It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of
31 . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged
32 , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the
33 of a friend. Then count the occasions
34 you indicated clearly and truly that you were
35 . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep
36 in us knows that when even a small wrong has been 37 , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and
38 is expressed.
I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of
39 : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No
40 cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “
41 you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some
42 , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been
43 his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother
44 forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good
45 . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man
46 crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m
47 .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it
48 . If you can think of someone who
49 an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it
50 .
小题1:
| | A．communicating | | B．expressing | | C．apologizing | | D．explaining |
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小题2:
| | A．roughly | | B．toughly | | C．gently | | D．honestly |
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小题3:
| | A．risk | | B．expense | | C．loss | | D．mercy |
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小题4:
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小题5:
| | A．sorry | | B．regretful | | C．tolerant | | D．amazed |
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小题6:
| | A．wisdom | | B．pain | | C．fright | | D．tension |
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小题7:
| | A．ignored | | B．committed | | C．adjusted | | D．promoted |
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小题8:
| | A．regret | | B．curiosity | | C．devotion | | D．envy |
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小题9:
| | A．questions | | B．complaints | | C．signs | | D．conflicts |
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小题10:
| | A．spiritual | | B．immoral | | C．physical | | D．outward |
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小题11:
| | A．If | | B．Until | | C．When | | D．Unless |
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小题12:
| | A．recalling | | B．unconsciousness | | C．mediation | | D．hesitation |
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小题13:
| | A．accusing | | B．informing | | C．cheating | | D．warning |
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小题14:
| | A．calling for | | B．begging for | C．reckoning
on | | D．focusing on |
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小题15:
| | A．relationship | | B．situation | | C．condition | | D．attention |
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小题16:
| | A．burst out | | B．brought out | | C．gave out | | D．let out |
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小题17:
| | A．rescued | | B．cured | | C．sealed | | D．persuaded |
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小题18:
| | A．weaker | | B．maturer | | C．stronger | | D．fruitier |
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小题19:
| | A．borrows | | B．receives | | C．demands | | D．deserves |
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小题20:
| | A．for a moment | | B．at last | | C．right away | | D．in a while |
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