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My heart [MASK] when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer.

sank

My [MASK] , with his very American last name, had no trouble at all.

husband

In fact, I am [MASK] American born and raised, but they weren't quite ready to let me in yet.

also

The only reason was [MASK] they thought my name looked like the one of someone who's on their wanted list and I had to wait till they checked me out with Washington.

that

The only reason was that they thought my name looked like the one of [MASK] who's on their wanted list and I had to wait till they checked me out with Washington.

someone

The only reason was that they thought my name looked like the one of someone who's on their wanted list and I had to wait till they checked me out [MASK] Washington.

with

Time passed [MASK] .

slowly

One hour, one hour and a half...I could not wait any longer and [MASK] my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening.

pulled

An officer [MASK] over.

rushed

he said, "For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them [MASK] ."

information

I had no [MASK] but to put my phone away.

choice

My husband and I were getting hungry and [MASK] . I wanted to cry, to jump onto a chair and shout: "I am but an American professor!"

tired

My husband and I were getting hungry and tired . I wanted to cry, to [MASK] onto a chair and shout: "I am but an American professor!"

jump

After two hours in the back room, without explanation and [MASK] , I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n) address on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn't happy with the treatment.

apologies

After two hours in the back room, without explanation and apologies , I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n) [MASK] on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn't happy with the treatment.

address

After two hours in the back room, without explanation and apologies , I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n) address on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn't [MASK] with the treatment.

happy

He also [MASK] that nothing could stop it from happening again.

added

I shared my experience with my friends and the [MASK] was I should change my name.

advice

Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so [MASK] , like my father, I'll keep the name .

hard

Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so hard , like my father, I'll keep the [MASK] .

name

I have been living in Turkey for a few years and have had the [MASK] to observe the approach of the Turkish people towards volunteerism .

opportunity

I have been living in Turkey for a few years and have had the opportunity to observe the approach of the Turkish people towards [MASK] .

volunteerism

For Turkish [MASK] people it is common to be part of some kind of organization or student club on a volunteer basis, doing various activities such as exchanges, environmental action, charity work and peer education.

young

This trend grew [MASK] in the late 1990s, despite the fact that civil society organizations have sometimes been viewed with disbelief by some state authorities.

particularly

This has [MASK] in the last decade, and many young people now choose to get involved and use their spare time to develop their skills, while also showing their civic participation by contributing to a cause.

changed

This has changed in the last decade, and many young people now choose to get involved and use their spare time to develop their skills, while also showing their civic participation by [MASK] to a cause.

contributing

Being a UN Volunteer with UNCHR allows us to gain the skills needed to realize our social and human development potential, but also to dedicate our time, energy and ideas to contribute to the [MASK] of UNHCR's global strategic aims.

achievement

Working on refugee status determination has been an interesting and [MASK] learning experience.

worthwhile

Especially according to recent events in neighboring countries, and given the arrival of refugees and the increased time necessary to process the [MASK] number of applications for shelter, the contribution of UN Volunteers to UNHCR seems necessary and the impact invaluable.

rising

I also believe that I have brought cultural diversity to an already diverse [MASK] , where true professionals and young graduates from different nations work hard side by side to protect refugees and find durable solutions for them.

office

I also believe that I have brought cultural diversity to an already diverse office , where true professionals and young graduates from different nations work hard side by side to [MASK] refugees and find durable solutions for them.

protect

But soon she began [MASK] her old school.

missing

No one here seemed to [MASK] if Abbie felt welcome or not and no one spoke to her.

care

Gradually, Abbie believed that her thoughts weren't good enough to be [MASK] .

heard

So she continued to stay [MASK] .

quiet

Her parents were very worried about her for they [MASK] she'd never make friends.

feared

They tried everything they could to help her to be [MASK] , but it didn't work.

accepted

When Abbie started the tenth grade, she [MASK] a youth group in her neighborhood, hoping to make friends.

joined

She met people who on the outside welcomed her, [MASK] on the inside just wished she would stay out of the group .

but

She met people who on the outside welcomed her, but on the inside just wished she would stay out of the [MASK] .

group

By Christmas Abbie was so [MASK] that she decided to commit suicide and leave her parents a note in the mailbox.

sad

She opened the mailbox and found letters [MASK] there.

already

She pulled the letter out to [MASK] who they were from.

see

To her [MASK] , she saw one for her.

surprise

She [MASK] it; it was a card from one of the guys in the youth group.

opened

Dear Abbie, I [MASK] to apologize for not talking to you earlier, but I have been going through a difficult time recently.

want

I [MASK] we can become friends and help each other.

hope

Sincerely your friend, Michael Hill Abbie looked at the [MASK] over and over again.

