I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier , my mother was telling me“Don’t watch the when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the , so he’ll know you it. ”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) apology: It must be direct. You must never to be doing something else. You do not a pile of letters while apologizing to a person in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad .
One of the important things we should do for an apology is a readiness to the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no for the other person to us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling about themselves. That, after all, is the of every apology. It little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A．provided B．mixed C．compared D．treated
A．dreams B．courses C．memories D．ideas
A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
A．mind B．soul C．face D．eye
A．imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
A．pretend B．forget C．refuse D．expect
A．hold on B．put away C．look through D．pick up
A．poorer B．weaker C．worse D．lower
A．fault B．reason C．result D．duty
A．cruelly B．freely C．roughly D．foolishly
A．manners B．excuses C．efforts D．roles
A．active B．effective C．extra D．easy
A．raise B．perform C．admit D．bear
A．situation B．need C．sign D．room
A．advise B．forgive C．warn D．blame
A．wiser B．warmer C．better D．cleverer
A．purpose B．method C．end D．advantage
A．cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In every cultivated language there are two greet classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 1 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 2 ,that is to say, from the 3 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 4 we should know and use we could not read or write. They 5 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 6 the language. Such words may be called “popular”, since they belong to the people 7 and are not the exclusive of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 9 a multitude of words which are comparatively used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 10 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 11 acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's or from the talk of our school-mates, from books that we read, lectures that we 12 ,or the more 13 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 14 in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual of everyday life. Such words are called “learned”, and the 15 between them and the “popular” words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
A．at B．with C．by D．through
A．study B．imitate C．stimulate D．learn
A．mates B．relatives C．members D．fellows
A．which B．that C．those D．ones
A．mind B．concern C．care D．involve
A．hire B．apply C．adopt D．use
A．in public B．at most C．at large D．at best
A．consists B．comprises C．constitutes D．composes
A．seldom B．much C．never D．often
A．prospect B．way C．reason D．necessity
A．primary B．first C．principal D．prior
A．hear of B．attend C．hear from D．listen
A．former B．formula C．formal D．formative
A．theme B．topic C．idea D．point
A．diversion B．distinction C．diversity D．similarity
Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves．I may not be "old" but I am certainly beginning to 36 it? turned 18 just over a week ago．I am now an adult．
As a child you 37 adults—or "grown-ups" as I used to call them—to always be in control．to know what is right and wrong． 38 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 39 in many aspects of life．But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true．
It is clear to me now that you do not 40 learning when you are 18．Every day you learn
something 41 , no matter what your age．However, I do understand when you become an adultyou have to 42 more responsibility．
Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those．I have already 43 myself the nickname "housekeeper"．
I can even drive now, which is pretty 44 , because of the frequency of accidents．But that's not to say that 18 is not 45 to be．Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 46 ．In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on 47 Day．More and more of my friends want to become politicians, and it is great to
think that they can change things for the better．
A．dislike B．feel C．learn D．love
A．expect B．criticize C．deny D．know
A．Even B．But C．So D．Since
A．comfortable B．interested C．assured D．contented
A．continue B．desire C．stop D．refuse
A．interested B．unique C．valuable D．new
A．take on B．put on C．take up D．put up
A．honored B．chosen C．earned D．won
A．scary B．amazing C．fascinating D．difficult
A．adventurous B．tough C．good D．annoying
A．elect B．vote C．volunteer D．involve
A．Labor B．Independence C．Christmas D．Election
It was Mother’s Day. I was so busy with my work that I couldn’t 56_ back home. When I passed by a 57 shop, an 58 came to my mind, “I’ll send Mum some roses.”
While I was 59 my flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get 60 only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as 61 as forty dollars a dozen---- Maybe he would be happy with carnations （康乃馨）. “ No, I 62 have red roses,” he said, “my mum was 63 ill last year and I didn’t spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, roses, as rose is her 64 .”
After hearing it, I said I would pay 65 of the money for the young man. 66 by both of us, the assistant said, “well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the 67 and ran out of the shop. It was 68 worth twenty-five dollars I paid to see the exciting 69 . Then I paid for my dozen of roses and told the assistant to 70 them to my mother.
As I walked out, I felt 71 . Suddenly I saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon I 72 it was not a park 73 a cemetery. Crying, the young man carefully 74 the roses, “Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.” Seeing this, I turned and quickly walked to the 75 . I would take the flowers home myself.
