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[ "coldly", "seriously", "carefully" ]
As other students were met at their stops, I looked out of the window [MASK] .
sadly
[ "paid", "called", "dropped" ]
Finally ,the bus pulled into my stop, and I [MASK] off, beginning the long journey home.
stepped
[ "considered", "imagined", "remembered" ]
Upon a closer watch, I [MASK] it was the top of my father's head.
realized
[ "fallen", "left", "lain" ]
Then I knew, each time I 'd come home, he had [MASK] behind the hedge, watching, until I arrived safely.
stood
[ "try", "watch", "know" ]
He did [MASK] after all.
care
[ "quick", "easy", "small" ]
I could hardly wait to watch for its [MASK] movement on my way home.
secret
[ "confident", "happy", "angry" ]
he'd say, pretending to be [MASK] . I replied, "Yes, Dad, it's me.
surprised
[ "bag", "basket", "hands" ]
The little boy still stood there, sadly, holding the [MASK] . I walked toward him and asked who he wished to give this doll to.
money
[ "shop", "sweet", "model" ]
The little boy still stood there, sadly, holding the money . I walked toward him and asked who he wished to give this [MASK] to.
doll
[ "shocked", "excited", "proud" ]
She was [MASK] that Santa Claus would bring it to her."
sure
[ "calm", "surprised", "amazed" ]
Don't be [MASK] ."
worried
[ "easily", "angrily", "happily" ]
But he replied [MASK] , "No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her now.
sadly
[ "cousin", "friend", "neighbor" ]
I have to give the doll to my [MASK] so she can give it to my sister when she goes there.
mommy
[ "but", "or", "though" ]
Daddy says that Mommy is going there very soon too, [MASK] I think she can take it to my sister."
so
[ "quickly", "clearly", "simply" ]
My heart [MASK] stopped.
nearly
[ "change", "need", "influence" ]
Then he showed me a nice photo of him, "I want Mommy to take my picture with her, so she won't [MASK] me."
forget
[ "cover", "beg", "watch" ]
I quickly reached for my wallet and said, "Let's [MASK] again.
check
[ "borrowed", "returned", "connected" ]
I [MASK] some money without him seeing and we started to count it.
added
[ "repeat", "report", "show" ]
I added some money without him seeing and we started to [MASK] it.
count
[ "useless", "special", "unnecessary" ]
There was enough for the doll and even some [MASK] money.
spare
[ "understood", "followed", "recognized" ]
He [MASK] me!
heard
[ "expect", "agree", "stop" ]
But I didn't [MASK] to ask God for too much.
dare
[ "funny", "strange", "dangerous" ]
How [MASK] it is!"
wonderful
[ "respect", "patience", "suffering" ]
The [MASK] that the little boy had for his mother and his sister moved me greatly.
love
[ "upset", "puzzled", "troubled" ]
The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister [MASK] me greatly.
moved
[ "through", "across", "up" ]
About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 36 [MASK] to the sea.
down
[ "loading", "covering", "uncovering" ]
"Those two men are 37 [MASK] heavy rocks.
unloading
[ "way", "revolution", "process" ]
I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 38 [MASK] . "
era
[ "ask", "attempt", "hope" ]
"You don't 39 [MASK] a crane to unload less than a dozen rocks, do you?"
expect
[ "happen", "fail", "have" ]
"But those men don't 40 [MASK] to have muscles at all," said Michael, rather surprised.
seem
[ "ambitious", "potential", "energetic" ]
"They are 41 [MASK] laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 42 carry .
experienced
[ "take", "fetch", "bring" ]
"They are 41 experienced laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 42 [MASK] .
carry
[ "back", "chest", "arms" ]
See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his [MASK] .
shoulder
[ "on", "toward", "under" ]
Some of the rock's weight is set 44 [MASK] his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand.
against
[ "supported", "grasped", "strengthened" ]
His legs are well 45 [MASK] ."
