One day，some of the girls in our neighborhood started acting a bit strangely towards me．They
talking to me．After a day or so of this，I finally
what was going on．I'd said something to a（n）
girl the night before that she didn't like．I'd had a few
that night, and like everyone I sometimes say things that
severer than I mean them to．
Anyway，it seemed that the girl had told many of her friends，and now they were all
at me．They found a great
to think of all the other supposed“crimes”I'd committed over the past year．
they'd all really liked me before, suddenly they
I was a really bad guy．
This was a difficult problem．I
to get along well with these people and I liked them all．I didn't want them to
me because of something stupid I'd said when I was drunk．It didn't
much whether they or I was wrong．All I wanted was things to be
to normal again．
So I wrote the popular girl a note
saying：“I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings．I didn't mean to”．And that was it．The problem was solved．
．the girls who were angry with me now liked me
than ever．They felt I'd done something
in admitting I was wrong and apologizing．
Learn how and when to
．Often，the pride and stubbornness you hold onto by refusing to back down isn't worth the
of a lasting argument．An apology can
for healing a difficult situation．And often, people will think better of you for it．
| 小题1: | | A．began | B．continued | C．avoided | D．regretted |
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| 小题2: | | A．found out | B．picked out | C．gave out | D．spoke out |
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| 小题3: | | A．special | B．popular | C．familiar | D．ordinary |
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| 小题4: | | A．quarrels | B．comments | C．problems | D．drinks |
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| 小题5: | | A．look | B．sound | C．feel | D．appear |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprised | B．angry | C．excited | D．amazed |
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| 小题7: | | A．right | B．opportunity | C．space | D．need |
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| 小题8: | | A．As | B．Since | C．As if | D．While |
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| 小题9: | | A．convinced | B．admitted | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题10: | | A．happened | B．used | C．prepared | D．agreed |
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| 小题11: | | A．forget | B．forgive | C．hate | D．respect |
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| 小题12: | | A．matter | B．change | C．care | D．explain |
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| 小题13: | | A．around | B．up | C．about | D．back |
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| 小题14: | | A．simply | B．generally | C．regularly | D．gently |
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| 小题15: | | A．At first | B．In fact | C．At least | D．As usual |
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| 小题16: | | A．rather | B．worse | C．less | D．better |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtful | B．interesting | C．brave | D．shameful |
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| 小题18: | | A．cheer | B．forgive | C．worry | D．apologize |
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| 小题19: | | A．effort | B．price | C．result | D．cause |
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| 小题20: | | A．permit | B．fail | C．work | D．Last |
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