Question

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1-3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Is “sorry” the hardest word？Not for the British Education Secretary Michael Gove, 1.has apologized recently to his former French teacher 2.his bad behavior in class. It took him 30 years to express regret. In a letter3.(publish) in a  magazine，Mr. Gove says：“It may be too late to say I'm sorry. But，as my mom told me，it's never too late to set the record straight.”

Researchers argue that people have too high expectations of the power of saying sorry. Some psychologists say in a study that4.(receive) an apology isn't as5.(help) as people think. Nevertheless，apologies might be an important social tool as they reaffirm(再次确定) the 6.(exist) of rules that need to be observed.

The Education Secretary's apology might have been accepted by his old teacher but he might get 7.(he) into trouble. According to Daily Mail，Mr. Gove's mother didn't know her son was causing trouble at school and she 8.(say)：“He would have been punished 9.I had known he was being so naughty.” Later，Gove said：“I can never express my apology to him face to face these days—it just goes through to his answering machine. But when I do 10.(eventual) speak to him，I will say sorry.”

Answer

1.who

2.for

3.published

4.receiving

5.helpful

6.existence

7.himself

8.said

9.if

10.eventually

【解析】

本篇文章是一篇记叙文，讲述了人们做错了事对别人说声道歉是很难的事情。

1.考查定语从句。此处Michael Gove是先行词，指人，后面的非限制性定语从句缺少引导词和主语，故答案为who。

2.考查固定搭配。apologize to sb. for sth.因为某事向某人道歉，骨单位for。

3.考查过去分词。此处a letter 和publish之间是被动关系，“出版在一本杂志上的一封信”，所以这里是过去分词做后置定语，故答案为published。

4.考查动名词。一些心理学家在一项研究中说，接受道歉并不像人们想象的那么有用。此处是动名词短语做主语，故答案为receiving。

5.考查形容词。一些心理学家在一项研究中说，接受道歉并不像人们想象的那么有用。Be 动词后面用形容词作表语，故答案为helpful。

6.考查名词。然而，道歉可能是一个重要的社会工具，因为他们重申了需要遵守的规则的存在。定冠词the用在名词前面，故答案为existence。

7.考查反身代词。教育部长的道歉可能已经被他的老教师所接受，但他可能会陷入麻烦。也就是“使自己陷入麻烦”，故答案为himself。

8.考查时态。据每日邮报报道，Mr. Gove的母亲不知道她的儿子在学校惹了麻烦，她说---。此处是并列的谓语动作，所以用一般过去时态，故答案为said。

9.考查连词。如果我知道他这么调皮，他就会受到惩罚。此处是if引导的虚拟语气，故答案为if。

10.考查副词。副词修饰动词，故答案为eventually（最后）。