There is a problem each of us faces in following advice on emotional healing: apologizing is difficult. We are trapped in what we think of ourselves by holding onto our pride. We can be selfish and not willing to admit our most obvious mistakes. Pride eats away at us as we argue or ignore the mistake.
It's happened to me. I have had too much pride and selfishness to apologize to a loved one I hurt. When I did want to apologize, I couldn't bring myself to face the other person. This is the pride I'm talking about. Maybe apologies come difficult for men because they're expected to be dominant. It's like the joke that a man never asks for directions when lost. Ladies are more emotionally open than guys and are willing to express it. Still, both genders wonder how to correctly apologize.
In shifting the focus on apologizing away from you, what does not apologizing do to other people? They feel hurt that you are not willing to communicate your mistake. They lose trust in you as you hide behind your mistake avoiding reality. They become angry with you, wondering why you do not tell them the truth. They may begin to counter your lack of apologies by not apologizing themselves and from this the relationship goes downhill as the two of you get caught in a power struggle.
You need to communicate your mistakes. A mistake you made is like a scratch and by not apologizing you are making the scratch a deeper wound and rubbing salt into it. You need to stop hurting the other person and yourself by learning to apologize. There is real power in apologizing and emotional healing.
【小題1】Why are men more unwilling to make apologies?

A．They don't intend to hurt other people.
B．They expect others to forgive them.
C．They don't want to be considered weak.
D．They aren't good at expressing themselves.
【小題2】What bad effect will there be if you refuse to apologize for your mistakes?
A．Other people won't pay attention to you.
B．You will lose confidence in yourself.
C．You won't be forgiven even if you tell the truth.
D．The friendship will get hurt and go worse.
【小題3】From the last paragraph, it can be inferred that              .
A．communication can stop you making mistakes
B．mistakes would turn into deeper scratches
C．a(chǎn)pologizing is good for you and other people
D．a(chǎn)pologizing is the most powerful in emotional healing


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】C 

解析試題分析：文章大意：向別人道歉是很困難的。作者以自身親身經(jīng)歷說明了道歉的困難性，并說明了怎么道歉。
【小題1】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段：We can be selfish and not willing to admit our most obvious mistakes.可知答案。故C正確。
【小題2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段They may begin to counter your lack of apologies by not apologizing themselves and from this the relationship goes downhill as the two of you get caught in a power struggle.可以得出答案。故D正確。
【小題3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)本段的意思，特別是文章的第一句：There is real power in apologizing and emotional healing.可知道歉對自己和他人都有好處。故C正確。
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