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It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had       to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my     ,I had a good excuse: A business meeting had        and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.
When I arrived at the      ,1 apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I        tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not      ," I said. Then I told her about the business meeting.        , my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive               mad as well.
Several weeks later, when I        the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You       a classic mistake. You're stuck        your own way of thinking. You didn't        to be late. But that's not the point. What is        in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention       Eleanor focused on the result. Thus,         of us felt misunderstood and crazy.
Thinking more about Ken's words, I         recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really       .I should have started the conversation by expressing         my actions affected Eleanor and         the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never.
Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really        her experience of the results
of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently.
小题1:
A.Started B.Agreed C.Continued D.Managed
小题2:
A.Relief B.Surprise C.Regret D.Sorrow
小题3:
A.broken out B.closed down C.faded away D.run over
小题4:
A.House B.Room C.Restaurant D.Supermarket
小题5:
A.Could B.Must C.Will D.might
小题6:
A.Movable B.Comfortable C.Acceptable D.Avoidable
小题7:
A.However B.Therefore C.Moreover D.Otherwise
小题8:
A.Her B.Him C.me D.them
小题9:
A.spread B.wrote C.translated D.described
小题10:
A.knew B.made C.found D.took
小题11:
A.In B.beyond C.For D.against
小题12:
A.Need B.Prove C.Pretend D.Intend
小题13:
A.Funny B.Important C.Possible D.Simple
小题14:
A.While B.After C.Until D.unless
小题15:
A.All B.None C.Both D.Neither
小题16:
A.Usually B.Merely C.Hardly D.gradually
小题17:
A.Inspires B.Matters C.Improves D.challenges
小题18:
A.How B.Why C.When D.what
小题19:
A.Compared B.Reported C.Finished D.saved
小题20:
A.Showing B.Satisfying C.understanding D.destroying
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