第一节完形填空ItwasalreadyhalfpastsevenandIwasrunninglateagainforthedinnerappointmentwithmywife,Eleanor.Wehad(41)___tomeetattherestaurantatseveno'clock.Ifeltalittleuneasy,buttomy(42)___,Ihad
第一节完形填空
ItwasalreadyhalfpastsevenandIwasrunninglateagainforthedinnerappointmentwithmywife,Eleanor.Wehad (41)___tomeetattherestaurantatseveno'clock.Ifeltalittleuneasy,buttomy(42)___,Ihadagoodexcuse:Abusinessmeetinghad (43)___andI'dwastednotimegettingtothedinner.
WhenIarrivedatthe (44)___,1apologizedandtoldEleanorIdidn'tmeantobelate.Shescreamed,"Younevermeanto."Well,I (45)___feelshewasangry."I'msorrybutitwasnot(46)___,"Isaid.ThenItoldheraboutthebusinessmeeting.(47)___,myexplanationseemedtomakethingsworse,(48)___startedtodrivememadaswell.
Severalweekslater,whenI(49)___thesituationtomyfriendKenHardy,hesmiled,"You (50)___aclassicmistake.You'restuck (51)___yourownwayofthinking.Youdidn't (52)___tobelate.Butthatisnotthepoint.Whatis (53)___inyourcommunicationishowyourlatenessaffectedEleanor."HepointedoutthatIfocusedontheintention (54)___Eleanorfocusedontheresult.Thus,(55)___ofusfeltmisunderstoodandcrazy.
ThinkingmoreaboutKen'swords,I (56)___recognizedtherootcauseofsuchdisagreement.It'stheresultoftheactionthatreally (57)___.Ishouldhavestartedtheconversationbyexpressing (58)___myactionsaffectedEleanorand (59)___thediscussionsaboutmyintentionlater,muchlaterandevennever.
Lateron,aftertalkingtoEleanorandreally(60)___herexperienceoftheresultsofmylateness,I'vemanagedtobeontimealotmorefrequently.
41.A.startedB.agreedC.continuedD.managed42.A.reliefB.surpriseC.regretD.sorrow43.A.brokenoutB.closeddownC.fadedawayD.runover44.A.houseB.roomC.restaurantD.supermarket45.A.couldB.mustC.willD.might46.A.movableB.comfortableC.acceptableD.avoidable47.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.Otherw