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 .
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We are lucky to be among the generation of people who have ________ and experienced the great social changes in our country.
A.conflicted |
B.responded |
C.witnessed |
D.associated |
The written record of our conversation doesn’t ______ what was actually said. There are a lot of mistakes.
A.correspond with |
B.relate to |
C.look into |
D.compare with |
Having been told ________ where he lived, I had no difficulty in finding Peter’s address.
A.exactly |
B.approximately |
C.appropriately |
D.relatively |
The paper studies some _______ cases in which something somehow wrong leads to the miscommunication, so that English teachers may improve their teaching.
A.distant |
B.typical |
C.exotic |
D.misleading |
This map is drawn to the _______ of one inch for 1000 miles, so you can find out how far it is from Beijing to Shanghai.
A.route |
B.line |
C.scale |
D.rate |