard when I came home from school.

lesson

[ "trick", "attack", "match" ]

They had a small bat and two tennis balls "Mickey," said Dad, " Grandpa and I have thought up at a new [MASK] .

game

[ "when", "like", "although" ]

When I throw, you swing right-handed [MASK] you always have.

as

[ "benefit", "potential", "percentage" ]

He knew that a player who can bat both right and left has a good [MASK] of making hit.

chance

[ "somehow", "someway", "somewhat" ]

[MASK] to make Dad happy."

anyway

[ "arrangements", "lessons", "exchanges" ]

So, every day after school we had switch-hitting [MASK] .

drills

[ "miss", "train", "hit" ]

After two weeks, I didn't [MASK] it any more.

mind

[ "hits", "throws", "legs" ]

My [MASK] were getting trained.

muscles

[ "far", "close", "possible" ]

After a year or two, Dad and Grandpa began throwing as [MASK] as they could.

hard