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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

     “I didn’t do anything!”  “Say you’re sorry!” “It’s not my fault!”

     Sound familiar? If so, you are like a lot of kids who sometimes ___36__ with their friends or family members. It’s not always easy to get ____ with others. Kids aren’t ___38__, so they sometimes do things that get them into ___39__. Saying “I’m sorry” can help.

     Saying you’re sorry is called apologizing. When you apologize, you’re telling someone that you’re sorry for the ___40__ you caused. When you apologize to someone, you stop to think  about the other person’s __41____, and you begin to feel sorry for your ___42__. You may even feel ___43__ or ashamed if you did something that you knew was ___44__ even if what happened was an accident or you didn’t do it ___45__. You would probably ___46__ feel sorry if you knew the other person’s feelings were hurt.

    Kids might need to apologize if they did something they knew was wrong. __47___ can apologize, too — to other grown-ups or even to ___48__. After all, grown-ups also make ___49__ sometimes. By apologizing when they are wrong, grown-ups can ___50_ a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they ___51___.

Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” ___52___ everything right away. Other times, it might take a while for a person to feel friendly after you ___53__. You might need to give them   ___54___. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel ___55___ for what you said or did, but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.

36. A. discuss                       B. argue                       C. talk                          D. agree 

37. A. get along                   B. catch up                   C. go on                 D. keep on

38. A. good                         B. kind                         C. perfect                            D. successful

39. A. anger                B. difficulty          C. danger            D. trouble

40. A. damage                      B. injury                      C. hurt                         D. harm

41. A. feelings            B. opinions           C. dreams            D. memories

42. A. idea                           B. fighting                    C. manner                    D. fault

43. A. embarrassed               B. happy                      C. disappointed             D. serious

44. A. unfair                        B. wrong                      C. right                        D. reasonable

45. A. under way              B. in need                  C. by chance                 D. on purpose

46. A. sometimes                  B. never                       C. hardly                      D. still

47. A. Children           B. Grown-ups         C. Friends            D. Citizens

48. A. parents                      B. workmates                C. kids                         D. managers

49. A. money                       B. mistakes                   C. differences               D. changes

50. A. set                             B. take                         C. follow                      D. stand

51. A. want                          B. need                        C. expect                      D. like

52. A. removes                  B. ends                   C. fixes                        D. changes

53. A. excuse                      B. apologize                   C. decide                   D. regret

54. A. energy                    B. space                       C. help                         D. time

55. A. bad                           B. relaxed                     C. awake                   D. hurt

“I didn’t do anything!” “Say you’re sorry!” “It’s not my fault!” 　　 Sound familiar? If so, you are like a lot of kids who sometimes __1__ with their friends or family members. It’s not always easy to get __2__ with others. Kids aren’t ___3__, so they sometimes do things that get them into ___4__. Saying “I’m sorry” can help. 　　 Saying you’re sorry is called apologizing. When you apologize, you’re telling someone that you’re sorry for the ___5__ you caused. When you apologize to someone, you stop to think about the other person’s __6____, and you begin to feel sorry for your ___7__. You may even feel ___8__ or ashamed if you did something that you knew was ___9__ even if what happened was an accident or you didn’t do it ___10__. You would probably ___11__ feel sorry if you knew the other person’s feelings were hurt. 　 Kids might need to apologize if they did something they knew was wrong. __12___ can apologize, too — to other grown-ups or even to __13__. After all, grown-ups also make ___14__ sometimes. By apologizing when they are wrong, grown-ups can ___15_ a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they ___16___. Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” ___17__ everything right away. Other times, it might take a while for a person to feel friendly after you ___18__. You might need to give them 　___19___. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel ___20___ for what you said or did, but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better. 1. A. discuss　　　 B. argue　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　 D. agree 2. A. get along 　　 B. catch up　　　　 C. go on　　 　　　 D. keep on 3. A. good 　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　 C. perfect　　　 　 D. successful 4. A. anger　　　　　 B. difficulty　　　 　 C. danger　　　　　 　D. trouble 5. A. damage　　　　 B. injury　　　　 　 C. hurt　　　　　　 D. harm 6. A. feelings　　 　 B. opinions　　　　 　C. dreams　　　　　 D. memories 7. A. idea　　　 　 B. fighting　　　 　 C. manner　　　　 　 D. fault 8. A. embarrassed　 B. happy　　　　 　 C. disappointed　　 D. serious 9. A. unfair　　　　 B. wrong　　　　 　 C. right　　　　　　 D. reasonable 10. A. under way 　 B. in need　 　 C. by chance　　 　 D. on purpose 11. A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　 　 D. still 12. A. Children　　　 B. Grown-ups　　　　 C. Friends　　　 　　 D. Citizens 13. A. parents　　　 　B. workmates　　　　 C. kids　　　　　 　 D. managers 14. A. money　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. differences　　　　　 D. changes 15. A. set　　　 　B. take　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　 D. stand 16. A. want　　　 B. need　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　 D. like 17. A. removes　 　 B. ends　 　　　 C. fixes　　　　　　 D. changes 18. A. excuse 　　　 　 B. apologize　　　　 C. decide　　　 D. regret 19. A. energy　　 　 B. space　　　 　 　　C. help　　　　　　 D. time 20. A. bad　 　 B. relaxed　　　 　 C. awake　　　　 　 D. hurt