Have you argued with a friend or done anything you regretted? ____(1)____ it’s hard to put things right especially when your feelings are hurt. Knowing ____(2)____ to apologize (道歉) can help you become friends again and understand why you argue, ____(3)____ you’ll separate from each other forever.

Why do you argue?

You argue for all kinds of reasons. Your friend’s idea is ____(4)____ yours about something or your sister always drives you crazy. When you are ____(5)____ , you may say or do something to hurt others. Arguing with others is quite normal but it’s important to ____(6)____ it and learn from it.

What does an apology mean?

Everybody makes mistakes in his life. Apologizing is a good ____(7)____ of admitting (承认) your mistakes. In fact, it’s very difficult to say sorry to others. Most of the people think saying sorry means regretting what they’ve ____(8)____ done. But as long as you decide to correct your mistakes, you should ____(9)____. It’s believed that a good apology needs to show that you’re truly sorry, you want to be responsible for what you do and get forgiveness (原谅).

What if (万一) it’s not your mistake?

Sometimes the mistakes have ___(10)___ to do with you, but another person may force you to say sorry. Be sure to try talking about why you argue at first. If ___(11)___ of you still can agree with each other, what should you do? Keep ___(12)___ and ask a parent or a teacher for help.

Does apologizing always work?

As far as I know, an apology itself ___(13)___ be enough, so try to ask someone else how he felt while you were arguing. Explain your side too, and make __(14)___ clear that you’ll try to avoid making the same mistake again. An apology isn’t a magic stick. It may ___(15)__ people time to understand and forgive.

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A．

Perhaps

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Recently

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Instead

(2).

A．

what

B．

where

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how

(3).

A．

and

B．

or

C．

so

(4).

A．

different from

B．

similar to

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as well as

(5).

A．

happy

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bored

C．

angry

(6).

A．

solve

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refuse

C．

complain

(7).

A．

hobby

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way

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reason

(8).

A．

never

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nearly

C．

ever

(9).

A．

go away

B．

try your best

C．

talk back

(10).

A．

something

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anything

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nothing

(11).

A．

all

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neither

C．

either

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cool

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relaxed

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crazy

(13).

A．

mustn’t

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may not

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needn’t

(14).

A．

that

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this

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it

(15).

A．

spend

B．

take

C．

cost