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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
|
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