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　　I consider myself something of an expert of apologies. A quick temper has 1 me with plenty of opportunities (机会) to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother was telling me, “Don’t watch the 3 when you say I’m sorry. Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he’ll know you 5 it. ”

　　My mother thus made the key point of a (n) 6 must be direct. You must never 7 to be doing something. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turn out to be your 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess (主人), whose guest of your honor you treat 11 , by sending flowers the next mentioning your bad 12 .

　　One of the important things you should do for an 13 is a readiness to 14 the responsibility (责任) for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves 15 for the other person to 16 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 17 about themselves. That, after all, is the 18 of every apology. Whether the apologize is wholly or only partly 19 at fault, answering for one's 20 encourages others to take their share of the blame.

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　　I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 1 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother is telling me, “Don't watch the 3 when you say, ‘I'm sorry’. Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he'll know you 5 it.”

　　My mother thus made the key point of a (n) 6 apology: it must be direct. You must never 7 to be doing something else. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your own 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 11 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 12 .

　　One of the important things you should do for an 13 apology is a readiness to 14 the responsibility (责任) for your careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 15 for the other person to 16 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 17 about themselves. That, after all, is the 18 of every apology. It 19 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault; answering for one's 20 encourages others to take their share of the blame.

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　　I consider myself something of an expert apologies. A quick temper has 1 me with plenty of opportunities (机会)to make them. In one of my earliest 2 , my mother was telling me, “Don't watch the 3 when you say, ‘ I' m sorry. ’ Hold your head up and look the person in the 4 , so he'll know you 5 it . ”

　　My mother thus made the key point of a ( n) 6 apology : It must be direct. You must never 7 to be doing something else. You do not 8 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 9 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 10 . You do not apologize to a hostess (主人), whose guest of honor you treat 11, by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 12 .

　　One of the important things you should do for an 13 apology is a readiness to 14 the responsibility (责任)for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 15 for the other person to 16 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 17 about themselves. That, after all, is the 18 of every apology. It 19 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: Answering for one's 20 encourages others to take their share of the blame.

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I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has   36  me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier   37 , my mother was telling me “Don’t watch the   38  when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the   39 , so he’ll know you   40  it.”

My mother thus made the key point of a(n)   41  apology: It must be direct. You must never   42  to be doing something else. You do not   43  a pile of letters while apologizing to a person   44   in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your   45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat   46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad   47 .

One of the important things we should do for an   48  apology is a readiness to   49  the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no   50  for the other person to   51  us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling   52  about themselves. That , after all, is the   53  of every apology. It   54  little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s   55  encourages others to take their share of the blame.

1.                A．provided       B．mixed          C．compared D．treated

 

2.                A．dreams         B．courses         C．memories D．ideas

 

3.                A．side           B．ground         C．wall  D．bottom

 

4.                A．mind           B．soul            C．face D．eye

 

5.                A．imagine        B．enjoy           C．mean    D．regret

 

6.                A．useful          B．successful       C．equal    D．basic

 

7.                A．pretend        B．forget          C．refuse    D．expect

 

8.                A．hold on         B．put away        C．look through   D．pick up

 

9.                A．poorer         B．weaker         C．worse    D．lower

 

10.               A．fault           B．reason         C．result     D．duty

 

11.               A．cruelly         B．freely          C．roughly    D．foolishly

 

12.               A．manners        B．excuses        C．efforts    D．roles

 

13.               A．active          B．effective        C．extra D．easy

 

14.               A．raise           B．perform        C．admit     D．bear

 

15.               A．situation        B．need           C．sign D．room

 

16.               A．advise          B．forgive         C．warn D．blame

 

17.               A．wiser          B．warmer         C．better     D．cleverer

 

18.               A．purpose        B．method         C．end D．advantage

 

19.               A．cares          B．matters         C．depends   D．remains

 

20.               A．facts           B．states          C．rights     D．actions

 

 

Dear Volunteers，

The service you will provide to elderly individuals in Abilene as a Meals on Wheels volunteer is deeply appreciated. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the many miles you will travel and all of the hours you will contribute to help make this one of the best programs in the entire state.

We have our staff members make a home visit before adding each person to the program and try to visit everyone at least once every year. That is hardly enough, and we depend on your contact a great deal! It is important that you report back when you do not get an answer to your knock on the door. The person inside may be hurt or ill. They may be in hospital or out of town and fail to inform us. If they are frequently absent, we may need to determine if they still need meals.

If you find someone with a medical emergency, please call 911 to request medical assistance, and then call the Meals on Wheels office. If you find someone who needs assistance other than for a medical emergency, please call the Meals on Wheels office at 6725050, and we will try to find the appropriate agency or individual to call.

Let us know when a certain person needs extra food. We have a food preparation room of shelf stable items to share with them. Please feel free to take a few magazines when you deliver meals. Many of those we serve cannot afford magazines and enjoy reading. If someone is interested in getting books from the Abilene Public Library, let us know. We can sign them up for the Books on Wheels program. Call if you smell gas strongly when you deliver meals, or if someone needs a space heater, a blanket, or an electric fan. Please convey all needs to us, and we will try to see that they are met. Some of the elderly people who we offer our service may have cancers, liver diseases, AIDS, etc. If you do not want to deliver meals to the people with certain types of health problems, such as these, please let us know.

Sincerely,

Betty L. Bradley, LBSW,

Executive Director

1.Why does the author write this letter?

A．To express great thanks to volunteers.

B．To explain how the old people get help.

C．To tell volunteers what they are tasked with.

D．To describe the life situation of the old people.

2.What can we learn about the volunteers from the passage?

A．They order books for needy people.

B．They design programs to help people.

C．They offer medical help to sick people.

D．They deliver food to the elderly people.

3.How does the author learn about the needs of the people served?

A．The volunteers report back the information to him.

B．His staff members call them to get the information.

C．He visits them now and then to get the information.

D．The family members send the information to his office.