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[
"indeed",
"either",
"immediately"
] |
Then as I grew older, they began to use baseball [MASK]
So you know how I, today's baseball star Mickey Mantle, got my star as a Switch-Hitter.
|
instead
|
[
"why",
"when",
"what"
] |
Then as I grew older, they began to use baseball instead
So you know [MASK] I, today's baseball star Mickey Mantle, got my star as a Switch-Hitter.
|
how
|
[
"drive",
"commute",
"settle"
] |
We [MASK] from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere , from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement .
|
move
|
[
"abroad",
"somewhere",
"nowhere"
] |
We move from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job [MASK] , from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement .
|
elsewhere
|
[
"deliver",
"protect",
"educate"
] |
We move from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere , from the home where we [MASK] our children to the home where we plan to live in retirement .
|
raise
|
[
"death",
"i<IMG>llness",
"sadness"
] |
We move from the city to the suburbs, from high school to college in a different state, from a job in one region to a better job elsewhere , from the home where we raise our children to the home where we plan to live in [MASK] .
|
retirement
|
[
"mostly",
"mainly",
"rarely"
] |
With each move we are [MASK] making new friends, who become part of our new life.
|
forever
|
[
"winter",
"spring",
"autumn"
] |
For many of us the [MASK] is a special time for forming new friendships.
|
summer
|
[
"along",
"freely",
"together"
] |
Today, millions of Americans go on vocation [MASK] , and they go not only to see new sights but also -- in those places where they do not feel too strange -- with the hope of meeting new people.
|
abroad
|
[
"alone",
"scared",
"remote"
] |
Today, millions of Americans go on vocation abroad , and they go not only to see new sights but also -- in those places where they do not feel too [MASK] -- with the hope of meeting new people.
|
strange
|
[
"allows",
"desires",
"imagines"
] |
No one really [MASK] a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.
|
expects
|
[
"form",
"develop",
"ignore"
] |
Surely in every country people [MASK] friendship.
|
value
|
[
"kind",
"generous",
"helpful"
] |
The word "friend" to American people can be applied to a wide range of relationships -- to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a close business companion, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a [MASK] colleague.
|
trusted
|
[
"varieties",
"distinctions",
"diversities"
] |
There are real [MASK] among these relations for Americans -- a friendship may be shallow , casual, situational or deep and lasting.
|
differences
|
[
"informal",
"reliable",
"fragile"
] |
There are real differences among these relations for Americans -- a friendship may be [MASK] , casual, situational or deep and lasting.
|
shallow
|
[
"Moving",
"Flowing",
"Going"
] |
[MASK] as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no obvious differences.
|
Coming
|
[
"heavy",
"explicit",
"strong"
] |
Coming as a guest into an American home, the European visitor finds no [MASK] differences.
|
obvious
|
[
"weird",
"stressed",
"strange"
] |
The atmosphere is [MASK] .
|
relaxed
|
[
"with",
"on",
"for"
] |
Most people, old and young, are called [MASK] first names.
|
by
|
[
"seen",
"dropped",
"fond"
] |
The watch, which Mrs Smith had [MASK] on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.
|
laid
|
[
"able",
"sorry",
"sure"
] |
We were [MASK] to go back for class again when the headmaster called us together and said, I've got a little job for you boys.
|
about
|
[
"forward",
"straight",
"out"
] |
We were about to go back for class again when the headmaster called us [MASK] and said, I've got a little job for you boys.
|
together
|
[
"fun",
"trick",
"prize"
] |
We were about to go back for class again when the headmaster called us together and said, I've got a little [MASK] for you boys.
|
job
|
[
"now",
"here",
"there"
] |
This kind of thing has happened [MASK] , she says ---- it just slips off her wrist .
|
before
|
[
"goes",
"throws",
"falls"
] |
This kind of thing has happened before , she says ---- it just [MASK] off her wrist .
