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"sentence": "Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the boss for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West.Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such success .\nTony replied,\"If it not be for the one minute you talk to me back in Idaho,I kill somebody someday.One minute [MASK] my whole life.\""}, {"answer": "importance", "distractors": ["method", "result", "influence"], "sentence": "Effective managers know the [MASK] of taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well.But what a 60 difference a minute of yes can make in any relationship!"}, {"answer": "difference", "distractors": ["choice", "decision", "conclusion"], "sentence": "Effective managers know the importance of taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well.But what a 60 [MASK] a minute of yes can make in any relationship!"}, {"answer": "drink", "distractors": ["taste", "sell", "advertise"], "sentence": "They also may be pressured by 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I'm supposed to try three new things every day.\""}, {"answer": "list", "distractors": ["cake", "scene", "poem"], "sentence": "That night, I made my own [MASK] l. 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that 44 water ,becoming one with the 45 [MASK] ,is like I'm weightless."}, {"answer": "get", "distractors": ["take", "make", "keep"], "sentence": "The one thing I can 46 [MASK] from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge."}, {"answer": "offers", "distractors": ["catches", "includes", "collects"], "sentence": "You can never be the \"best surfer\" because the ocean 47 [MASK] an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master."}, {"answer": "sharp", "distractors": ["great", "hard", "calm"], "sentence": "Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and 48 [MASK] .All of these things attract me to surfing and make it different from any other sport."}, {"answer": "different", "distractors": ["known", "right", "far"], "sentence": "Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive and 48 sharp .All of these things attract me to surfing and make it [MASK] from any other sport."}, {"answer": "tried", "distractors": ["chosen", "learned", 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better .As a result.I studied hard for better grades.I believe it was his influence that helped me succeed in being on the honor roll .I enjoyed my high school experience.It was because of Mr..O'Connor that I realized that I had huge goals that I wanted to reach.I ended up graduating from high school early and I wanted to be a high school English teacher just like Mr. O'Connor.As you can see,I continued to study.I never gave up on my love for reading and writing,the most amazing gift from Mr. O'Connor."}, {"answer": "impressed", "distractors": ["pushed", "pressed", "urged"], "sentence": "I was fortunate to have gone to one of the best public high schools in our region.It won awards for its education.I had many good teachers,but one of them really helped me realize the potential that I had inside of myself.His name is Mr. O'Connor.He taught English classes.Mr..O'Connor was not a handsome guy.I remember he had a very wide face with little hair and small but bright eyes.However, he 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[MASK] in months, realized that her son's groans were growing 49 lower and she knew that it would be up to her to 50 save the boy."}, {"answer": "lower", "distractors": ["louder", "farther", "closer"], "sentence": "The mother, who hadn't 48 walked in months, realized that her son's groans were growing 49 [MASK] and she knew that it would be up to her to 50 save the boy."}, {"answer": "save", "distractors": ["find", "drag", "comfort"], "sentence": "The mother, who hadn't 48 walked in months, realized that her son's groans were growing 49 lower and she knew that it would be up to her to 50 [MASK] the boy."}, {"answer": "shaking", "distractors": ["waving", "moving", "failing"], "sentence": "She rose to her feet and walked on 51 [MASK] legs to the car."}, {"answer": "lifted", "distractors": ["pulled", "drove", "stopped"], "sentence": "Supporting herself, she 52 [MASK] the car."}, {"answer": "free", "distractors": ["fine", "open", "active"], "sentence": "The car rose a few inches -- just 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?"}, {"answer": "feel", "distractors": ["gain", "belong", "suffer"], "sentence": "We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(an) end .\nI love my husband very much, and I do not want him to [MASK] lower, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice ?"}, {"answer": "how", "distractors": ["what", "where", "why"], "sentence": "We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends.For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to a(an) end .\nI love my husband very much, and I do not want him to feel lower, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know [MASK] .Can you give me some advice ?"}, {"answer": "advice", "distractors": ["duties", 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