I strongly demand that he should make an ________ to me for his rude behaviour to me at the party.

A. excuse 　　　 B. apology 　　　　 C. appointment 　 D. explanation

"Please __________why you're so late," said his girlfriend.

A.excuse　　　 B. explain　　　 C. apologize　　　 D. tell

Cloze:

　　 The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. —Thomas Macaulay
　　Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic 26 to our class. When the papers were 27 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 28 mistakes throughout the test.
　　There is nothing really new about 29 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill 30 even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 31 after class. I was one of the twelve.
　　Mrs O'Neill asked 32 questions, and she didn't 33 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 34 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 35 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
　　I don't 36 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 37 I can say:it was the most important single 38 of my life. Thirty years after being 39 to Macaulay's words, they 40 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a 41 to measure ourselves rather than others.
　　42 of us are asked to make 43 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 44 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 45 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket 46 turned over to the policeman? Should the 47 change received at the store be forgotten or 48? Nobody will know except 49. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 50 to live with someone you respect.
26. A. test　　　　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　 D. lesson
27. A. examined　　　　　 B. completed　　　　　　 C. marked　　 　　 D. answered
28. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. funny　　　　　　　　 C. same　　　 　 D. serious
29. A. lying　　 　　　　 B. cheating　　 　　　　　 C. guessing　 　　 D. discussing
30. A. didn't　　　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　 C. would　　　　　 D. wouldn't
31. A. come　　　　　　　　　 B.leave　　　　 　　　　 C. remain　　 　　 D. apologize
32. A. no　　　　　　　 B. certain　　　　　　　　 C. many　　　 　 D. more
33. A. excuse　　　　　　 B. reject　　　 　　　　　 C. help　　　 　　 D. scold
34. A. above　　 　　　　 B. common　　　 　　 C. following　　　　 D. unusual
35. A. repeat　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. copy
36. A. worry　　 　　　 B. know　　　　 　　　　　　 C. hear　　　 　　 D. talk
37. A. myself　　　　　　 B. ourselves　　　　　　　 C. themselves 　　　 D. herself
38. A. chance　　　　　　 B. incident　　 　　　　　 C. lesson　　 　　 D. memory
39. A. referred　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　 D. introduced
40. A. even　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　 C. always　　 　　 D. almost
41. A. way　　　 　　　　　　 B. sentence　　 　　　　 C. choice　　 　　 D. reason
42. A. All　　　 　　　　 B. Few　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Some　　　 　 D. None
43. A. quick　　 　　　　 B. wise　　　　 　　　　 C. great　　　　　 D. personal
44. A. out　　　 　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　 　　 D. upon
45. A. Should　　　　　　 B. Must　　　　 　　　 C. Would　　　　 D. Need
46. A. and　　　 　　　 B. or　　　　　 　　　　 C. then　　　 　　 D. but
47. A. extra　　　　 　　 B. small　　　　　　　　 C. some　　　 　 D. necessary
48. A. paid　　　　　　　 B. remembered　 　　　 C. shared　　 　　 D. returned
49. A. me　　　　　　　　　　 B. you　　　　　 　　　 C. us　　　　 　　 D. them
50. A. easier　　　 　　　　 B. more natural　　　　 C. better　　　 　　　　　　 D. more peaceful

The measure of a man’s character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.?