A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or done has damaged a relationship—and that you care enough about that relationship to want it __46__ .
It’s never __47__ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how __48__ you’ve judged roughly, said __49__ things, pushed yurself ahead at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought lets us know that when __50__ a small mistake has been made, your __51__ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is __52__.
I remember a doctor friend, telling me about a man who came to him with __53__ illnesses: headache, insomnia, stomachaches and so on. No physical __54__ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “__55__ you tell me what’s on your conscience, I can’t help you.”
After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he __56__ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was __57__. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The doctor made the man write to his brother making an __58__ and enclosing a __59__. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man burst into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he __60__.
A.built B.formed C.repaired D.damaged
A.difficult B.easy C.foolish D.shy
A.long B.often C.much D.soon
A.unusual B.harmful C.worthless D.unkind
A.hardly B.even C.only D.such
A.sense B.brain C.weight D.feeling
A.apologized B.explained C.offered D.expressed
A.strange B.fatal C.various D.dangerous
A.sign B.injury C.cause D.symptom
A.Whenever B.Unless C.Suppose D.Although
A.neglected B.accepted C.seized D.wasted
A.mad B.lost C.abroad D.dead
A.order B.excuse C.agreement D.apology
A.note B.card C.check D.photo
A.should B.did C.had D.was