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[
"Somebody",
"Everybody",
"Anybody"
] | [MASK] could tell. | Nobody |
[
"voices",
"sounds",
"notes"
] | Soon some students began to study other subjects, some students began to talk and even made [MASK] . | noises |
[
"good",
"nice",
"fine"
] | The teacher often told us never to be late for class and said it was [MASK] manners to be late. | bad |
[
"read",
"spoke",
"said"
] | At this moment, Miss Liu picked up a piece of chalk and [MASK] "Teacher IsLate" on the blackboard and said that was the topic of our composition today. | wrote |
[
"search",
"care",
"stand"
] | It seemed to [MASK] for a branch so far out of reach that the jump looked impossible. | aim |
[
"succeeded",
"fell",
"appeared"
] | And sure enough, the squirrel [MASK] . | missed |
[
"rested",
"liked",
"discovered"
] | Then it just climbed up a little higher and reached the branch it really [MASK] . | wanted |
[
"dangerous",
"exciting",
"boring"
] | An old man sitting near the young man said, "It's [MASK] . I have seen a lot of squirrels jump like that. | funny |
[
"on",
"at",
"by"
] | I guess they have got to risk it if they don' t want to spend their whole life [MASK] one tree. " | in |
[
"afraid",
"nervous",
"lucky"
] | Then the young man thought, "If a little squirrel is [MASK] to take a chance, do I have less courage than a squirrel?" | ready |
[
"chance",
"time",
"sense"
] | Then the young man thought, "If a little squirrel is ready to take a chance, do I have less [MASK] than a squirrel?" | courage |
[
"always",
"still",
"sometimes"
] | And sure enough, he landed safely in a position he [MASK] thought possible. | never |
[
"how",
"who",
"what"
] | Even if you miss, you will land among the stars, and you will still end up higher and better than [MASK] you are now. | where |
[
"down",
"late",
"around"
] | One day he called me and told me he would be [MASK] for a week. | away |
[
"decide",
"agree",
"hope"
] | Unfortunately, I did not [MASK] to feed the birds until the night before David was going to return . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, but I couldn't open the door! | remember |
[
"leave",
"finish",
"arrive"
] | Unfortunately, I did not remember to feed the birds until the night before David was going to [MASK] . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, but I couldn't open the door! | return |
[
"so",
"and",
"or"
] | Unfortunately, I did not remember to feed the birds until the night before David was going to return . I ran to his house quickly and soon found the key he gave me, [MASK] I couldn't open the door! | but |
[
"how",
"when",
"which"
] | I kept thinking of [MASK] David would say when he came back. | what |
[
"clean",
"new",
"lost"
] | Then I found that one bedroom window was [MASK] I put a big stone under the window, though it was very heavy. | open |
[
"along",
"over",
"behind"
] | Then I found that one bedroom window was open I put a big stone [MASK] the window, though it was very heavy. | under |
[
"us",
"them",
"him"
] | I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly found that someone was shining a flashlight up at [MASK] . I looked down and saw | me |
[
"visited",
"caught",
"heard"
] | I had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly found that someone was shining a flashlight up at me . I looked down and [MASK] | saw |
[
"on",
"at",
"to"
] | The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year's Day .It usually comes [MASK] February.Everyone in China likes it very much.Before the festival, they usually clean their houses and do a lot of shopping . | in |
[
"buy",
"find",
"get"
] | The Spring Festival is the Chinese New Year's Day .It usually comes in February.Everyone in China likes it very much.Before the festival, they usually [MASK] their houses and do a lot of shopping . | clean |
[
"In",
"During",
"At"
] | [MASK] that day, people always have a big dinner.They eat dumplings and some other nice food.At night, they watch music and dance show on TV. | On |
[
"small",
"no",
"hungry"
] | On that day, people always have a [MASK] dinner.They eat dumplings and some other nice food.At night, they watch music and dance show on TV. | big |
[
"well",
"cheap",
"different"
] | On that day, people always have a big dinner.They eat dumplings and some other [MASK] food.At night, they watch music and dance show on TV. | nice |
[
"see",
"listen",
"look"
] | On that day, people always have a big dinner.They eat dumplings and some other nice food.At night, they [MASK] music and dance show on TV. | watch |
[
"from",
"by",
"with"
] | On that day, people always have a big dinner.They eat dumplings and some other nice food.At night, they watch music and dance show [MASK] TV. | on |
[
"watch",
"like",
"make"
] | The Chinese people in other countries also [MASK] the Spring Festival.They buy some traditional Chinese food from the supermarket . | celebrate |
[
"take",
"bring",
"give"
] | The Chinese people in other countries also celebrate the Spring Festival.They [MASK] some traditional Chinese food from the supermarket . | buy |
[
"tiger",
"monkey",
"ghost"
] | Sometimes they can enjoy the [MASK] dance and fireworks there. | lion |
