Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn't have done or something you didn't do which you should have?At one time or another we probably all have．There's no 1 in getting depressed about now－it's no 2 crying over spilt milk．However, there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why 3 we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future．
One thing we all do now and again is to lose our 4 with a friend or close relative．The odd thing is that we more often display great 5 towards someone we are fond of than towards 6 ．The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to 7 a bit of steam in a safe environment, while the consequences of 8 a stranger could be far more serious．
Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue(
美德)and undoubtedly this is the 9 ．On the other hand, we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone, telling them exactly what we feel, and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of 10 ．Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 ．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 6 ．”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river．And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten．
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said．
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 ．It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles．
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
Some countries have 1 numbers of earthquakes． 2 do not have many．For example, there are 3 earthquakes in Britain．There is often a great 4 during an earthquake．The ground 5 and the houses fall down．Sometimes 6 of people are killed 7 different ways．Earthquakes may also happen 8 the sea, or near volcanoes(火山), 9 this is not always actual．The powerful forces inside the earth separate rocks and great waves 10 ．They move long distances and are 11 enough to break down houses and other buildings．Sometimes they break 12 buildings than the earthquake itself．A 13 earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1896．The 14 near Shillong suddenly 15 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again． 16 continued to act like this 200 times 17 minute．Few buildings could stand 18 that was happening and the great stones 19 four feet up 20 the air．
