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[ "boring", "enjoyable", "unsatisfactory" ]
Though learning gymnastics has been more [MASK] for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit.
different
[ "talent", "quality", "nature" ]
She doesn't let her [MASK] stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
condition
[ "doubt", "advantage", "program" ]
Her biggest [MASK] is the balance beam.
challenge
[ "examine", "express", "open" ]
"You have to [MASK] your mind that it'll take you where you want to go."
trust
[ "harmful", "unfair", "inconvenient" ]
The beam is probably the most [MASK] for anyone because it's four inches wide.
fearful
[ "to", "on", "against" ]
At the state competition, Lola didn't fall [MASK] the beam.
off
[ "greeted", "served", "paid" ]
Lola doesn't want to be [MASK] differently from the other girls on her team.
treated
[ "pains", "stresses", "injuries" ]
At the competitions, the judges don't know about her vision [MASK] .
problems
[ "friendly", "flexible", "caution" ]
Her mom is amazed by her [MASK] attitude.
positive
[ "defending", "winning", "bargaining" ]
Lola never thinks about [MASK] .
quitting
[ "standard", "range", "view" ]
Her [MASK] is to reach Level 9.
goal
[ "until", "as", "before" ]
She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids [MASK] she grew up.
when
[ "tired", "ashamed", "confident" ]
Lola is [MASK] of all her hard work and success.
proud
[ "plan", "reward", "responsibility" ]
Her [MASK] for others is "just believe yourself".
advice
[ "decided", "began", "tried" ]
I quickly [MASK] to be delighted.
pretended
[ "borrowed", "sold", "stole" ]
After all, the giver was Michael, my four-year-old son, who had [MASK] the distasteful item at his school's Christmas bazaar .
purchased
[ "politely", "anxiously", "hurriedly" ]
"I bought it for you Mama,"he [MASK] yelled, offering it up to me, arms outstretched, face beaming, eyes big, blue and bright.
proudly
[ "some", "every", "each" ]
At his young age, he had [MASK] way of knowing that this cheap-looking thing, was the antithesis of all I valued about Christmas decor .
no
[ "discovered", "remembered", "abandoned" ]
At his young age, he had no way of knowing that this cheap-looking thing, was the antithesis of all I [MASK] about Christmas decor .
valued
[ "desperately", "purposely", "joyfully" ]
"We'll...put it...here...on...on the ...kitchen table,"I [MASK] said.
hesitantly
[ "fashionable", "homemade", "artificial" ]
The rest of the house was decorated with beautiful, [MASK] materials from the garden.
natural
[ "out", "along", "off" ]
And each year, I demonstrated unique and attractive ways to bring the outdoors [MASK] with creative decorating ideas.
in
[ "connection", "harmony", "satisfaction" ]
He must have noticed my [MASK] with decorating and thought I would be pleased with such a gift.
fascination
[ "arrived", "pulled", "left" ]
Soon my older children [MASK] through the back door, excited to relay the adventures of their day and display their precious purchases.
burst
[ "labour", "energy", "discoveries" ]
Soon my older children burst through the back door, excited to relay the [MASK] of their day and display their precious purchases.
adventures
[ "weeks", "days", "hours" ]
Within [MASK] , the kitchen table was piled with crude snacks: "Where are the rest of the things you bought?
seconds
[ "assuming", "doubting", "arguing" ]
"I turned and asked Michael, [MASK] he hadn't eaten the snacks at school or on the way home.
hoping
[ "moved", "limited", "attracted" ]
"I spent all my money on your present,"he said proudly, not the least bit [MASK] by the chatter and delight floating in the air as the others admired their booty .
bothered
[ "stored", "judged", "sold" ]
"I spent all my money on your present,"he said proudly, not the least bit bothered by the chatter and delight floating in the air as the others [MASK] their booty .
admired
[ "colour", "appearance", "responsibility" ]
Suddenly, this ugly, boring gift took on a new [MASK] .
significance
[ "produce", "exchange", "enjoy" ]
"I asked, unconvinced that a four-year-old boy would [MASK] candy and cupcakes and things designed to attract kids in order to buy a present for his mom.
ignore
[ "appeal", "cheat", "enjoy" ]
"I asked, unconvinced that a four-year-old boy would ignore candy and cupcakes and things designed to [MASK] kids in order to buy a present for his mom.
attract
[ "finally", "gradually", "largely" ]
Ugliness [MASK] blossomed into beauty.
suddenly
[ "picking", "losing", "Enjoying" ]
He or she works close to the canvas ------ [MASK] small sections at a time in the process of completing the whole painting.
painting
[ "scientists", "teachers", "physicists" ]
But every once in a while, the [MASK] must step back from their work and look at the whole picture.
