Atrueapologyismorethanjustacknowledgementofamistake.It...

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A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or 21 has damaged a relationship—and that you 22 enough about that relationship to want it 23 .

It’s never 24_to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how 25 you’ve judged roughly, said_26 things, pushed yourself 27 at the expense (在使某人受損的情況下) of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when _28 a small mistake has been made, your 29 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is 30 .

I remember a doctor friend, 31 me about a man who came to him with 32 illnesses: headache, insomnia (失眠), stomachaches and so on. No physical 33 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “ 34 you tell me what’s on your conscience , I can’t help you.”

After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he 35 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was 36 . His father had died , so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an 37 and enclosing (附寄) a 38 . In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man 39 into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he 40 .

21. A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected

22. A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard

23. A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged

24. A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy

25. A. long B. often C. much D. soon

26. A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind

27. A. ahead B. away C. down D. off

28. A. still B. even C. only D. such

29. A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling

30. A. shown B. explained C. offered D. expressed

31. A. asking B . telling C. requiring D. setting

32. A. strange B. serious C. various D. much