placed
[ "however", "so", "therefore" ]
46 [MASK] he certainly well knows his job.
but
[ "chemistry", "biology", "psychology" ]
And to think we have been studying 47 [MASK] ! "
physics
[ "control", "affect", "remove" ]
Suddenly, he said, "Technology won't 48 [MASK] the human being completely, it appears."
replace
[ "proposed", "refused", "denied" ]
49 [MASK] Joshua.
agreed
[ "can't", "mustn't", "needn't" ]
"You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 50 [MASK] use that equipment to harvest tea leaves and tomatoes, will you?"
won't
[ "clean", "old", "new" ]
"Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 52 [MASK] as ever --- that's domestic technology for you! "
dirty
[ "caught", "arranged", "convinced" ]
"One day, perhaps, there won't be anybody 53 [MASK] who can carry a large rock the way those men do.
left
[ "mysterious", "technological", "modern" ]
It's not going to be a very 54 [MASK] world, I'm afraid."
exciting
[ "That", "This", "They" ]
55 [MASK] will always be other things that will make the world exciting. "
There
[ "time", "money", "jobs" ]
If I wasn't studying or worrying about [MASK] , I was taking part in many activities after class or attempting to make my plans for college .
grades
[ "career", "business", "holidays" ]
If I wasn't studying or worrying about grades , I was taking part in many activities after class or attempting to make my plans for [MASK] .
college
[ "permanent", "better-paid", "respectable" ]
As the senior year began to slow down, I got a [MASK] ob working at a local coffee shop.
part-time
[ "free", "demanding", "difficult" ]
I had expected that the job would be [MASK] , but there are moments when I was angry at the human race as a whole, simply because I couldn't seem to please anyone.
easy
[ "events", "feelings", "chances" ]
I had expected that the job would be easy , but there are [MASK] when I was angry at the human race as a whole, simply because I couldn't seem to please anyone.
moments
[ "admire", "contact", "excite" ]
I had expected that the job would be easy , but there are moments when I was angry at the human race as a whole, simply because I couldn't seem to [MASK] anyone.
please
[ "quit", "enjoyed", "avoided" ]
However, I [MASK] working at this coffee shop.
kept
[ "poor", "big", "potential" ]
One day, one of my [MASK] customers came in, looking depressed and defeated.
regular
[ "order", "illness", "feeling" ]
I asked what the [MASK] was and if I could help, but the customer wouldn't say any details.
problem
[ "tearing", "covering", "folding" ]
He just said that he felt like lying on the bed, [MASK] the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years.
pulling
[ "what", "why", "whether" ]
I knew exactly [MASK] he felt.
how
[ "angrily", "nervously", "hopefully" ]
He looked at me [MASK] because he hadn't ordered anything but the coffee.
doubtfully
[ "ordered", "returned", "promised" ]
Instead of ordering anything, he [MASK] me a pink rose and a thank-you note saying that not too many people took the time to care about others and that he was delighted there were still people like me in the world.
handed
[ "themselves", "customers", "him" ]
Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a pink rose and a thank-you note saying that not too many people took the time to care about [MASK] and that he was delighted there were still people like me in the world.
others
[ "curious", "worried", "disturbed" ]
Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a pink rose and a thank-you note saying that not too many people took the time to care about others and that he was [MASK] there were still people like me in the world.
delighted
[ "regular", "kind", "interesting" ]
As time went on, I came across many [MASK] customers.
complaining
[ "lonely", "proud", "happy" ]
But anytime I felt [MASK] , I thought of that little note .
discouraged
[ "dialogue", "bag", "rose" ]
But anytime I felt discouraged , I thought of that little [MASK] .
note
[ "mind", "tables", "doubts" ]
Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my [MASK] and ask politely, "How can I help you?"
throat
[ "remember", "stress", "forget" ]
But it's one we need to [MASK] !
learn
[ "ruins", "surprise", "debt" ]
My son Rob came home in [MASK] one day.
