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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
|
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