|
slips
|
[
"Say",
"Guess",
"Check"
] |
[MASK] if you're clever enough to find it.
|
See
|
[
"get",
"put",
"keep"
] |
Let's [MASK] it clear the boy who does so will get a useful reward .
|
make
|
[
"this",
"such",
"that"
] |
Let's make it clear the boy who does [MASK] will get a useful reward .
|
so
|
[
"quick",
"early",
"worthy"
] |
Everybody wished to be the [MASK] one.
|
lucky
|
[
"hurt",
"interested",
"worried"
] |
Mrs Smith, however, didn't seem at all [MASK] .In fact, she looked angry.
|
pleased
|
[
"just",
"ever",
"almost"
] |
She took the watch without [MASK] a "Thank you".
|
even
|
[
"had",
"made",
"helped"
] |
Jim got his reward a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who [MASK] him to write a composition on the dangers of smoking.
|
told
|
[
"of",
"in",
"at"
] |
Jim got his reward a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who told him to write a composition [MASK] the dangers of smoking.
|
on
|
[
"nervous",
"quick",
"good"
] |
What could [MASK] Jim write about?
|
poor
|
[
"lecture",
"point",
"matter"
] |
He hadn't listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the [MASK] .
|
subject
|
[
"leading",
"walking",
"running"
] |
It was about 5 o'clock in the afternoon and I was [MASK] to my daughter's school.
|
driving
|
[
"shopping",
"dancing",
"sightseeing"
] |
Our plan was to go [MASK] together.
|
swimming
|
[
"farm",
"park",
"school"
] |
I'd stopped at a [MASK] to get some fresh fruit.
|
shop
|
[
"during",
"since",
"once"
] |
We like to have some fruit to eat [MASK] our swim.
|
after
|
[
"Under",
"Along",
"Beside"
] |
[MASK] my road was another road which was built like a bridge . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples beside me and started to eat one.
|
Over
|
[
"roof",
"cover",
"top"
] |
Over my road was another road which was built like a [MASK] . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples beside me and started to eat one.
|
bridge
|
[
"under",
"along",
"inside"
] |
Over my road was another road which was built like a bridge . I was hungry so I put the bag of apples [MASK] me and started to eat one.
|
beside
|
[
"Finally",
"Actually",
"Slowly"
] |
[MASK] I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side.
|
Suddenly
|
[
"roll",
"burst",
"jump"
] |
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to [MASK] from side to side.
|
move
|
[
"been",
"broken",
"done"
] |
Perhaps something had [MASK] wrong with my car.
|
gone
|
[
"parked",
"started",
"moved"
] |
I drove a little more slowly and then I [MASK] the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
|
stopped
|
[
"put",
"ran",
"jumped"
] |
I drove a little more slowly and then I stopped the car and at the same moment the road [MASK] onto the cars in front of me.
|
fell
|
[
"afternoon",
"sun",
"car"
] |
I found myself in the [MASK] . I couldn't move.
|
dark
|
[
"noisy",
"dusty",
"blood"
] |
All round me was [MASK] But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise.
|
quiet
|
[
"on",
"at",
"by"
] |
I had been [MASK] an earthquake.
|
in
|
[
"food",
"sandwiches",
"bread"
] |
Luckily I could reach the bag of [MASK] , so at least I had plenty to eat.
|
apples
|
[
"climbing",
"shouting",
"driving"
] |
Then I heard people [MASK] towards me.
|
moving
|
[
"know",
"tell",
"understand"
] |
A team of people had come to [MASK] if anyone was under the broken road.
|
see
|
[
"falling",
"breaking",
"dirty"
] |
A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the [MASK] road.
|
broken
|
[
"sleeping",
"eating",
"going"
] |
"How are you [MASK] ?
|
feeling
|
[
"gave",
"cared",
"offered"
] |
My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old.I always [MASK] people as soon as possible with whatever they needed.
