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Our turn came to meet Mrs.Miller.I told her who I was and mentioned the [MASK] of the marbles.

story

They told me how they [MASK] Jim's kindness."

appreciated

"We've never had much [MASK] ," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man."

wealth

"We've never had much wealth ," she said, "but right now, Jim would consider himself the [MASK] man."

richest

[MASK] beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles !

Resting

I sat up trying to keep our little son Nemer [MASK] .

asleep

All of a sudden, I felt that the bed was slightly [MASK] .

shaking

My husband entered the room puzzled, trying to find [MASK] what was happening.

out

Then we knew for sure it was a(n) [MASK] . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller and held him closely .

earthquake

Then we knew for sure it was a(n) earthquake . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller and held him [MASK] .

closely

I tried 3 times to close and open my eyes to wake up from this [MASK] nightmare ,but I realized it was real.

terrible

We decided to [MASK] the apartment as we knew it was dangerous to stay inside.

leave

We went in fear with other neighbors down the [MASK] .

stairs

It was completely dark, [MASK] we couldn't see where we were stepping.

so

Luckily, we [MASK] to get out of the building in the end.

managed

Lots of [MASK] people were standing outside, looking up at the high building.

frightened

Some of them were [MASK] , others were holding their family members or friends, and some were just too frightened to do anything.

crying

I [MASK] God that my son was alive in my hands.

ignored

I was shaking and my husband's face expression was full of [MASK] . Luckily, the damage in our city wasn't very serious .

fear

I was shaking and my husband's face expression was full of fear . Luckily, the damage in our city wasn't very [MASK] .

serious

But many people in the city nearby lost their [MASK] in this earthquake.

lives

After this [MASK] , I learnt that we might die easily.

story

Now I try to live every day to the fullest and [MASK] as much time with my family as possible.

pay

"Everyone heard the 16 [MASK] ,"says Marianne.During one particularly terrible fight in February 2008,the 16-year-old son of the people in that house,Andy,was 17 hit by his stepfather.Watching police cars crowding the street,Marianne 18 realised that she had to help Andy before he ran away or became a person who 19 turned to drugs and alcohol for comfort.

yelling

"Everyone heard the 16 yelling ,"says Marianne.During one particularly terrible fight in February 2008,the 16-year-old son of the people in that house,Andy,was 17 [MASK] by his stepfather.Watching police cars crowding the street,Marianne 18 realised that she had to help Andy before he ran away or became a person who 19 turned to drugs and alcohol for comfort.

hit

"Everyone heard the 16 yelling ,"says Marianne.During one particularly terrible fight in February 2008,the 16-year-old son of the people in that house,Andy,was 17 hit by his stepfather.Watching police cars crowding the street,Marianne 18 [MASK] that she had to help Andy before he ran away or became a person who 19 turned to drugs and alcohol for comfort.

realised

A few days later,she 20 [MASK] Andy a spot on her living-room couch .Andy,who knew Marianne's sons,Nick,then 15,and Jake,then 13,accepted.No one understood 21 why Marianne would take in a troublesome teenager like Andy.

offered

A few days later,she 20 offered Andy a spot on her living-room couch .Andy,who knew Marianne's sons,Nick,then 15,and Jake,then 13,accepted.No one understood 21 [MASK] Marianne would take in a troublesome teenager like Andy.

why

At the local high school,he either slept through classes or made them a 22 [MASK] for teachers.

nightmare

"Sometimes Andy 23 [MASK] be a threat to me,"says Jake,"but when I thought about the future he would 24 face if we turned him away,I knew my mother did the right thing."

could

"Sometimes Andy 23 could be a threat to me,"says Jake,"but when I thought about the future he would 24 [MASK] if we turned him away,I knew my mother did the right thing."

face

It wasn't 25 [MASK] .For Andy,moving in with the Naslunds was like entering a foreign country.

easy

"I was used to getting screamed at if I 26 [MASK] messed up,so I was kind of waiting for that,"he says.But the day he was driven from high school for fighting,the screaming never came.27 Instead ,Marianne calmly asked why he'd done it and listened to Andy's 28 explanation .

ever

"I was used to getting screamed at if I 26 ever messed up,so I was kind of waiting for that,"he says.But the day he was driven from high school for fighting,the screaming never came.27 [MASK] ,Marianne calmly asked why he'd done it and listened to Andy's 28 explanation .

Instead

"I was used to getting screamed at if I 26 ever messed up,so I was kind of waiting for that,"he says.But the day he was driven from high school for fighting,the screaming never came.27 Instead ,Marianne calmly asked why he'd done it and listened to Andy's 28 [MASK] .

explanation

"I didn't get into another 29 [MASK] for the rest of high school.

fight

"Two years later,he volunteered to coach youth soccer,and in 2010 30 [MASK] on time from high school.

graduated

"If I hadn't moved in with the Naslunds,I 31 [MASK] would have dropped out,"Andy says.

probably

Now,after four years,Marianne calls Andy her third 32 [MASK] .He has had no 33 contact with his mum and stepfather since moving out,even though they still 34 live in the neighborhood and say they're pleased with how their son has turned out.Andy,who recently joined the Navy at age 19,35 knows where he's heading when he comes home on leave.

son

Now,after four years,Marianne calls Andy her third 32 son .He has had no 33 [MASK] with his mum and stepfather since moving out,even though they still 34 live in the neighborhood and say they're pleased with how their son has turned out.Andy,who recently joined the Navy at age 19,35 knows where he's heading when he comes home on leave.

