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[
"Therefore",
"However",
"Yet"
] | "You can do it," said my mother, " [MASK] , you won't get much business until lunch." | Besides |
[
"of",
"on",
"about"
] | "But I'll never remember the orders, and I'm no good [MASK] money. | with |
[
"blame",
"fool",
"frighten"
] | Please, Mom, don't [MASK] me." | make |
[
"bar",
"day",
"answer"
] | I thought my mother's [MASK] was a bad one, but I obeyed . | idea |
[
"guessed",
"begged",
"admitted"
] | I thought my mother's idea was a bad one, but I [MASK] . | obeyed |
[
"angry",
"sad",
"ashamed"
] | When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was [MASK] . | worried |
[
"surprised",
"impolite",
"pleased"
] | The line of people grew, and everybody seemed [MASK] , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I broke a cup into pieces. | impatient |
[
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"ruined"
] | The line of people grew, and everybody seemed impatient , I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I [MASK] a cup into pieces. | broke |
[
"scold",
"beat",
"save"
] | Then my mother came to [MASK] me, and she also showed me how to make change . | help |
[
"money",
"lunch",
"coffee"
] | Then my mother came to help me, and she also showed me how to make [MASK] . | change |
[
"two",
"four",
"five"
] | If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over [MASK] quarters and a dollar and said, "75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five." | three |
[
"fairly",
"simply",
"conveniently"
] | Things went more [MASK] after that. | smoothly |
[
"discouraged",
"disturbed",
"distrusted"
] | I was even a little [MASK] when the sun came out and dried up business. | disappointed |
[
"thought",
"stated",
"announced"
] | My mother said she was proud of me, and when she [MASK] that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. | suggested |
[
"preparing",
"examining",
"describing"
] | I was too busy [MASK] the restaurant I would open one day. | imagining |
[
"present",
"past",
"immediate"
] | While express mail represents efficiency and speed and is popular in China, there is another type of mail emerging as a new business-- " [MASK] mail". | future |
[
"supplying",
"bringing",
"holding"
] | Lin Xiaofan, a senior high school student in Hefei, instructs one of the companies [MASK] the service. | offering |
[
"love",
"letter",
"money"
] | "Offering this service makes people slow down and let them understand the meaning of [MASK] in
another way," said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a "future mail"
company in Hefei. | time |
[
"championship",
"reflection",
"connection"
] | Zheng thinks "future mail" letters are
"reminders of affection, [MASK] , and love." | friendship |
[
"Parents",
"her",
"Mother"
] | Feng Xiao, a youth who feels pressure despite some achievement in her career, decided to write a letter to [MASK] on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her 30th birthday through a "future mail". | herself |
[
"25th",
"35th",
"20th"
] | Feng Xiao, a youth who feels pressure despite some achievement in her career, decided to write a letter to herself on her 25th birthday and have it delivered five years later on her [MASK] birthday through a "future mail". | 30th |
[
"early",
"later",
"future"
] | "I expressed my thoughts about my [MASK] life and my expectations for the future to encourage myself to face up to the challenges of my life with courage," Feng said. | current |
[
"reach",
"look",
"search"
] | "I expressed my thoughts about my current life and my expectations for the future to encourage myself to [MASK] up to the challenges of my life with courage," Feng said. | face |
[
"name",
"age",
"figure"
] | While "future mail" is gaining popularity, some are concerned about what happens if the postal [MASK] of
the receiver changes or if the company goes broke before
letters are delivered. | address |
[
"buy",
"compete",
"bring"
] | Zheng said customers are required to [MASK] an acceptance form and make an
assessment so they can be compensated if their letters or goods are lost or damaged. | complete |
[
"words",
"contents",
"secrets"
] | "I won't be too disappointed even if I
cannot receive my letters, because for me what is more important are the [MASK] when I write the letter," said Zhu Min, who works for a foreign
company in Shanghai. | feelings |
[
"workers",
"managers",
"employees"
] | Most of the business' [MASK] are
college students and young white-collar workers. | customers |
[
"draw",
"expect",
"get"
] | Most people [MASK] their
hopes and wishes in the letter so they can experience the
connection between the past and the present when they
receive the letter. | put |
[
"predict",
"inspect",
"research"
] | Most people put their
hopes and wishes in the letter so they can [MASK] the
connection between the past and the present when they
receive the letter. | experience |
[
"so",
"although",
"for"
] | Most people put their
hopes and wishes in the letter so they can experience the
connection between the past and the present [MASK] they
receive the letter. | when |
[
"good",
"standard",
"great"