|
helped
|
[
"lazy",
"tired",
"kind"
] |
At that time, I noticed that many [MASK] people had difficulty going to the grocery store after a snowstorm.I would spend part of a snowy Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they needed anything from the store.The store was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them.I liked it and it made them so happy , too.
|
old
|
[
"before",
"until",
"since"
] |
At that time, I noticed that many old people had difficulty going to the grocery store [MASK] a snowstorm.I would spend part of a snowy Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they needed anything from the store.The store was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them.I liked it and it made them so happy , too.
|
after
|
[
"fine",
"funny",
"busy"
] |
At that time, I noticed that many old people had difficulty going to the grocery store after a snowstorm.I would spend part of a [MASK] Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they needed anything from the store.The store was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them.I liked it and it made them so happy , too.
|
snowy
|
[
"got",
"fetched",
"took"
] |
At that time, I noticed that many old people had difficulty going to the grocery store after a snowstorm.I would spend part of a snowy Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they [MASK] anything from the store.The store was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them.I liked it and it made them so happy , too.
|
needed
|
[
"factory",
"hospital",
"college"
] |
At that time, I noticed that many old people had difficulty going to the grocery store after a snowstorm.I would spend part of a snowy Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they needed anything from the store.The [MASK] was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them.I liked it and it made them so happy , too.
|
store
|
[
"sad",
"strange",
"young"
] |
At that time, I noticed that many old people had difficulty going to the grocery store after a snowstorm.I would spend part of a snowy Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor's apartment doors to ask if they needed anything from the store.The store was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them.I liked it and it made them so [MASK] , too.
|
happy
|
[
"whether",
"when",
"why"
] |
My friends asked me [MASK] I was doing and after some time some of them joined in and it became a habit as time went by.I never asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would put the change in my pocket secretly.The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
|
what
|
[
"turned",
"looked",
"gave"
] |
My friends asked me what I was doing and after some time some of them [MASK] in and it became a habit as time went by.I never asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would put the change in my pocket secretly.The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
|
joined
|
[
"rule",
"tradition",
"custom"
] |
My friends asked me what I was doing and after some time some of them joined in and it became a [MASK] as time went by.I never asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would put the change in my pocket secretly.The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
|
habit
|
[
"usually",
"always",
"sometimes"
] |
My friends asked me what I was doing and after some time some of them joined in and it became a habit as time went by.I [MASK] asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would put the change in my pocket secretly.The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
|
never
|
[
"choose",
"save",
"keep"
] |
My friends asked me what I was doing and after some time some of them joined in and it became a habit as time went by.I never asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would [MASK] the change in my pocket secretly.The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them.
|
put
|
[
"think",
"guess",
"find"
] |
When I went to college, many of these people would [MASK] my mother about me, but my mother didn't always know who they were.It was through those conversations between my mother and these people that she learned about what I used to do for them -- I had never told her.
|
ask
|
[
"and",
"so",
"or"
] |
When I went to college, many of these people would ask my mother about me, [MASK] my mother didn't always know who they were.It was through those conversations between my mother and these people that she learned about what I used to do for them -- I had never told her.
|
but
|
[
"discussion",
"statements",
"speeches"
] |
When I went to college, many of these people would ask my mother about me, but my mother didn't always know who they were.It was through those [MASK] between my mother and these people that she learned about what I used to do for them -- I had never told her.
|
conversations
|
[
"finished",
"stopped",
"lasted"
] |
I [MASK] helping others when I was 12 and it continues until today.Now, I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true kindness .At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not share it with everyone.I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike.
|
started
|
[
"pauses",
"remains",
"follows"
] |
I started helping others when I was 12 and it [MASK] until today.Now, I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true kindness .At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not share it with everyone.I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike.
|
continues
|
[
"love",
"friendship",
"honesty"
] |
I started helping others when I was 12 and it continues until today.Now, I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true [MASK] .At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not share it with everyone.I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike.
