Question

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  .

1.	A. communicating	B. expressing	C. apologizing	D. explaining
2.	A. roughly	B. toughly	C. gently	D. honestly
3.	A. risk	B. expense	C. loss	D. mercy
4.	A. that	B. how	C. which	D. when
5.	A. sorry	B. regretful	C. tolerant	D. amazed
6.	A. wisdom	B. pain	C. fright	D. tension
7.	A. ignored	B. committed	C. adjusted	D. promoted
8.	A. regret	B. curiosity	C. devotion	D. envy
9.	A. questions	B. complaints	C. signs	D. conflicts
10.	A. spiritual	B. immoral	C. physical	D. outward
11.	A. If	B. Until	C. When	D. Unless
12.	A. recalling	B. unconsciousness	C. mediation	D. hesitation
13.	A. accusing	B. informing	C. cheating	D. warning
14.	A. calling for	B. begging for	C. reckoning on	D. focusing on
15.	A. relationship	B. situation	C. condition	D. attention
16.	A. burst out	B. brought out	C. gave out	D. let out
17.	A. rescued	B. cured	C. sealed	D. persuaded
18.	A. weaker	B. maturer	C. stronger	D. fruitier
19.	A. borrows	B. receives	C. demands	D. deserves
20.	A. for a moment	B. at last	C. right away	D. in a while

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】略