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[ "flatmate", "colleague", "relative" ]
The following week she invited me to go for milk tea with her and her [MASK] I though that the girl would seize the opportunity to practice English.
daughter
[ "abandon", "own", "get" ]
The following week she invited me to go for milk tea with her and her daughter I though that the girl would [MASK] the opportunity to practice English.
seize
[ "speech", "description", "argument" ]
However, most of our [MASK] was in Chinese!
conversation
[ "so", "unless", "if" ]
They even went to great length to help me practice [MASK] my Chinese is only middle level.
as
[ "performance", "vacation", "trip" ]
Our next [MASK] was when we gathered together to make dumplings.
meeting
[ "behave", "pretend", "look" ]
They made me [MASK] completely at ease in their home.
feel
[ "recent", "familiar", "difficult" ]
After these [MASK] meet-ups I have spent lots of time with the family, and I feel that they have become my own family abroad.
initial
[ "parent", "community", "group" ]
After these initial meet-ups I have spent lots of time with the family, and I feel that they have become my own [MASK] abroad.
family
[ "message", "challenge", "signal" ]
Fortunately, I didn't let our western point of view act as a [MASK] .
barrier
[ "embarrassing", "changeable", "disturbing" ]
This experience has made my stay in China [MASK] I feel like this simple difference in attitude is something we in the west can learn from Chinese culture.
unforgettable
[ "restriction", "competence", "Privilege" ]
This experience has made my stay in China unforgettable I feel like this simple difference in [MASK] is something we in the west can learn from Chinese culture.
attitude
[ "showed", "attended", "expressed" ]
So I asked him, "Keith, have I done anything that really [MASK] your feelings?"
hurt
[ "candy", "book", "picture" ]
Immediately, he said, "Yes, last Christmas you promised us a special [MASK] that I really wanted but you never gave it to me."
toy
[ "often", "always", "ever" ]
Immediately, he said, "Yes, last Christmas you promised us a special toy that I really wanted but you [MASK] gave it to me."
never
[ "challenge", "message", "idea" ]
The [MASK] was that I'd completely forgotten about it.
fact
[ "complained", "apologized", "explained" ]
I [MASK] , "Is there anything else I've done wrong, but I haven't apologized for ?"
continued
[ "with", "to", "in" ]
I continued , "Is there anything else I've done wrong, but I haven't apologized [MASK] ?"
for
[ "suggestion", "memory", "blame" ]
Again, his [MASK] was immediate, "Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the hospital because Kate, my little sister, was going to be born?
answer
[ "church", "school", "garden" ]
Again, his answer was immediate, "Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the [MASK] because Kate, my little sister, was going to be born?
hospital
[ "knew", "imagined", "discovered" ]
I couldn't believe he [MASK] all the details!
remembered
[ "worried", "happy", "satisfied" ]
"After you came back from the hospital you were [MASK] to see the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place, and then you punished me."
angry
[ "nothing", "somebody", "nobody" ]
"After you came back from the hospital you were angry to see the suitcase had been opened and [MASK] had been thrown all over the place, and then you punished me."
everything
[ "praised", "helped", "educated" ]
"After you came back from the hospital you were angry to see the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place, and then you [MASK] me."
punished
[ "hopeless", "inspired", "encouraged" ]
I felt [MASK] . I hugged Keith and asked him to forgive me.
terrible
[ "support", "criticize", "suspect" ]
I felt terrible . I hugged Keith and asked him to [MASK] me.
forgive
[ "easy", "direct", "funny" ]
I went to ask him the [MASK] question.
same
[ "mother", "sister", "father" ]
Kevin answered as immediately as his [MASK] , "Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forget about it."
brother
[ "Because", "Since", "Until" ]
[MASK] Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised.
Though
[ "strange", "interesting", "difficult" ]
The [MASK] thing wasn't the toy.
important
[ "rudely", "equally", "truly" ]
The problem was that I'd made a promise too [MASK] and didn't keep it as their mother.
lightly
[ "reflects", "reads", "explains" ]
That [MASK] two out of every three people simply don't know the ability they already have to be successful when it's right there in their hands!
means
[ "chance", "strength", "reason" ]
That means two out of every three people simply don't know the [MASK] they already have to be successful when it's right there in their hands!
ability
[ "immediately", "properly", "accurately" ]
That means two out of every three people simply don't know the ability they already have to be successful when it's [MASK] there in their hands!
right
[ "Because", "What", "While" ]
[MASK] if you want others to believe in you, you have to believe in yourself first.
But
[ "challenge", "admit", "help" ]
Remember: "No one can make you feel inferior unless you [MASK] them."
let
[ "if", "except", "until" ]
A successful businessman says, "You can't push anyone up a ladder [MASK] he knows he can climb himself."
unless
[ "quiz", "question", "mystery" ]
Many of us have an image [MASK] , the image we have of ourselves.
problem
[ "When", "While", "Since" ]
[MASK] one guy put it: "You can't win a horse race if you think you look funny on a horse."