|
kindness
|
[
"show",
"divide",
"deliver"
] |
I started helping others when I was 12 and it continues until today.Now, I'm a teacher and teaching my students the art of true kindness .At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not [MASK] it with everyone.I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike.
|
share
|
[
"walking",
"running",
"driving"
] |
One day,I was [MASK] along a street to the interview when a yellow car suddenly cut in front of me.
|
cycling
|
[
"then",
"while",
"as"
] |
One day,I was cycling along a street to the interview [MASK] a yellow car suddenly cut in front of me.
|
when
|
[
"As",
"For",
"By"
] |
[MASK] another car coming in the other direction ,I had to brake hard and bumped another cyclist.
|
With
|
[
"condition",
"position",
"location"
] |
With another car coming in the other [MASK] ,I had to brake hard and bumped another cyclist.
|
direction
|
[
"knocked",
"beat",
"rushed"
] |
With another car coming in the other direction ,I had to brake hard and [MASK] another cyclist.
|
bumped
|
[
"happily",
"unfortunately",
"disappointedly"
] |
We both fell,but [MASK] neither of us was hurt.
|
luckily
|
[
"which",
"that",
"what"
] |
I became angry and cycled as fast as possible to the driver of the yellow car to tell him [MASK] I considered him.
|
how
|
[
"worker",
"cyclist",
"boss"
] |
I told him what a bad [MASK] I thought he was and he was a(n) risk to other people on the road.
|
driver
|
[
"pity",
"idiot",
"fool"
] |
I told him what a bad driver I thought he was and he was a(n) [MASK] to other people on the road.
|
risk
|
[
"black",
"white",
"pale"
] |
His face turned [MASK] . I warned him not to drive carelessly in the future so that everyone else could enjoy a long life.
|
red
|
[
"carefully",
"slowly",
"patiently"
] |
His face turned red . I warned him not to drive [MASK] in the future so that everyone else could enjoy a long life.
|
carelessly
|
[
"job",
"meeting",
"appointment"
] |
I was in time for the [MASK] .
|
interview
|
[
"excitement",
"joy",
"anger"
] |
Having walked into the room,to my [MASK] ,I found one of the three interviewers happened to be the driver of the yellow car.
|
astonishment
|
[
"wanted",
"seemed",
"planned"
] |
Having walked into the room,to my astonishment ,I found one of the three interviewers [MASK] to be the driver of the yellow car.
|
happened
|
[
"making",
"breaking",
"stopping"
] |
We looked at each other for a while, [MASK] silent.
|
keeping
|
[
"up",
"at",
"into"
] |
Then I decided to look [MASK] the whole matter as a great joke!
|
on
|
[
"little",
"more",
"less"
] |
I laughed and told him that I talked [MASK] the last time we met and this time it was turn for him to talk a great deal.
|
much
|
[
"hoped",
"heard",
"wished"
] |
Lost in thought for a while,he [MASK] that I was not going to say anything about his bad driving.
|
found
|
[
"fast",
"terribly",
"slowly"
] |
The interview went [MASK] .
|
well
|
[
"realize",
"want",
"know"
] |
I was pleased that the manager--the driver of the yellow car,didn't [MASK] my rudeness to him.
|
mind
|
[
"runs",
"teaches",
"dances"
] |
To perfect her skills, Lola [MASK] for four hours a day, five days a week.
|
trains
|
[
"unless",
"after",
"though"
] |
That's especially impressive, [MASK] she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly.
|
since
|
[
"guess",
"assume",
"predict"
] |
She often sees double and can't [MASK] how far away things are.
|
tell
|
[
"suspected",
"remembered",
"imagined"
] |
When she was little, her mom [MASK] that even though she couldn't see well , she was fearless.
|
noticed
|
[
"deeply",
"ahead",
"closely"
] |
When she was little, her mom noticed that even though she couldn't see [MASK] , she was fearless.
|
well
|
[
"task",
"event",
"show"
] |
She loved the [MASK] right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
|
sport
|
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