Artists
[ "turn", "change", "Give" ]
Only by stepping away from what they're working on can they [MASK] the proper perspective .
gain
[ "special", "ordinary", "Popular" ]
The proper point of view is [MASK] to the end result.
important
[ "Although", "Where", "Because" ]
[MASK] it's a business, a project or your life, you need to step back sometimes in order to get it right.
Whether
[ "finally", "immediately", "Slowly" ]
Whether it's a business, a project or your life, you need to step back [MASK] in order to get it right.
sometimes
[ "height", "depth", "Length" ]
From a [MASK] , you can see things you can't see when you're close.
distance
[ "meet", "destroy", "collect" ]
It's all too easy to focus on something but [MASK] the important parts needed to create a satisfying result.
Miss
[ "repairing", "touching", "Hiding" ]
Stephen Covey calls it " [MASK] the saw ".
sharpening
[ "interesting", "clever", "Practical" ]
It would be [MASK] to keep sawing away without stopping from time to time to make your tool sharper.
foolish
[ "way", "mind", "Sense" ]
It would be foolish to keep sawing away without stopping from time to time to make your [MASK] sharper.
tool
[ "notice", "find", "Lose" ]
But unfortunately, that's what too many of us [MASK] .
do
[ "through", "before", "behind" ]
Just as in music --- we need spaces [MASK] the notes in order to create the lovely melody .
Between
[ "music", "sound", "Pollution" ]
A continuous collection of notes with no spaces is not good --- it's [MASK] .
noise
[ "prove", "desert", "Explain" ]
At other times, it's best to take a course or attend a meeting to [MASK] some new complete break, to go away and just do something totally Different --- do a voluntary work, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or some other worthy cause.
get
[ "difficult", "necessary", "common" ]
At other times, it's best to take a course or attend a meeting to get some new complete break, to go away and just do something totally [MASK] --- do a voluntary work, build a house for Habitat for Humanity or some other worthy cause.
Different
[ "native", "attractive", "Sensitive" ]
Without them, we are not [MASK] and we don't enjoy our work or our life as much.
creative
[ "reduces", "disappears", "Improves" ]
Our pressure [MASK] and both our work and our health suffer.
increases
[ "whose", "that", "whether" ]
We tend to overlook the power of smiling, [MASK] can work out many wonders and miracles.
which
[ "What", "Whom", "Who" ]
[MASK] I met on the way, they always gave me a friendly greeting accompanied with a nice smile as soon as our eyes had contacted .
Whoever
[ "touched", "changed", "connected" ]
Whoever I met on the way, they always gave me a friendly greeting accompanied with a nice smile as soon as our eyes had [MASK] .
contacted
[ "painful", "honest", "angry" ]
This kind of smiling exchange represented the most [MASK] part of my jogging experience in the State.
enjoyable
[ "method", "hobby", "belief" ]
When it comes to doing business, my [MASK] is "I love to see my customers smile".
motto
[ "put", "give", "get" ]
It can [MASK] away any clouds and unpleasant feelings.
clear
[ "Whatever", "Wherever", "However" ]
[MASK] I see her photo, her giggle echoes around my ears.
Whenever
[ "appears", "cries", "adds" ]
Whenever I see her photo, her giggle [MASK] around my ears.
echoes
[ "further", "then", "but" ]
The little reserved and controlled smile of my wife, [MASK] , reflects the beauty of a matured and well-learnt woman.
however
[ "little", "much", "beautiful" ]
It is so [MASK] in my eyes.
meaningful
[ "cry", "sound", "acting" ]
Julia Robert's [MASK] is nothing but roaring like earthquake or volcano.
laughter
[ "change", "realize", "quarrel" ]
Americans may [MASK] in many other ways, but they all agree that Julia is America's sweetheart.
differ
[ "hate", "think", "refuse" ]
Nobody can [MASK] her laughter plays a very good part in her acting.
deny
[ "developed", "divided", "roared" ]
Both of us [MASK] into a kind of Julia's laughter.