] | Cocoa is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady, so you can see we both qualify as [MASK] citizens. | senior |
[
"tiring",
"hungry",
"bad"
] | He is a [MASK] companion. | wonderful |
[
"leave",
"cry",
"jump"
] | He does many amusing things that make me [MASK] , and when that happens, he is so delighted that he just keeps it up. | laugh |
[
"as",
"when",
"and"
] | He does many amusing things that make me laugh , and when that happens, he is so delighted [MASK] he just keeps it up. | that |
[
"then",
"though",
"as"
] | I was sitting on the floor playing with him, [MASK] he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my chest . | when |
[
"body",
"shoulder",
"arm"
] | I was sitting on the floor playing with him, when he started pawing and smelling at the right side of my [MASK] . | chest |
[
"right",
"good",
"unexpected"
] | To Cocoa, one "no" is usually [MASK] , but not that day. | enough |
[
"hurriedly",
"rudely",
"slowly"
] | He stopped briefly, and then [MASK] ran toward me, throwing his entire weight at the right side of my chest. | suddenly |
[
"surprise",
"trouble",
"danger"
] | He crashed into me and I cried in [MASK] , falling down to the floor. | pain |
[
"experiments",
"researches",
"papers"
] | I went to my doctors, and after X-rays [MASK] and lab work were done, they told me I had cancer. | tests |
[
"cancer",
"body",
"number"
] | When cancer starts, a [MASK] of calcium builds. | wall |
[
"watch",
"have",
"get"
] | This made it possible for me to [MASK] the lump. | notice |
[
"ran",
"kept",
"entered"
] | I had a complete mastectomy and the cancer has not [MASK] to any other part of my body. | spread |
[
"common",
"much",
"early"
] | The doctors told me if the cancer had gone undetected even six more months, it would have been too [MASK] . | late |
[
"ashamed",
"afraid",
"tired"
] | Was Cocoa [MASK] of just what he was doing? | aware |
[
"returning",
"skipping",
"wandering"
] | When you're living a busy life, every minute must be accounted for, you feel like you must be checking something off the list, or [MASK] to the next destination, And no matter how you divide your attention there's never enough time in a day to catch up. | rushing |
[
"lose",
"escape",
"avoid"
] | When you're living a busy life, every minute must be accounted for, you feel like you must be checking something off the list, or rushing to the next destination, And no matter how you [MASK] your attention there's never enough time in a day to catch up. | divide |
[
"neighbor",
"friend",
"sister"
] | Six years ago I was lucky to have a stop-and-smell-the roses type of [MASK] .When I needed to be out, she was taking her time picking out a purse and a crown. | child |
[
"continue",
"agree",
"decide"
] | When I needed to have a quick lunch, she'd [MASK] to speak to the elderly woman who looked like her grandma. | stop |
[
"Wherever",
"Although",
"Since"
] | [MASK] my child caused me to deviate from my schedule, I thought to myself, "We don't have time for this." | Whenever |
[
"money",
"space",
"permission"
] | Whenever my child caused me to deviate from my schedule, I thought to myself, "We don't have [MASK] for this." | time |
[
"happily",
"secretly",
"anxiously"
] | As a result, the two words I most [MASK] spoke to her were; "Hurry up." | commonly |
[
"game",
"job",
"business"
] | I started my [MASK] with it. " | day |
[
"enjoyed",
"began",
"spent"
] | I [MASK] my day with it. | ended |
[
"measure",
"reduce",
"reach"
] | Although the words did little to [MASK] my child's speed, I said them anyway . | increase |
[
"again",
"instead",
"otherwise"
] | Although the words did little to increase my child's speed, I said them [MASK] . | anyway |
[
"settled",
"started",
"broke"
] | Then one day, things [MASK] .We'd just picked my older daughter up from kindergarten and were getting out of the car. | changed |
[
"far",
"normally",
"quietly"
] | Not going [MASK] enough, my older daughter said to her little sister, "You are so slow." | fast |
[
"ourselves",
"them",
"her"
] | When she crossed her arms and let out a sigh, I saw [MASK] it was a terrible sight. | myself |
[
"worried",
"appreciated",
"supported"
] | I was a mother who pushed and pressured and [MASK] a small who simply wanted to enjoy life. | hurried |
[
"credit",
"good",
"justice"
] | My eyes were opened; I saw the [MASK] my hurried existence was doing to my children. | damage |
[
"hope",
"prefer",
"plan"
] | I looked into my small child's eyes and said, "I [MASK] to be more patient from now on." | promise |
[
"begged",
"adopted",
"fooled"
] | I [MASK] her who was now smiling at her mother's promise. | hugged |
[
"lifetime",
"minute",
"team"
] | Living at a slower speed still takes a(n) [MASK] ,but my younger daughter is my living reminder of why I must keep trying. | effort |
[
"for",
"to",
"among"
] | I'm unfamiliar [MASK] the students, most of them trying to adapt themselves to their new environment. | with |
[
"concentrate",
"adopt",
"devote"
] | I'm unfamiliar with the students, most of them trying to [MASK] themselves to their new environment. | adapt |
[
"offered",
"bothered",
"challenged"
] | When Jennifer [MASK] me with a question on the second day, I was thankful for the chance to connect at least one name with a face. | approached |
