Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat”anditisevenhardertosay“Iwaswrongand
Oneofthequalitiesthatmostpeopleadmireinothersisthewillingnesstoadmitone’smistakes.Itisextremelyhardsometimestosayasimplethinglike“Iwaswrongaboutthat”anditisevenhardertosay“Iwaswrongandyouwererightaboutthat.”Ihadanexperiencerecentlywithsomeoneadmittingtomethathehadmadeamistakefifteenyearsago.Hetoldmehehadbeenthemanagerofacartons(纸箱).ThenhetalkedofanincidentandIbegantoremembertheincidenthewasdescribing.
IwasabouteightyearsoldatthetimeandIhadgoneintothestorewithmymothertodotheweeklygroceryshopping.OnthatparticulardayImusthavefoundmywaytothefooddepartmentwheretheincidenttookplace.
Theremusthavebeenaspecialsaleoneggsthatdaybecausetherewasabigshowofeggsindozenandhalf-dozencartons.Thecartonswereputthreeorfourfeethigh.Imusthavestoppedinfrontofthemtoadmiretheshow.Justthenawomancamebypushinghergrocerycartandknockedoffthepileofcartons.ForsomereasonIdecideditwasuptometoputthecartonsbacktogethersoIwenttowork.
Themanagerheardthenoiseandcamerushingovertoseewhathadhappened.WhenheappearedIwasonmykneescheckingsomeofthecartonstoseeifanyoftheeggswerebrokenbuttohimitlookedasifIwasthepersonwhowastoblame.Heseverelyreprimandedandwantedmetopayforthosebrokeneggs.MyfaceturnedredandItriedtoexplainbutitdidnogood.EventhoughIquicklyforgottheincidentbutthemanagerdidnot.
51. Howoldwastheauthorwhenhewrotethisarticle?
A.About8yearsold B.About18yearsold
C.About23yearsold D.About15yearsold
52.Accordingtothispassagemanypeoplewilladmirewho______.
A.havenevermadeanymistakes B.oftenmakemistakesbutcorrecttheminnotime
C.admittheirmistakes D.forgetotherpeople'smistakeseasily
53.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowing?
a.Iforgotallabouttheincident.
b.Iwentintothestore.
c.Awomanknockedofftheeggcartons.
d.Istoodinfrontoftheeggcartons.
e.Themanagerremindedmeoftheincident.
f.Themanagerdidn'tbelievemyexplanation.
g.Ipickeduptheunbrokeneggs