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18．How to make a successful apology
 Have you done something that you feel bad about？Is there a person who you have treated badly？Do you need to say"I'm sorry"to someone？Here are five things you can do to have a successful apology．
●Make your apology real．（36）DPeople can tell if you take responsibility for what you did or if you are lying．
●Do not make excuses．（37）E It is saying that you were wrong to do it．
●（38）B An apology should show that you have learned from what you did．Show that you mean what you say．
●Make it clear that you are apologizing．Just saying"I'm sorry"is not enough．Talk about what you did and then say that you feel bad about doing it．（39）G
●Be prepared for the unexpected．Be prepared for it to take some time for your apology to be accepted．This may be a long moment，a few minutes，or even days or weeks．The person may stay angry with you．（40）A

A．Be patient and hopeful．
B．Make a promise to change．
C．Choose the right time to apologize．
D．An apology will be better accepted if it is sincere．
E．An apology is not explaining why you did something．
F．You can give your apology to the other person as a letter．
G．It is important that the person knows you are apologizing．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了如何向别人道歉，这里有五件事你可以做一个成功的道歉．

解答 36．D．推理判断题．根据后文People can tell if you take responsibility for what you did or if you are lying可知如果它是真诚的道歉会被更好的接受；故选D．
37．E．推理判断题．根据后文It is saying that you were wrong to do it可知道歉不是解释为什么你做了某事，这代表你在找借口；故选E．
38．B．推理判断题．根据后文An apology should show that you have learned from what you did．Show that you mean what you say可知你需要保证改变；故选B．
39．G．推理判断题．根据前文Make it clear that you are apologizing可知重要的是那个人知道你在道歉；故选G．
40．A．推理判断题．根据前文This may be a long moment，a few minutes，or even days or weeks．The person may stay angry with you可知你需要有耐心和充满希望；故选A．

点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．