card

"Become friends," she smiled, realizing that someone cared about her and wanted her [MASK] .

help

She turned around and went back to her house [MASK] .

happily

Maybe you can say the card was a Christmas surprise, but the [MASK] is that friendship is the best gift you can give anyone.

truth

For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then [MASK] more after school until there was not enough light to see, were normal.

working

For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then working more after school until there was not enough [MASK] to see, were normal.

light

My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very [MASK] .

important

He began to show me these, not through [MASK] , but through his actions.

words

He would not [MASK] a job until it was done.

quit

He [MASK] put his all into everything he did.

would

Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to [MASK] a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a commitment and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not deserve to play the rest of the games.

skip

Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to skip a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a [MASK] and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not deserve to play the rest of the games.

commitment

Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to skip a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a commitment and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not [MASK] to play the rest of the games.

deserve

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was [MASK] to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to fail .

prepared

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was prepared to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to [MASK] .

fail

My entire [MASK] was to make my father proud of me.

goal

My first job was doing [MASK] for a company.

construction

As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so [MASK] .

young

When someone as young as I started working, they would either [MASK] or get stronger.

break

I worked the [MASK] I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had.

way

In the end, my boss was [MASK] .

impressed

He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes [MASK] .

shone

From that day on I have worked every job to my full [MASK] , because that day defined my life.

potential

At 5:30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room.My 41 [MASK] of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were 42 replaced with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.

thoughts

At 5:30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room.My 41 thoughts of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were 42 [MASK] with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.

replaced

Approaching my locker, I noticed my teammates 43 [MASK] .Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling 44 as if it were a film of the opposing team's play.

preparing

Some seemed a bit more45 [MASK] , using the time to tell jokes.

relaxed

A few stared at the field, 46 [MASK] what will happen in 120 minutes.

imagining

Our coach, Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o'clock.He told the team how 47 [MASK] this game was for the season, between two of the state's top teams--my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School.

important

At 7:10 pm, warm - ups finished, we went over the game 49 [MASK] and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours.

plan

The sound of the national anthem 50 [MASK] that we were only minutes from the action.Our coach usually made a final 51 speech .But tonight was different.On this clear night he 52 simply looked around the room at all the players and shouted, "Let's go and get them."

suggested

The sound of the national anthem 50 suggested that we were only minutes from the action.Our coach usually made a final 51 [MASK] .But tonight was different.On this clear night he 52 simply looked around the room at all the players and shouted, "Let's go and get them."

speech

The sound of the national anthem 50 suggested that we were only minutes from the action.Our coach usually made a final 51 speech .But tonight was different.On this clear night he 52 [MASK] looked around the room at all the players and shouted, "Let's go and get them."

simply

Even 53 [MASK] the "get" came out of his mouth, we were already 54 making our way out of the door.

before

Even 53 before the "get" came out of his mouth, we were already 54 [MASK] our way out of the door.

making

Outside, a few young fans reached to touch our hands, eager to be a 55 [MASK] of our school's winning tradition.When I smiled and 56 held out my hand, the young faces lit up as if they had just met Superman.

part

Seconds later, the team ran onto the 57 [MASK] , moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium.

field

We enjoyed a noisy 58 [MASK] from fans and the fight song played by our school band.

welcome

Breathing in the 59 [MASK] of one of the biggest games of the year, I felt we were sure to win.

atmosphere

I told myself, "This was what it was all about" and60 [MASK] that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football.

realized

I was [MASK] to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.

surprised

[MASK] it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and , to be honest, I found it extremely difficult to use at first.

Although

Although it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one [MASK] , to be honest, I found it extremely difficult to use at first.

and

Although it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one and , to be honest, I found it extremely [MASK] to use at first.

difficult

I would look up words in the dictionary and [MASK] not fully understand the meanings.

still

I was used to the [MASK] bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are explained both in English and Chinese.

familiar

I was used to the familiar bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are [MASK] both in English and Chinese.

explained

I really wondered why my aunt [MASK] to make things so difficult for me.

decided

Now, after studying English at university for three years, I [MASK] that monolingual dictionaries are better in learning a foreign language As I found out, there is in fact , often no perfect equivalence between two words in two language.

understand

Now, after studying English at university for three years, I understand that monolingual dictionaries are [MASK] in learning a foreign language As I found out, there is in fact , often no perfect equivalence between two words in two language.

better

Now, after studying English at university for three years, I understand that monolingual dictionaries are better in learning a foreign language As I found out, there is in fact , often no perfect equivalence between two [MASK] in two language.

words

My aunt even goes so far as to [MASK] that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the exact meaning of a word in English!

declare

My aunt even goes so far as to declare that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the [MASK] meaning of a word in English!

exact