“I didn’t do anything!” “Say you’re sorry!” “It’s not my fault!”
Sound familiar? If so, you are like a lot of kids who sometimes ___21__ with their friends or family members. It’s not always easy to get __22__ with others. Kids aren’t ___23__, so they sometimes do things that get them into ___24__. Saying “I’m sorry” can help.
Saying you’re sorry is called apologizing. When you apologize, you’re telling someone that you’re sorry for the ___25__ you caused. When you apologize to someone, you stop to think about the other person’s __26____, and you begin to feel sorry for your ___27__. You may even feel ___28__ or ashamed if you did something that you knew was ___29__ even if what happened was an accident or you didn’t do it ___30__. You would probably ___31__ feel sorry if you knew the other person’s feelings were hurt.
Kids might need to apologize if they did something they knew was wrong. __32__ can apologize, too — to other grown-ups or even to ___33__. After all, grown-ups also make ___34__ sometimes. By apologizing when they are wrong, grown-ups can ___35_ a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they ___36___.
Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” ___37___ everything right away. Other times, it might take a while for a person to feel friendly after you ___38__. You might need to give them ___39___. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel ___40___ for what you said or did, but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.
21. A. discuss B. argue C. talk D. agree
22. A. get along B. catch up C. go on D. keep on
23. A. good B. kind C. perfect D. successful
24. A. anger B. difficulty C. danger D. trouble
25. A. damage B. injury C. hurt D. harm
26. A. feelings B. opinions C. dreams D. memories
27. A. idea B. fighting C. manner D. fault
28. A. embarrassed B. happy C. disappointed D. serious
29. A. unfair B. wrong C. right D. reasonable
30. A. under way B. in need C. by chance D. on purpose
31. A. sometimes B. never C. hardly D. still
32. A. Children B. Grown-ups C. Friends D. Citizens
33. A. parents B. workmates C. kids D. managers
34. A. money B. mistakes C. differences D. changes
35. A. set B. take C. follow D. stand
36. A. want B. need C. expect D. like
37. A. removes B. ends C. fixes D. changes
38. A. excuse B. apologize C. decide D. regret
39. A. energy B. space C. help D. time
40. A. bad B. relaxed C. awake D. hurt
21-25 BACDC 26-30 ADABD 31-35 DBCBA 36-40 BCBDA
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