No one is perfect．We all mess up（搞砸）now and then．It can　 36 a little bit to remember that most people have been in the　 37　 you’re in—hurting several people’s feelings．What makes the difference is what you do next． 38 can go along way toward healing(治愈) hurt or angry feelings．It takes 39　 to step up and admit what you did was　 40 ．Try saying，“What I said the other day was　 4l insensitive of me．I shouldn’t have said that．I just want to say I’m sorry．”

　 When we say sorry, we　 42 to be sincere to show we feel sorry about how hurt another person may be．If an apology is more about 43 and how we can benefit，it might not seem true．

Another element of saying sorry is to let the person know you’re not going to let it　 44 again．You could tell your friends，“I’m going to be more aware of what I 45 and say about people in the future．I’ll make an effort(努力) to be 　46 and more positive about people，and not to 47 behind their backs—especially when it’s my friends．”

If you can’t bring yourself to have a 48 in person，write a note．Whichever way you　 49　 to communicate, be sure that you’d feel comfortable if anything you say is 50 with other friends，too．

Hopefully，your friends can stop being angry with you．But don’t be 51 if it doesn’t happen instantly．Some people are quick to 52 ．Others may have to think about what you said and need 53 to get over hurt feelings or anger , or to regain trust．Do your best with the part that’s up to you．The rest is up to them．

Stop being angry with yourself，too．You can learn from your 54 ．Being too self-critical can’t help you．Move forward．Focus your energies on trying to make things right　 55　 working on your good intentions!

36．A．give　 B．help　 　 　　C．explain 　　　　　　　 D．get

37．A．World　 　　 B．house　 　　 C．surrounding　 　 D．situation

38．A．Apologies 　 B．Friendships C．Words　 　　 D．Experiences

39．A．money　 　 B．knowledge C．courage　 　　　　 D．patience

40．A．wrong　 　　 B．unusual 　　　 C．different　　 　　　 D．dangerous

41．A．probably 　　 B．usually 　　　　 C．really 　　　　 　　D．finally

42．A．1eam　 　　 B．need 　　　　　 C．promise 　　D．hope

43．A．others　 　　 B．themselves　 　　 C．humans　 　　　　 D．ourselves

44．A．continue 　　　　　　 B．happen 　　　　 C．change 　　　　　　　 D．work

45．A．want 　　　　　 B．know 　　　　　 C．think 　　　　　　　　 D．hear

46．A．cleverer 　　　　　　 B．stronger 　　　 C．faster 　　　　 　　D．kinder

47．A．talk　 　　　　 B．follow 　　　　 C．act　 　　　　　　　　 D．shout

48．A．party　 　　　　　　 B．1esson 　　　 C．meeting 　D．conversation

49．A．dare　 　　　 B．decide 　　　 C．claim 　　　　　　　　 D．dream

50．A．shared　 　 B．compared　 　　　 C．connected　 　　 D．treated

51．A．surprised　 　　　 B．interested 　 C．discouraged　 　 D．frightened

52．A．forgive　 　 B．understand　 　　 C．agree　 　　　　　　 D．appear

53．A．energy　 　 B．time　 　　　　 C．confidence　 　　 D．support

54．A．skills　　 　　 B．friends 　　　　 C．plans 　　　　　　　　 D．mistakes

55．A．for　 　　　　　 B．and　 　　　　 C．but　 　　　　　　　　 D．or

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on，one day something 36 will happen．And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have 37 if not for that previous disappointment．”　

M0ther was right, 38 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932．I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to sports 39 ．I hitchhiked(搭车)to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got 40 every time．

In one studio．a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an 41 person.“Go to the suburbs and find a small station that’ll give you a 42 ，”she said．

I thumbed home to Dixon，lllinois．While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 43 its sports department．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I 44 ．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t 45 .

My 46 must have shown．“Everything happens for the best，”Mom 47 me．Dad offered me the car to job 48 ．I 49 WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director．Peter MacArthur，told me they had already hired an announcer．

As I left his office，my annoyance 50 over．I asked aloud,“How can a fellow 51 .to be a spots announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling，“What was that you said about　 52 ？ Do you know anything about football?”Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to．53 an imaginary game．　

On my way home，as I have many times since，J thought of my mother’s 54．I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

36．A．strange　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　　　　 D．boring

37．A．ended　　　　　　　　 B．stopped　　　　　 C．happened　　　　 D．changed

38．A．as　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　 D．when

39．A．coach　　　　　　　　 B．judge　　　　　　　 C．assistant　　　　 D．announcer

40．A．turned down　　　 B．picked out　 C．found out　　　　 D．taken on

41．A．unimportant　　　　 B．inexperienced　 C．impolite　　　　　 D．dishonest

42．A．1esson　　　　　　　 B．chance　　　　　　 C．ride　　　　　　　　 D．check

43．A．manage　　　　　　　 B．possess　　　　　 C．describe　　　　　 D．desert

44．A．retired　　　　　　　　 B．quit　　　　　　　　 C．applied　　　　　　 D．refused

45．A．encouraged　　　　 B．hired　　　　　　　 C．awarded　　　　 D．disturbed

46．A．delight　　　　　　　　 B．excitement　　　 C．surprise　　　　　 D．disappointment

47．A．reminded　　　　　　 B．criticized　　　　 C．inspected　　　　 D．informed

48．A. hunt　　　　　　　　　　 B．report　　　　　　 C．description　　　　　　 D．design

49．A．phoned　　　　　　　 B．tried C. introduced D．interviewed

50．A．rolled 　　　　　　 B．fell　 　　　　　 C．bent 　　　　　　　　　　 D．boiled

51．A．get　 　　　　　　　 B．fail　 　　　　　 C．pretend 　　　　　　　　 D．appear

52．A．music　 　　　　　 B．sport　 　　　 C．radio 　　　　　　　　　　 D．program

53．A．host　 　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　 　　　 C．broadcast 　　　　　 D．guide

54．A．words　 　　　　 B．promises　 　 C．manners 　　　　　　　 D．dreams

55．A．stage　 B．action　 C．measures D．direction

All the classmates were _______my suggestion that we read English every day.

A．in case of 　　 B. in favor of     C．in honor of         D．in order of