As
[ "curious", "good-looking", "serious" ]
As one guy put it: "You can't win a horse race if you think you look [MASK] on a horse."
funny
[ "knock", "strike", "defend" ]
To succeed, the first person you have to [MASK] is yourself!
beat
[ "settle", "bend", "fix" ]
Just [MASK] your mind and you'll change your life.
change
[ "imagine", "expect", "doubt" ]
You know that people used to [MASK] that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would stop our circulation of blood and kill us?
think
[ "start", "help", "close" ]
You know that people used to think that if human beings traveled faster than 30 miles an hour it would [MASK] our circulation of blood and kill us?
stop
[ "empty", "reasonable", "terrible" ]
Thank goodness a few people didn't believe that [MASK] thinking, or we wouldn't be riding in cars, buses, and flying in airplanes today.
silly
[ "realize", "understand", "judge" ]
You'll never know until you [MASK] . Roger Bannister was the first human being to run a mile in less than 4 minutes.
try
[ "after", "since", "because" ]
But [MASK] he did it, most people in the world didn't think it was even possible Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly runners all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes!
before
[ "likely", "unbelievable", "impossible" ]
But before he did it, most people in the world didn't think it was even [MASK] Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly runners all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes!
possible
[ "workers", "competitors", "players" ]
But before he did it, most people in the world didn't think it was even possible Yet only weeks after Bannister did it, suddenly [MASK] all over the world began running a mile in less than 4 minutes!
runners
[ "simply", "seldom", "never" ]
If we believe something can be done, we'll [MASK] do it.
usually
[ "houses", "rooms", "offices" ]
The animals lived in [MASK] with iron bars.
cages
[ "Therefore", "So", "Though" ]
[MASK] ,for the animals, the cageswere small and impossible to hide in.
However
[ "masters", "managers", "trainers" ]
Although the zoo [MASK] took good care of them,many of the animals did not feel comfortable and they often became ill .
keepers
[ "workers", "students", "visitors" ]
Although the zoo keepers took good care of them,many of the [MASK] did not feel comfortable and they often became ill .
animals
[ "excited", "angry", "frightened" ]
Although the zoo keepers took good care of them,many of the animals did not feel comfortable and they often became [MASK] .
ill
[ "difficult", "warm", "different" ]
In modern zoos, people can see animals in more [MASK] conditions.
natural
[ "time", "sunshine", "water" ]
The animals are given more [MASK] in large places so that they can live more as they would in nature .
freedom
[ "forests", "rivers", "mountains" ]
The animals are given more freedom in large places so that they can live more as they would in [MASK] .
nature
[ "in", "by", "near" ]
Trees and grass grow in the cages, and water flows [MASK] the places that the animals live in.There are few bars.
through
[ "stones", "earth", "oil" ]
Instead , there is often a deep ditch, filled with [MASK] , which surrounds a space where several sorts of animals live together as they would naturally.
water
[ "families", "classes", "groups" ]
Instead , there is often a deep ditch, filled with water , which surrounds a space where several [MASK] of animals live together as they would naturally.
sorts
[ "people", "food", "fishes" ]
In an American zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with [MASK] ,some small animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live naturally .In a zoo in New York, because of special night light ,people can observe certain animals that are active only at night, when most zoos are closed.
trees
[ "happily", "deeply", "hardly" ]
In an American zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees ,some small animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live [MASK] .In a zoo in New York, because of special night light ,people can observe certain animals that are active only at night, when most zoos are closed.
naturally
[ "moon", "sign", "signal" ]
In an American zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees ,some small animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live naturally .In a zoo in New York, because of special night [MASK] ,people can observe certain animals that are active only at night, when most zoos are closed.
light
[ "sensitive", "living", "sleeping" ]
In an American zoo, the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees ,some small animals and many birds, and large enough for the birds to live naturally .In a zoo in New York, because of special night light ,people can observe certain animals that are [MASK] only at night, when most zoos are closed.
active
[ "snakes", "monkeys", "tigers" ]
Some other zoos have special places for animals that live in cold conditions like the [MASK] from the Arctic.
bears
[ "buy", "sell", "catch" ]
Modern zoos not only show animals for visitors, but also [MASK] and save rare animals.
keep
[ "Satisfied", "Confused", "Surprised" ]
26 [MASK] about her son, she dashed out.
