I’m not quite _____ today because there’s something wrong with my stomach.

A. myself       B. me      C. my own     D. I

It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of    31   . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged   32  , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the   33   of a friend. Then count the occasions   34   you indicated clearly and truly that you were   35  . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep   36   in us knows that when even a small wrong has been   37  , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and     38   is expressed.

I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of   39  : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No   40   cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “  41   you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some   42  , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been   43   his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother   44   forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good   45  . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man   46   crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m   47  .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it   48  . If you can think of someone who   49   an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it   50  .

It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of    31  . Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged   32 , said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the   33  of a friend. Then count the occasions   34  you indicated clearly and truly that you were   35 . A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep   36  in us knows that when even a small wrong has been   37 , some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and     38  is expressed.

I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of   39 : headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No   40  cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “  41  you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some   42 , the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been   43  his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother   44  forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good   45 . He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man   46  crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m   47 .” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it   48 . If you can think of someone who   49  an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it   50 .

It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need to know the art of1. Look back with honesty and think how often you’ve judged2, said unkind things, pushed yourself ahead at the3of a friend. Then count the occasions4you indicated clearly and truly that you were5. A bit frightening, isn’t it? Frightening because some deep 6in us knows that when even a small wrong has been 7, some mysterious moral feeling is disturbed; and it stays out of balance until fault is acknowledged and8is expressed.
I remember a doctor friend, the late Clarence Lieb, telling me about a man who came to him with a variety of9: headaches, insomnia and stomach trouble. No10cause could be found. Finally my friend said to the man, “11you tell me what’s worrying you, I can’t help you.” After some12, the man confessed that, as executor of his father’s will, he had been13his brother, who lived abroad, of his inheritance (继承权). Then and there the wise old doctor made the man write to his brother14forgiveness and enclosing a cheque as the first step in restoring their good15. He then went with him to mail box in the corridor. As the letter disappeared, the man16crying. “Thank you,” He said, “I think I’m17.” And he was. A heartfelt apology can not only heal a damaged relationship but also make it18. If you can think of someone who19an apology from you, someone you have wronged, or just neglected, do something about it20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      communicating
   2. B.
      expressing
   3. C.
      apologizing
   4. D.
      explaining
2. 2.
   1. A.
      roughly
   2. B.
      toughly
   3. C.
      gently
   4. D.
      honestly
3. 3.
   1. A.
      risk
   2. B.
      expense
   3. C.
      loss
   4. D.
      mercy
4. 4.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      how
   3. C.
      which
   4. D.
      when
5. 5.
   1. A.
      sorry
   2. B.
      regretful
   3. C.
      tolerant
   4. D.
      amazed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      wisdom
   2. B.
      pain
   3. C.
      fright
   4. D.
      tension
7. 7.
   1. A.
      ignored
   2. B.
      committed
   3. C.
      adjusted
   4. D.
      promoted
8. 8.
   1. A.
      regret
   2. B.
      curiosity
   3. C.
      devotion
   4. D.
      envy
9. 9.
   1. A.
      questions
   2. B.
      complaints
   3. C.
      signs
   4. D.
      conflicts
10. 10.
    1. A.
       spiritual
    2. B.
       immoral
    3. C.
       physical
    4. D.
       outward
11. 11.
    1. A.
       If
    2. B.
       Until
    3. C.
       When
    4. D.
       Unless
12. 12.
    1. A.
       recalling
    2. B.
       unconsciousness
    3. C.
       mediation
    4. D.
       hesitation
13. 13.
    1. A.
       accusing
    2. B.
       informing
    3. C.
       cheating
    4. D.
       warning
14. 14.
    1. A.
       calling for
    2. B.
       begging for
    3. C.
       reckoningon
    4. D.
       focusing on
15. 15.
    1. A.
       relationship
    2. B.
       situation
    3. C.
       condition
    4. D.
       attention
16. 16.
    1. A.
       burst out
    2. B.
       brought out
    3. C.
       gave out
    4. D.
       let out
17. 17.
    1. A.
       rescued
    2. B.
       cured
    3. C.
       sealed
    4. D.
       persuaded
18. 18.
    1. A.
       weaker
    2. B.
       maturer
    3. C.
       stronger
    4. D.
       fruitier
19. 19.
    1. A.
       borrows
    2. B.
       receives
    3. C.
       demands
    4. D.
       deserves
20. 20.
    1. A.
       for a moment
    2. B.
       at last
    3. C.
       right away
    4. D.
       in a while

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said. “  41  . ” She held my head   42   her stomach, and after a puzzled moment I felt a   43   foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” she said, “It’s alive. You can   44   it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without trouble. It was as good as a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   45   about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   46    noticed. That there were soon to be   47    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   48  , certainly not a baby, could threaten (威胁) that.

  49  ,I was wrong. I soon found that things had    50   a great deal. I had never been the 51  . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the   52  . My sister had certain 53   because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   54   boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that    55   came to me.

As he grew, it became    56   that my brother had been the center of everything. People    57   when they saw him. He made them happy   58   by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   59  . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be   60  , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.

41． A. Look                    B. See                    C. Listen                   D. Stop

42． A. against    B. into           C. with                 D. over

43． A. strong      B. hard          C. soft           D. small

44． A. believe            B. feel           C. notice       D. touch

45． A. worried           B. argued      C. regretted        D. doubted

46． A. hardly      B. certainly    C. possibly          D. willingly

47． A. two    B. three         C. four          D. five

48． A. Anything         B. Something       C. Nothing            D. Everything

49． A. Although  B. Therefore C. However          D. Moreover

50． A. improved        B. changed          C. increased        D damaged

51． A. oldest      B. youngest         C. cleverest         D. dearest

52． A. family       B. house       C. middle             D. trouble

53． A. manners         B. knowledge           C. opinions            D rights

54． A. admired          B. blamed            C. hated               D. loved

55． A. almost      B. never C. nearly       D. always

56． A. strange    B. obvious     C. serious            D. special

57． A. smiled      B. screamed        C. cried         D. whispered

58． A. still           B. almost     C. also          D. just

59． A. look                B. smile       C. care          D. comfort

60． A. ordinary          B. perfect      C. clever             D. similar