burst
[ "for", "with", "to" ]
Every time we came home, she jumped up and down and insisted [MASK] giving me some lipping.
on
[ "open", "closed", "cleaned" ]
When I held her gently and asked her to give me a little smile, she just [MASK] her mouth and half closed her eyes, looking like every inch of smiling.
widened
[ "exercise", "work", "training" ]
There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring [MASK] at the theatre.
practice
[ "already", "yet", "only" ]
With opening night only a week away, I was [MASK] learning my lines.
still
[ "of", "over", "out" ]
As I walked, I thought seriously [MASK] giving up both acting and San Francisco.
about
[ "busy", "crowded", "noisy" ]
As I walked down [MASK] streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold.
empty
[ "proud", "confident", "excited" ]
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very [MASK] and cold.
small
[ "fast", "immediately", "rapidly" ]
I turned [MASK] , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun.
quickly
[ "Therefore", "Consequently", "Subsequently" ]
[MASK] , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast.
Still
[ "Gradually", "Absolutely", "Exactly" ]
[MASK] I wasn't cold or tired anymore.
Suddenly
[ "which", "that", "what" ]
I ran out of the door and back to [MASK] I'd heard the noise.
where
[ "amusing", "amazing", "amazed" ]
The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an [MASK] look in his eyes.
amused
[ "couldn't", "didn't", "shouldn't" ]
I [MASK] get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back.
wouldn't
[ "still", "already", "certainly" ]
I [MASK] had gotten back some enjoyment of city life.
also
[ "permitted", "escaped", "regretted" ]
I [MASK] being poor, not having enough to buy my small children a few simple toys.
hated
[ "make", "award", "lend" ]
I hated being poor, not having enough to [MASK] my small children a few simple toys.
buy
[ "split", "spend", "save" ]
I felt bad again because I didn't feel I could [MASK] anything to give him.
spare
[ "though", "since", "if" ]
I started walking towards the entrance [MASK] two cars entered empty parking spaces in front of me.
when
[ "sharp", "dull", "pure" ]
The first was a [MASK] , new Cadillac which became the envy of me the moment I saw it.
shiny
[ "target", "item", "bargain" ]
The first was a shiny , new Cadillac which became the [MASK] of me the moment I saw it.
envy
[ "precious", "rare", "expensive" ]
"How [MASK] ", I thought, "would it be to have enough money to buy a car like that!"
nice
[ "therefore", "anyhow", "besides" ]
The second car, [MASK] , was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.
however
[ "merely", "hopefully", "seldom" ]
A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store [MASK] past the bell ringer without a second glance .
right
[ "smile", "nod", "wave" ]
A man got out of the Cadillac and hurried into the store right past the bell ringer without a second [MASK] .
glance
[ "firmly", "bravely", "casually" ]
Out of the old car came a young mother with three small children following [MASK] behind her.
closely
[ "paid", "passed", "rejected" ]
Her clothes looked as worn out as her car, yet she stopped at the entrance and [MASK] a bill.
donated
[ "equality", "sympathy", "approval" ]
In that second a(n) [MASK] touched me, my envy and dislike left me, and all the love and joy filled me.
warmth
[ "visited", "reached", "missed" ]
In that second a(n) warmth touched me, my envy and dislike [MASK] me, and all the love and joy filled me.
left
[ "took", "handed", "started" ]
I fished a bill out of my own purse, [MASK] it in the Salvation Army kettle, and wished the bell ringer a "Merry Christmas!"
dropped
[ "extremely", "thus", "just" ]
For me right now, it might mean not buying that extra shirt or a cup of coffee and 41 [MASK] saving the money to help someone in need .
instead
[ "secrets", "gifts", "decorations" ]
For my kids, it might mean sharing [MASK] , happily taking turns in the playground.
toys
[ "deserve", "discuss", "learn" ]
I like to [MASK] thinking of others and finding a way to help them as "kindness".
describe
[ "taking", "paying", "costing" ]
On this particular day, instead of [MASK] a lot of money on a lunch out in the restaurant, we bought some cute little toys to give to strangers.
spending
[ "grateful", "naughty", "straight" ]
On this particular day, instead of spending a lot of money on a lunch out in the restaurant, we bought some [MASK] little toys to give to strangers.
cute
[ "why", "how", "that" ]
I asked the boys [MASK] they would like to give these toys to other children.
if