Worried
[ "speaking", "laughing", "waving" ]
What she saw shocked her: Her son Tommy was standing from his armchair, pointing to a cute little dog and [MASK] excitedly.
shouting
[ "about", "after", "for" ]
If you knew the 3-year-old boy couldn't walk or speak [MASK] that, you would not wonder why Mrs. Smith was so shocked at the sight of his son's behavior.
before
[ "thought", "sound", "touch" ]
If you knew the 3-year-old boy couldn't walk or speak before that, you would not wonder why Mrs. Smith was so shocked at the [MASK] of his son's behavior.
sight
[ "clever", "foolish", "shy" ]
Actually, Tommy is a very [MASK] boy, with golden hair and big blue eyes, but when you talk with him you may find there is something wrong with him: He fails to make eye contact with you or to respond to you; instead, he murmurs to himself about something nobody can understand ----- he lives in a word of his own.
handsome
[ "has", "used", "hates" ]
Actually, Tommy is a very handsome boy, with golden hair and big blue eyes, but when you talk with him you may find there is something wrong with him: He [MASK] to make eye contact with you or to respond to you; instead, he murmurs to himself about something nobody can understand ----- he lives in a word of his own.
fails
[ "you", "someone", "strangers" ]
Actually, Tommy is a very handsome boy, with golden hair and big blue eyes, but when you talk with him you may find there is something wrong with him: He fails to make eye contact with you or to respond to you; instead, he murmurs to [MASK] about something nobody can understand ----- he lives in a word of his own.
himself
[ "missed", "admired", "pleased" ]
He surely [MASK] the boy.
liked
[ "bending", "bouncing", "moving" ]
He ran to him and sat before him, his body [MASK] and his tail wagging.
shaking
[ "teeth", "tail", "hand" ]
The boy reached his hand to touch the dog's face while the dog licked the boy's hand with his [MASK] .
tongue
[ "two", "both", "all" ]
Then they began to "talk", "laugh", and "walking" on [MASK] legs around the yard.
four
[ "regret", "sorrow", "anger" ]
Seeing this, tears of [MASK] filled Mrs. Smith's eyes.
joy
[ "beat", "encouraged", "ignored" ]
Three years before, her husband had [MASK] her and her son because of her son's illness, and ever since her son had been the center of her life.
abandoned
[ "trouble", "importance", "meaning" ]
Three years before, her husband had abandoned her and her son because of her son's illness, and ever since her son had been the [MASK] of her life.
center
[ "common", "ordinary", "normal" ]
From then on, the little dog became their [MASK] visitor and Tommy gradually stepped out of his own world and turned normal boy.
frequent
[ "immediately", "continuously", "actually" ]
From then on, the little dog became their frequent visitor and Tommy [MASK] stepped out of his own world and turned normal boy.
gradually
[ "neighbors", "enemies", "colleagues" ]
Animals have been [MASK] of mankind for thousands of years.
friends
[ "foolish", "noble", "selfish" ]
Man has turned more cunning and less reliable as he has become more [MASK] , while animals remain pure and innocent, so that he feels more comfortable with them than with his fellow creature.
clever
[ "got", "taught", "remembered" ]
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet [MASK] anything about the Chinese culture .
learned
[ "language", "food", "habit" ]
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet learned anything about the Chinese [MASK] .
culture
[ "hardly", "certainly", "carefully" ]
One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was [MASK] given a cup of Chinese tea.
immediately
[ "tired", "happy", "interested" ]
She was not [MASK] and she also found this type of tea rather bitter .
thirsty
[ "sweet", "nice", "cold" ]
She was not thirsty and she also found this type of tea rather [MASK] .
bitter
[ "take", "have", "buy" ]
Hoping to finish it quickly so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not [MASK] , she started to drink as much of it as she could.
like
[ "practised", "stopped", "tried" ]
But as soon as her cup became half - full, the host [MASK] on giving her more.
insisted
[ "value", "end", "importance" ]
Several times she told the host that she had had enough , but it seemed to have no [MASK] .
effect
[ "moved", "changed", "emptied" ]
Her cup kept being [MASK] , and she kept on drinking.
filled
[ "talk", "party", "investigation" ]
During the time of her [MASK] , she drank about twelve cups of tea.
visit
[ "drunk", "absorbed", "filled" ]
Later she found out that she should have just [MASK] the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough.
left
[ "modern", "ancient", "Eastern" ]
Influenced by her [MASK] culture, she felt it too impolite to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests that she had had enough!
Western
[ "polite", "easy", "uneasy" ]
Influenced by her Western culture, she felt it too [MASK] to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests that she had had enough!
impolite
[ "cyclist", "teacher", "pilot" ]
A shepherd was herding his sheep when suddenly a brandnew sports car came out of a dust cloud towards him.The [MASK] was a young man in a new designer suit,designer shoes ,designer sunglasses and a designer tie.He leaned out the window and asked the shepherd,"If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have here,will you give me one?"
driver
[ "clothes", "trousers", "socks" ]
A shepherd was herding his sheep when suddenly a brandnew sports car came out of a dust cloud towards him.The driver was a young man in a new designer suit,designer [MASK] ,designer sunglasses and a designer tie.He leaned out the window and asked the shepherd,"If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have here,will you give me one?"
shoes
[ "took", "put", "looked" ]
A shepherd was herding his sheep when suddenly a brandnew sports car came out of a dust cloud towards him.The driver was a young man in a new designer suit,designer shoes ,designer sunglasses and a designer tie.He [MASK] out the window and asked the shepherd,"If I tell you exactly how many sheep you have here,will you give me one?"
leaned