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Many of us hold on to little resentment(怨恨)that may come from an argument，a misunderstanding or some other painful events.Stubbornly，we wait for someone else to reach out to us— 1 this is the only way we can forgive or 2 a friendship or family relationship.An acquaintance of mine，whose health isn't very good，recently told me that she hadn't spoken to her son in almost three years.“Why not？”I asked.She said that she and her son had had a(n) 3 about his wife and that she wouldn't 4 to him again unless he called first.When I suggested that she be the one to reach out，she 5 at the beginning and said，“I can't do that.He's the one who should apologize.”She was truly 6 to die before reaching out to her only son first.After a little gentle 7 ，however，she did decide to be the first one to reach out.To her amazement，her son was grateful for her willingness to call and 8 an apology of his own.
As is usually the case，when someone takes the chance and reaches out，everyone wins.Whenever we hold on to our anger，we turn “small stuff”into really “big stuff”in our minds.We start to believe that our 9 are more important than our happiness.However，if you want to be a more peaceful person，you must understand that being right is almost never more important than 10 yourself to be happy.The way to be happy is to let go and reach out.Let other people be 11 .This doesn't mean that you're wrong.Everything will be fine.You'll experience the peace of letting go，as well as the joy of letting others be right.You'll also notice that，as you reach out and let others be “right”，they will become 12 defensive and more loving toward you.
【语篇导读】 不要因为一些芝麻小事而耿耿于怀，要学会宽容大度，得饶人处且饶人，主动化干戈为玉帛。
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1.A.believing C．questioning
B．doubting D．wondering
解析 可以利用同类排除法。B、C和D都表示疑虑。 答案 A 2.A.make C．keep
解析 习惯搭配。 答案 C 3．A.discussion
C．disagreement
B．agreement D．fight B．correct D．decide
解析 联系前文母子3年不说话，肯定是吵了架或者有分歧。 答案 C 4. A.say
C．talk
B．tell D．speak
解析 可以联系前面she hadn't spoken to her son 而得出正确答案。 答案 D 5．A.accepted
C．apologized
B．agreed D．refused
解析 联系后文“I can't do that...”可知答案。 答案 D 6．A.willing
C．unwilling
B．hurrying D．glad
解析 be willing to do sth为固定搭配，意为“愿意去做某事”。 答案 A 7．A.sleep
C．movement
B．encouragement D．satisfaction
解析 联系前面可以知道是经过再三劝说才同意放下身段的。 答案 B 8．A.accepted
C．refused
B．offered D．lent
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解析 “主动道歉”应该为make/offer an apology，此处选B。 答案 B 9．A.decisions
C．positions
B．friends D．relatives
解析 本句大意就是面子比开心更重要，所以选择position(地位)。 答案 C 10．A.letting
C．enjoying
B．making D．allowing
解析 allow sb to do sth“让某人做某事”，为固定搭配。 答案 D 11．A.true
C．good
B．nice D．right
解析 联系后文you're wrong可得知。 答案 D 12．A.better
C．more
解析 表示不过分防备别人。 答案 B
Cloze 2
Prof Dennis Brown once gave his class a special homework to “go to someone you love and tell them”you love them.It has to be someone you have 1 said those words to before or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time.Now that doesn't sound like a very tough assignment， 2 you realize that most of the students were over 35 and were taught that expressing emotions is not “macho”．
In the next class，one of the men raised his hand to 3 his homework.He began by saying，“Dennis，I was quite angry at first.Who were you to tell me to do something that 4 ？ But when driving home I knew exactly the answer.”
“Five years ago，my father and I had a furious disagreement.Since then，we 5 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings.So by the time I got home I had 6 myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.”
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B．less D．fewer
“The next afternoon，I was at my parents' house ringing the doorbell，praying that Dad would answer the door.I was afraid if Mom answered that I would 7 and tell her instead.But as luck would have it，Dad did answer the door.I didn't 8 any time—I took one step in the door and said，‘Dad，I just came over to tell you that I love you.’”
“It was as if a transformation came over my dad.Before his face 9 ，the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry.He reached out and hugged me and said，‘I love you too，son，but I've never been able to say it.’ It was such a 10 moment I hadn't felt that great in a long time.”
“But that's not even my 11 .Two days after that visit，my dad had a sudden heart attack and ended up in the hospital， 12 .”
“So my message to all of you in this is: Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now！”
【语篇导读】 作者用一个故事谈到了大声说出“爱”的重要性。 1. A.never
C．ever
B．frequently D．usually
解析 从下句or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time得知应该是never “从未”说过此话的人。frequently“经常地”； usually“通常地”。 答案 A 2. A.when
C．if
B．until D．before
解析 从上句that doesn't sound like a very tough assignment可得知。until此处意为“直到”。 答案 B 3．A.tell
C．give
B．hand D．share
解析 tell意为“告诉”，要接双宾语；hand in表示“上交”；give意为“给”，要接双宾语；share意为“分享”，此处合适。 答案 D
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4．A.emotional
C．personal
B．secret D．hard
解析 前面说要完成这种作业他觉得非常生气，说明他觉得这是件很personal“私人的”事情。emotional“令人动情的”； secret “秘密的”。 答案 C 5．A.began
C．kept
B．prevented D．avoided
解析 从下句unless we had to at Christmas or other family gatherings得知他们应该是avoided “避免”见面。 答案 D 6．A.thought
C．asked
B．convinced D．ordered
解析 根据句意和选项的意思得知此处应为convince“说服”。 答案 B 7. A.step out
C．chicken out
B．fade away D．turn away
解析 从前面的I was afraid if Mom answered that 和后面的and tell her instead得知此时“他”的心情是忐忑不安的。 chicken out意为“因害怕而停止做某事，因胆小而放弃”。 step out“走出来”；fade away“走开”； turn away“走开，拒绝”。 答案 C 8．A.waste
C．wait
B．hesitate D．lose
解析 根据下文的描述可知是没有waste “浪费”任何时间。hesitate“犹豫不决”。 答案 A 9．A.laughed
C．smiled
B．relieved D．softened
解析 主语是face，laughed和smiled都不合适，而与后面的描述相对应可知此处应为softened “变温和”。 relieve“缓解，松了一口气”。
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