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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
|
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