[
"delicious",
"lovely",
"great"
] | All the Chinese around the world are [MASK] on that day. | happy |
[
"works",
"studies",
"work"
] | Mrs. Brown is from London in England, but she likes [MASK] in China. | working |
[
"good",
"easy",
"fast"
] | She says her students all work very [MASK] and they are very friendly. | hard |
[
"they",
"their",
"his"
] | She loves [MASK] very much. | them |
[
"to",
"in",
"of"
] | They don't have classes [MASK] weekends. | on |
[
"see",
"want",
"wants"
] | They [MASK] their school very much. | like |
[
"by",
"at",
"to"
] | They help their mother [MASK] some housework sometimes. | with |
[
"home",
"families",
"homes"
] | They have a happy [MASK] . | family |
[
"And",
"If",
"Because"
] | [MASK] she was four years old, she got a serious illness. | When |
[
"good",
"beautiful",
"nice"
] | Luckily, she got [MASK] soon, so her parents decided to make her play sports. | well |
[
"at",
"on",
"with"
] | They thought that playing sports could keep her [MASK] good health. | in |
[
"began",
"went",
"held"
] | When she was eight years old, her father [MASK] her a pair of skates. | bought |
[
"of",
"on",
"at"
] | She practiced skating [MASK] more than eight hours a day. | for |
[
"she's",
"she",
"hers"
] | One of [MASK] teammates said, "Zhou Yang always practices skating hardest." | her |
[
"brought",
"gave",
"joined"
] | In the same year, Zhou Yang [MASK] part in her school's running competition. | took |
[
"arts",
"hobbies",
"ideas"
] | One teacher found that she had a great potential for [MASK] . | sports |
[
"beat",
"made",
"found"
] | In 2010, she [MASK] a gold medal in the Olympic Winter Games. | won |
[
"some",
"every",
"both"
] | Chinese people are [MASK] proud of her. | all |
[
"A",
"An",
"The"
] | [MASK] old man had done his work and was going home from the fields. | / |
[
"In",
"At",
"By"
] | [MASK] his way he saw something on the ground. | On |
[
"finds",
"find",
"founded"
] | He looked at it and [MASK] it was a snake . | found |
[
"die",
"died",
"death"
] | it was not [MASK] , but it couldn't move because it was so cold. | dead |
[
"While",
"As",
"Before"
] | [MASK] it had become strong enough , it gave the man a bite . | When |
[
"seen",
"heard",
"found"
] | One day, he was [MASK] to learn more about wolves. | told |
[
"happy",
"angry",
"tired"
] | Farley remembered these stories, and he was [MASK] . | afraid |
[
"bad",
"hungry",
"thirsty"
] | The mother was a very [MASK] mother. | good |
[
"cook",
"make",
"pick"
] | They learned how to [MASK] food. | get |
[
"food",
"clothes",
"plane"
] | Farley did not need his [MASK] any more. | gun |
[
"grow",
"have",
"teach"
] | He wanted people to [MASK] them and not to kill them. | understand |
[
"angry",
"ready",
"frightened"
] | She was too [MASK] to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. | excited |
[
"but",
"so",
"and"
] | She was too excited to do any housework that morning, [MASK] in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. | for |
[
"But",
"And",
"If"
] | [MASK] the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. | Though |
[
"that",
"how",
"when"
] | She wanted to find out [MASK] it would be comfortable to wear. | whether |
[
"voice",
"man",
"baker"
] | Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a [MASK] at the door. | knock |
[
"may",
"wouldn't",
"couldn't"
] | She thought that it [MASK] be the baker. | must |
[
"not",
"had",
"tried"
] | She had told him to come straight in if she [MASK] to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. | failed |
[
"see",
"help",
"scold"
] | Now not wanting to [MASK] the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. | frighten |
[
"went",
"lay",
"appeared"
] | Now not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly [MASK] in the small storeroom under the stairs. | hid |
[
"thought",
"wondered",
"imagined"
] | When Mrs. Richards [MASK] that it was the man from the electricity board who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, "It's only me ! | realized |
[
"you",
"game",
"play"
] | When Mrs. Richards realized that it was the man from the electricity board who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, "It's only [MASK] ! | me |
[
"good",
"late",
"early"
] | It is not [MASK] for you to be afraid " But it was too late. | necessary |
[
"off",
"here",
"sorry"
] | It is not necessary for you to be [MASK] " But it was too late. | afraid |
[
"pushed",
"locking",
"knocking"
] | Then he ran away, [MASK] the door behind him with great force and noise. | shutting |
[
"thirsty",
"tired",
"excited"
] | One day,a poor boy,who was selling newspapers from door to door in order to pay for his schooling,found he had only ten cents left,and he was [MASK] .He decided to ask for a meal at the next house.However,he changed his mind when a young woman opened the door. | hungry |
[
"tomato",
"sweet",
"banana"
] | Instead of a [MASK] he asked for a drink of water.But as he looked so hungry,she brought him a large glass of milk.He drank it,and then asked. | meal |
[
"ordered",
"sold",
"found"
] | Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.But as he looked so hungry,she [MASK] him a large glass of milk.He drank it,and then asked. | brought |