A．go B．come C．return D．turn
A．jewellery B．clothing C．rose D．flower
A．fact B．word C．idea D．picture
A．picking B．picking up C．selling D．showing
A．with B．for C．at D．on
A．much B．cheap C．expensive D．high
A．might B．have to C．should D．can
A．a bit B．hardly C．badly D．nearly
A．flower B．favorite C．dream D．gift
A．all B．some C．the rest D．much
A．Surprised B．Pleased C．Excited D．Moved
A．roses B．assistant C．air D．street
A．very B．well C．not D．only
A．moment B．time C．scenery D．incident
A．give B．offer C．present D．send
A．relaxed B．amazed C．shameful D．nice
A．understood B．realized C．learned D．was told
A．and B．or C．nor D．but
A．laid B．lay C．buried D．grew
A．man B．street C．shop D．cemetery
My husband and I are both musicians. I took it 36 granted that one day our daughter Holly would learn to play an instrument.
In 2000 Holly fell 37 and the doctor said she may have been left 38 deaf. “She won’t be able to hear music in any shape or form,” said the doctor. It was a great 39 .
In 2001, her right ear was fitted with a cochlear implant --- electronic equipment that provides a sense of 40 for people who are completely deaf. Seven years later, another was fitted in her 41 ear. The doctors played us a model of what music would sound like to Holly --- I was horrified 42 it was just white noise.
“Holly will hear music,” I 43 saying to myself. I tried to put what had gone wrong right, so we constantly 44 words and sounds to her. She has been having lessons since she was seven . she’s 45 all the time. I’m always surprised by just how much better she does.
When she 46 a national piano competition, the adjudicator 47 Holly for appearing to listen to the sounds she was making --- her whole body, he said to us, was 48 in the process of making music.
I 49 that the model we originally heard of how music sounds with a cochlear implant isn’t 50 holly hears it. The brain is complex and adapts to many 51 ;in some way, Holly has made 52 of it all. She loves life. She doesn’t think about what happened to her and says 53 , “I don’t want to talk about bad things. Let’s talk about good things.”
I was determined that her life would not be 54 by a miserable event, but never imagined that she could 55 what she has. I can only describe this as a miracle.
A．as B．like C．for D．with
A．asleep B．ill C．silent D．short
A．partly B．nearly C．deeply D．totally
A．accident B．disease C．shock D．surprise
A．sound B．noise C．music D．voice
A．right B．left C．deaf D．good
A．although B．unless C．because D．while
A．avoided B．remembered C．imagined D．kept
A．repeated B．reflected C．reacted D．responded
A．suffering B．crying C．working D．improving
A．entered B．quitted C．lost D．visited
A．asked B．cared C．praised D．thanked
A．considered B．contained C．invited D．involved
A．remind B．believe C．advise D．forget
A．when B．how C．whether D．why
A．states B．positions C．places D．situations
A．sense B．choice C．use D．fun
A．exactly B．finally C．simply D．generally
A．influenced B．decided C．remarked D．introduced
A．achieve B．choose C．take D．expect
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and
the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 31 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 32 at the pier （码头） waving good-bye to my father as his 33 pulled him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 34 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 35 in the new environment again．
Throughout the years of changing 36 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother．For both my 37 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while 38 some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the 39 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so． 40 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 41 , managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 42 ．
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 43 with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability （无能） to 44 a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this 45 into adventure for us all! Each relocation （变换位置） was a chance to 46 another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a 47 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 48 pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 49 attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so 50 all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．
A．leave behind B．leave out C．leave off D．leave for
A．living B．staring C．standing D．going
A．car B．ship C．train D．plane
A．range B．shape C．sight D．control
A．adapting B．suiting C．matching D．fitting
A．names B．jobs C．addresses D．directions
A．father B．classmates C．brother D．relatives
A．performing B．seeking C．waiting D．applying
A．programs B．sacrifices C．contribution D．cooperation
A．Once B．While C．When D．Unless
A．somewhere B．somewhat C．sometime D．somehow
A．romantic B．comfortable C．mysterious D．wealthy
A．generally B．actually C．especially D．unfairly
A．desert B．develop C．affect D．limit
A．lifestyle B．value C．journey D．opportunity
A．acquire B．explore C．occupy D．realize
A．load B．sadness C．result D．challenge
A．hang B．draw C．take D．sell
A．changeable B．cautious C．positive D．negative
A．experienced B．brave C．ordinary D．annoyed
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