contact

Now,after four years,Marianne calls Andy her third 32 son .He has had no 33 contact with his mum and stepfather since moving out,even though they still 34 [MASK] in the neighborhood and say they're pleased with how their son has turned out.Andy,who recently joined the Navy at age 19,35 knows where he's heading when he comes home on leave.

live

Now,after four years,Marianne calls Andy her third 32 son .He has had no 33 contact with his mum and stepfather since moving out,even though they still 34 live in the neighborhood and say they're pleased with how their son has turned out.Andy,who recently joined the Navy at age 19,35 [MASK] where he's heading when he comes home on leave.

knows

My grandparents lived in a town in Michigan .Every summer I stayed with them as a young child .I came from the city but loved the small [MASK] they lived in.

town

The bond with them [MASK] to grow as I grew older.

continued

My grandma was [MASK] at making something exciting by hand.

.good

She'd [MASK] flowers and carefully tend them.

plant

She'd [MASK] sweaters for her grandchildren as well as making beautiful quilts for each one.

knit

She'd knit sweaters for her grandchildren as well as making beautiful [MASK] for each one.

quilts

I remember the small thimble she would use while doing her needlework. . [MASK] her thimble on her finger,she'd remark: "I wouldn't want to sew without one."

Placing

A few years ago my grandma passed away at the age of 91.After attending her funeral,I realized how [MASK] our lives had changed.

quickly

When my birthday came,I was feeling [MASK] because there was no card from my grandma .But what happened later made me feel that she was .sharing that special day with me.

upset

When my birthday came,I was feeling upset because there was no card from my grandma .But what happened later made me feel that she was [MASK] that special day with me.

.sharing

While I was arranging some [MASK] pillows that my grandma had made,I suddenly felt something inside one pillow .It was small and hard .I moved the object to a seam and I carefully opened it.

color1ful

While I was arranging some color1ful pillows that my grandma had made,I [MASK] felt something inside one pillow .It was small and hard .I moved the object to a seam and I carefully opened it.

suddenly

While I was arranging some color1ful pillows that my grandma had made,I suddenly felt something inside one pillow .It was small and [MASK] .I moved the object to a seam and I carefully opened it.

hard

To my [MASK] ,out came a tiny silver thimble!

.delight

How [MASK] I was to find something that had been a part of her.

happy

Not realizing it had fallen off her finger,my grandma [MASK] it in that little pillow for me.

sewed

I carefully laid the thimble along with the other things I had [MASK] over the years,which reminded me of the pleasant memory of her.

collected

I carefully laid the thimble along with the other things I had collected over the years,which reminded me of the pleasant [MASK] of her.

memory

I heated the tea kettle and made some [MASK] ,using my best china,as my grandma always did,and enjoyed my tea and my grandma's thimble.

tea

Mike loved the sounds of the plane and he [MASK] of becoming an airplane pilot some day.

dreamed

As Mike grew up, he learned as [MASK] as he could about flying.

much

He kept on [MASK] his parents about it all the time.

asking

At that time, pilot training was very [MASK] . Mike's parents couldn't afford it.

expensive

He traveled [MASK] America for his factory.

around

He liked to travel, [MASK] by plane.

especially

One morning, Mike [MASK] to Atlanta.

flew

On the plane, after breakfast, he went to [MASK] .

sleep

The two men beside him were talking in a [MASK] voice.

low

When Mike heard the word "hijack ", he nearly [MASK] out of his seat, but he pretended he was still asleep .

jumped

When Mike heard the word "hijack ", he nearly jumped out of his seat, but he pretended he was still [MASK] .

asleep

Mike quickly learned what was [MASK] .

happening

This made Mike very [MASK] .

angry

He knew he had to stop them before they began their [MASK] . Mike pretended to use the washroom.

plan

On the way he met a hostess and told her about the coming [MASK] .

danger

Soon the plane landed at the [MASK] airport.

nearest

The two men received a [MASK] when they saw twenty police officers were waiting for them at the airport.

surprise

[MASK] he became a pilot and flew happily ever since.

Then

Every day after work the man would come home and [MASK] with the little boy.

play

He would always [MASK] all of his extern) time with the little boy.

spend

while the man was at work, he [MASK] that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy.

realized

[MASK] he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy .

But

But he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him [MASK] .

busy

So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large [MASK] of the world on the cover.

map

He got a(n) [MASK] .

idea

Then he put all the [MASK] in his coat pocket.

pieces

When he got home, the little boy came [MASK] to him and was ready to play.

running

The man [MASK] that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now.

explained

He [MASK] the little boy into the dinning room, and took out all the pieces of the map.

led

He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra work would be [MASK] , and they could both play.

finished

The man was [MASK] , saying, "That's impossible.

surprised

And [MASK] enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its place .

sure

And sure enough, there was the picture of the world, all put together, every piece in its [MASK] .

place

The boy said, "It's [MASK] .

simple

On the [MASK] of the page is a(n) picture of a man.

back

On the back of the page is a(n) [MASK] of a man.

picture

A flat tire made him [MASK] an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start, so I offered him a ride .

lose

A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start, so I offered him a [MASK] .

ride

As we walked together toward his house, he [MASK] at a small tree by the front door, touching the branches with his hands.

paused