[
"business",
"fitness",
"illness"
] | "My mother teaches me never to accept money for any [MASK] ,"she replied,"so you don't owe me anything." | kindness |
[
"boy",
"man",
"mother"
] | Many years later,the [MASK] became seriously ill.Then she was sent to a famous hospital in London. | woman |
[
"college",
"hotel",
"dentist's"
] | Many years later,the woman became seriously ill.Then she was sent to a famous [MASK] in London. | hospital |
[
"called",
"asked",
"told"
] | Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness.When he [MASK] the name of the town which she came from ,a strange light filled his eyes.As soon as he walked into her room,he recognized her at once. | heard |
[
"to",
"by",
"through"
] | Dr Kelly was called in to study her illness.When he heard the name of the town which she came [MASK] ,a strange light filled his eyes.As soon as he walked into her room,he recognized her at once. | from |
[
"examine",
"feed",
"protect"
] | He did his best to [MASK] her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got well . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital.He looked at it,then wrote something on it before it was sent to her.She was afraid to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of milk . | save |
[
"back",
"away",
"worse"
] | He did his best to save her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got [MASK] . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital.He looked at it,then wrote something on it before it was sent to her.She was afraid to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of milk . | well |
[
"after",
"when",
"because"
] | He did his best to save her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got well . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill [MASK] she left hospital.He looked at it,then wrote something on it before it was sent to her.She was afraid to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of milk . | before |
[
"remembered",
"said",
"noticed"
] | He did his best to save her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got well . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital.He looked at it,then [MASK] something on it before it was sent to her.She was afraid to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of milk . | wrote |
[
"excited",
"surprised",
"ready"
] | He did his best to save her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got well . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital.He looked at it,then wrote something on it before it was sent to her.She was [MASK] to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of milk . | afraid |
[
"wait",
"care",
"search"
] | He did his best to save her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got well . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital.He looked at it,then wrote something on it before it was sent to her.She was afraid to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to [MASK] for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of milk . | pay |
[
"water",
"coffee",
"juice"
] | He did his best to save her.Then he gave special attention to her.After some time she got well . Dr Kelly asked for her final bill before she left hospital.He looked at it,then wrote something on it before it was sent to her.She was afraid to open it,for she believed it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.But finally she opened it,and read these words on it:Paid in full with one glass of [MASK] . | milk |
[
"spread",
"burn",
"change"
] | This means that they will not [MASK] forever. | last |
[
"turn",
"put",
"move"
] | Some are renewable, like when you plant a new tree when you [MASK] one down. | cut |
[
"station",
"building",
"brick"
] | Others are not renewable, like when you dig coal out of the [MASK] . | ground |
[
"news",
"plan",
"decision"
] | Once it is used, it is gone.People realize the [MASK] that Earth's natural resources are limited, and can do things to help conserve those resources. | fact |
[
"Although",
"Whatever",
"Whether"
] | [MASK] you try to conserve a natural resource, you try to use less of it, so it does not get used up so fast . | When |
[
"slowly",
"hard",
"regularly"
] | When you try to conserve a natural resource, you try to use less of it, so it does not get used up so [MASK] . | fast |
[
"money",
"space",
"place"
] | One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the [MASK] is short instead of driving everywhere.Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay alive . | distance |
[
"alone",
"asleep",
"awake"
] | One way that people conserve fuel, like gasoline, is by riding a bicycle or walking when the distance is short instead of driving everywhere.Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay [MASK] . | alive |
[
"about",
"for",
"with"
] | We can conserve water [MASK] making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak . | by |
[
"generous",
"funny",
"surprising"
] | We can also make [MASK] choices to conserve water, like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when theyare full. | wise |
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