It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of1. Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged2, said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the3of a friend. Then count the occasions4you indicated clearly and truly that you were5. A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep 6in us knows that when even a small wrong has been 7, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and8is expressed.
I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of9: headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No10cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “11you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some12, the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been13his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother14forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good15. He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man16crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m17.” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it18. If you can think of someone who19an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it20.
1.A.municating
B.expressing
C.apologizing
D.explaining
2.A.roughly
B.toughly
C.gently
D.honestly
3.A.risk
B.expense
C.loss
D.mercy
4.A.that
B.how
C.which
D.when
5.A.sorry
B.regretful
C.tolerant
D.amazed
6.A.wisdom
B.pain
C.fright
D.tension
7.A.ignored
B.mitted
C.adjusted
D.promoted
8.A.regret
B.curiosity
C.devotion
D.envy
9.A.questions
B.plaints
C.signs
D.conflicts
10.A.spiritual
B.immoral
C.physical
D.outward
11.A.If
B.Until
C.When
D.Unless
12.A.recalling
B.unconsciousness
C.mediation
D.hesitation
13.A.accusing
B.informing
C.cheating
D.warning
14.A.calling for
B.begging for
C.reckoningon
D.focusing on
15.A.relationship
B.situation
C.condition
D.attention
16.A.burst out
B.brought out
C.gave out
D.let out
17.A.rescued
B.cured
C.sealed
D.persuaded
18.A.weaker
B.maturer
C.stronger
D.fruitier
19.A.borrows
B.receives
C.demands
D.deserves
20.A.for a moment
B.at last
C.right away
D.in a while
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