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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