One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally what was going on．I'd said something to a（n） girl the night before that she didn't like．I'd had a few that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all at me．They found a great to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I'd committed over the past year． they'd all really liked me before, suddenly they I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn't want them to me because of something stupid I'd said when I was drunk．It didn't much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note saying：“I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn't mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved． ．the girls who were angry with me now liked me than ever．They felt I'd done something in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to ．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn't worth the of a lasting argument．An apology can for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
1.A．began B．continued C．avoided D．regretted
2.A．found out B．picked out C．gave out D．spoke out
3.A．special B．popular C．familiar D．ordinary
4.A．quarrels B．comments C．problems D．drinks
5.A．look B．sound C．feel D．appear
6.A．surprised B．angry C．excited D．amazed
7.A．right B．opportunity C．space D．need
8.A．As B．Since C．As if D．While
9.A．convinced B．admitted C．decided D．promised
10.A．happened B．used C．prepared D．agreed
11.A．forget B．forgive C．hate D．respect
12.A．matter B．change C．care D．explain
13.A．around B．up C．about D．back
14.A．simply B．generally C．regularly D．gently
15.A．At first B．In fact C．At least D．As usual
16.A．rather B．worse C．less D．better
17.A．doubtful B．interesting C．brave D．shameful
18.A．cheer B．forgive C．worry D．apologize
19.A．effort B．price C．result D．cause
20.A．permit B．fail C．work D．Last
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer office of Harvard’s president．But they were by his secretary and kept waiting．For hours，the secretary took no notice of them， that the couple would finally become and go away．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president，though unwillingly．
A few minutes later，the president walked towards the couple with a face．The lady told him，“We had a son that Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was happy here．But about a year ago，he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him，somewhere on campus．”
The president wasn’t moved ．Instead，he was shocked．“Madam,” he said，“we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and ．If we did，this place would look like a cemetory,” “Oh，no,” the lady explained quickly “We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a building to Harvard．”The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed，“A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was ，because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly，“Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded．Since their offer was turned down，Mr．and Mrs．Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ，a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about．
1.A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped
2.A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining
3.A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled
4.A．cold B．funny C．pleasant D．sad
5.A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served
6.A．set about B．take over C．take down D．set up
7.A．died B．encouraged C．killed D．fought
8.A．laughed B．shouted C．called D．glanced
9.A．bored B．pleased C．interested D．astonished
10.A．picture B．character C．name D．sign
—When are you leaving for Guangdong?
—My plane at six．
A．took off B．would take offC．will take off D．takes off
well prepared you are，you still need a lot of luck in finding a suitable job．
A．However B．Whatever C．No matter D．Although
—There's someone knocking on the door．Who it be?
—It must be Mary．She promised to be here at 8：00．
A．must B．can C．shall D．need
—Did you enjoy your holiday?
—Yes．it's the best holiday I these years．
A．had B．would haveC．had had D．have had