[
"prepared",
"disappointed",
"embarrassed"
] | When Jennifer approached me with a question on the second day, I was [MASK] for the chance to connect at least one name with a face. | thankful |
[
"so",
"or",
"and"
] | Her writing wasn't perfect, [MASK] her effort was. | but |
[
"receive",
"contact",
"give"
] | She was excited to [MASK] , which made me enjoy teaching her. | learn |
[
"argue",
"care",
"admit"
] | I didn't [MASK] then how much she would also teach me. | realize |
[
"beyond",
"to",
"with"
] | She wasn't asking a question [MASK] a paper I'd returned. | about |
[
"However",
"Therefore",
"Besides"
] | [MASK] , she said quietly: "I didn't attend classes yesterday. | Instead |
[
"shy",
"excited",
"delighted"
] | I gave her a sideways look, [MASK] . | astonished |
[
"impressed",
"supported",
"attracted"
] | I'm fine now," she [MASK] me. | comforted |
[
"expecting",
"producing",
"taking"
] | Two nights later, her father called to tell me that Jennifer would be [MASK] a few classes. | missing |
[
"better",
"sicker",
"heavier"
] | Her condition grew [MASK] . | worse |
[
"hardly",
"mainly",
"frequently"
] | I was [MASK] frightened when I saw the pale, thin and weak girl who, only ten days earlier, had displayed life and warmth in my classroom. | truly |
[
"success",
"school",
"attitude"
] | A week later, Jennifer herself called me to tell me she was on the road to [MASK] . | recovery |
[
"idea",
"influence",
"opinion"
] | "I have no [MASK] that you'll be with us." | doubt |
[
"shares",
"creates",
"exchanges"
] | I remembered what her father had said in his first phone call: "school [MASK] everything to Jenny." | means |
[
"crying",
"sobbing",
"shaking"
] | Then five weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Jenny in her seat, [MASK] She handed in all of her missed homework, completed with thought and excellence. | smiling |
[
"late",
"soon",
"slowly"
] | She was born in 1913 and left high school [MASK] to care for her sick grandmother and mother. | early |
[
"kind",
"rich",
"old"
] | She was born in 1913 and left high school early to care for her [MASK] grandmother and mother. | sick |
[
"standing",
"put",
"singing"
] | On Dec. 1,1955, Rosa Parks and three other black people were 43 [MASK] in the middle area of a bus 44 when a white person got on the bus and wanted a seat. | seated |
[
"since",
"while",
"as"
] | On Dec. 1,1955, Rosa Parks and three other black people were 43 seated in the middle area of a bus 44 [MASK] a white person got on the bus and wanted a seat. | when |
[
"recommended",
"suggested",
"proposed"
] | The bus driver [MASK] that all four black people leave their seats so the white person would not have to sit next to any of them. | demanded |
[
"hesitated",
"decided",
"agreed"
] | The three other blacks got up, but Rosa [MASK] , She was arrested. | refused |
[
"warned",
"invited",
"reminded"
] | Laws in the American South [MASK] black people to attend separate schools, live in separate areas of a city and sit m separate areas on a bus . | forced |
[
"taxi",
"truck",
"ship"
] | Laws in the American South forced black people to attend separate schools, live in separate areas of a city and sit m separate areas on a [MASK] . | bus |
[
"outside",
"front",
"middle"
] | Black people sat in the [MASK] 0fthebus.Both groups could sit in a middle area. | back |
[
"Therefore",
"Besides",
"Otherwise"
] | [MASK] , black people sitting in that part of the bus were expected to leave their seats if a white person wanted to sit there. | However |
[
"pretended",
"disliked",
"stopped"
] | However , black people sitting in that part of the bus were expected to leave their seats if a white person [MASK] to sit there. | wanted |
[
"medical",
"fair",
"serious"
] | Rosa Parks refused to leave her seat just because she was tired of accepting [MASK] treatment. | unequal |
[
"blind",
"violent",
"extreme"
] | This act of [MASK] disobedience started protests in Montgomery that continued for 381 days and led to legal changes in minority rights in the United States. | peaceful |
[
"lesson",
"means",
"trial"
] | She was the first American woman to be so honored,
Some people say that Rosa Parks' bravery serves as a(n) [MASK] of the power of small acts. | example |
[
"love",
"sympathy",
"success"
] | She sat down in order that the others might stand up and she opened the doors on the Long journey to [MASK] . | freedom |
[
"ran",
"drove",
"jumped"
] | Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of one of the country's greatest machines was actually born in a log cabin, [MASK] to high school on horse back and without benefit of university degree(indeed, at age 14), thought of the idea of electronic television. | rode |
[
"sake",
"application",
"significance"
] | Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of one of the country's greatest machines was actually born in a log cabin, rode to high school on horse back and without [MASK] of university degree(indeed, at age 14), thought of the idea of electronic television. | benefit |
[
"lived",
"inherited",
"occupied"
] | In 1906 Farnsworth was born in a community near Beaver City, Utah, [MASK] by his grandfather. | settled |