5．In your life，whether intentionally or accidentally you may offend someone close to you．What you do about it will make the most difference．Learning how to say sorry in the right way will help you repair and keep the important relationships in your life．
The best place to start is at the beginning．It is normal to be scared as you ask for forgiveness and say you are sorry．Make sure you get it right and practice in the mirror．（36）B
（37）ADon't apologize if you don't really feel sorry．More bad will come than good if you say you are sorry without any meaning．It may ruin any future attempts and apologies that are sincere．
Make sure that you can admit wrong doing．Telling them that you are wrong helps them see that you know what you have done has offended them．（38）E They may not want to know why，or if they do they will ask．
Then find out how you can make it right with them．（39）D Make sure that if you agree to make things right，do them completely without causing offence．
Let them know that you will never do it again．Let your friend or whoever you offended know that you have no intention of repeating your mistake．This will help them know that they aren't being taken advantage of．
Ask them for forgiveness．（40）G Being truly sorry means that you want to put the whole mess behind you and being forgiven means that it will never be mentioned again．
Learning from past mistakes and offences can make the future of your relationship much brighter．
A．Apologize if you really mean it．
B．Practice will help you calm down．
C．Apology will make a big difference．
D．It may be physical，emotional or financial．
E．You may give them a reason for your action，but you don't have to．
F．Forgive yourself since everyone makes mistakes．
G．But it is their choice whether they give it to you or not．
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，主要讲述了在你的生活中，可能会有意无意地冒犯到别人，学会以正确的方式说对不起会帮助你修复和保持重要的关系．本文就此展开谈论，讲述了如何正确地说对不起，先冷静下来，对着镜子练习；确保你可以承认你做错的地方；和他们一起找出正确的解决方法；请求他们原谅．
解答 36．答案：B．句意：练习会帮助你冷静下来．根据上文"Make sure you get it right and practice in the mirror"确保你回了并且对着镜子练习，可知，此处应填B选项，故选B．
37．答案：A．句意：如果你真的是那个意思就道歉．根据下文"Don't apologize if you don't really feel sorry"不要道歉，如果你并不觉得抱歉，可知，此处应填A．故选A．
38．答案：E．句意：你或许会给他们你做法的原因，但你没必要那么做．根据下文"They may not want to know why，or if they do they will ask"他们或许不想知道，如果想他们会问，可知，此处应填E．故选E．
39．答案：D．句意：可能是身体上的，情感上的，经济上的．根据"Then find out how you can make it right with them"然后和他们一起找出正确的方法，可知，此处应填D．故选D．
40．答案：G．句意：但是无论他们是否原谅你都是他们的选择．根据上文"Ask them for forgiveness"请求他们的原谅，可知，此处应填G．故选G．
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题型为七选五，做题时应结合文章上下文内容，仔细阅读原文，并根据所给选项的含义进行分析，采用排除法排除无关选项，从而得出正确答案．切记胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
