A true apology is more than just acknowledgement(承认)of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or 36 has damaged a relationship - and that you 37 enough about that relationship to want it 38 .
It’s never 39 to acknowledge yon are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look hack and think how 40 you’ve judged roughly(草率),said 41 things,pushed yourself 42 at the expense(在使某人受损的情况下)of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when 43 a small mistake has been made, your 44 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is 45 .
I remember a doctor friend, 46 me about a man who came to him with 47 illnesses: headache, insomnia(失眠),stomachaches and so on. No physical 48 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man,“ 49 you tell me what’s on your conscience(良心),I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he 50 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was 51 His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an 52 and enclosing(附寄)a 53 .In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man 54 into team. “Thank you, doctor,”he said,“I think I'm all right now.”And he 55 .
36.A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected
37.A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard
38.A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged
39.A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy
40.A. long B. often C. much D. soon
41.A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind
42.A. ahead B. away C. down D off
43.A. still B. even C. only D. such
44.A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling
45.A. shown B. explanined C. offered D. expressed
46.A. asking B. telling C. requiring D. setting
47.A. strange B. serious C. various D. much
48.A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks
49.A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although
50.A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted
51.A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead
52.A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology
53.A. note B. card C. check D. photo
54.A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried
55.A. should B. did C. had D. was