tears
[ "got", "broken", "picked" ]
Some older kids had [MASK] him up in the school.
beaten
[ "constant", "little", "free" ]
We called the school and found [MASK] support.
great
[ "kids", "doctor", "headmaster" ]
"And you should call the [MASK] ."
police
[ "expected", "refused", "prepared" ]
Rob [MASK] to look out of the window and shouted, "There are the boys who beat me up!"
happened
[ "suddenly", "quietly", "carefully" ]
I [MASK] began to think what I should do, but my wife Bev acted first.
immediately
[ "struggled", "answered", "scolded" ]
I immediately began to think what I should do, but my wife Bev [MASK] first.
acted
[ "gift", "card", "view" ]
She opened the door, saying with a [MASK] , "Hi guys.
smile
[ "partners", "passers-by", "enemies" ]
But they were [MASK] , after all, so one of them said, "Sure.
teenagers
[ "sideways", "off", "around" ]
They followed her [MASK] and Bev gently introduced herself, Rob's brothers and me.
indoors
[ "friend", "toy", "photo" ]
She even introduced Rusty, the [MASK] .
dog
[ "allow", "request", "warn" ]
Her idea was to [MASK] them to see Rob was a person, not a target.
help
[ "quiet", "healthy", "strong" ]
He had a family; he lived in a neighborhood and even owned a [MASK] dog.
friendly
[ "imagination", "journey", "experiment" ]
Bev drew them into [MASK] while we ate ice cream.
conversation
[ "difficulty", "danger", "shame" ]
I know there has been some [MASK] in the school.
trouble
[ "forgave", "admitted", "paused" ]
Eventually they [MASK] , saying there would be no more trouble.
apologized
[ "disease", "mistake", "discussing" ]
The headmaster called back the following week and asked about the [MASK] .
fighting
[ "doubted", "begged", "argued" ]
he [MASK] . I said, "We fed them ice cream."
wondered
[ "thought", "favor", "view" ]
And against his friends' [MASK] , he decided to travel alone .
advice
[ "away", "along", "abroad" ]
And against his friends' advice , he decided to travel [MASK] .
alone
[ "certain", "possible", "proper" ]
This is a [MASK] time to travel in London, for crowds of people go home from work at this hour.
bad
[ "and", "so", "but" ]
This is a bad time to travel in London, [MASK] crowds of people go home from work at this hour.
for
[ "hoped", "planned", "happened" ]
He [MASK] to join a long line of people waiting for tickets.
had
[ "chance", "time", "luck" ]
When at last his [MASK] came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller.
turn
[ "Thus", "But", "Therefore" ]
[MASK] ,he got the right ticket in the end and , by asking people the way, he also found the right platform .
However
[ "train", "conductor", "station" ]
However ,he got the right ticket in the end and , by asking people the way, he also found the right [MASK] .
platform
[ "caught", "covered", "seized" ]
It was [MASK] tight with people.
packed
[ "try", "succeed", "expect" ]
He did not [MASK] to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better position to get on the next one.
manage
[ "situation", "state", "condition" ]
He did not manage to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better [MASK] to get on the next one.
position
[ "fighting", "struggling", "drawn" ]
When the train came in, Tom was [MASK] forward onto the train by the push of people from behind.
swept
[ "help", "strike", "support" ]
When the train came in, Tom was swept forward onto the train by the [MASK] of people from behind.
push
[ "notices", "marks", "scenes" ]
He was unable to see the [MASK] of the stations where the train stopped , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth stop along the line.
names
[ "left", "started", "moved" ]
He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train [MASK] , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth stop along the line.
stopped
[ "pause", "arrival", "part" ]
He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth [MASK] along the line.
stop
[ "puzzled", "exciting", "tired" ]
When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling [MASK] that his journey had been so easy.
glad
[ "result", "mistake", "question" ]
He explained his [MASK] to a man who was standing on the platform.
difficulty