“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 __1__ with their friends or family members. It’s not always easy to get __2__ with others. Kids aren’t ___3__, so they sometimes do things that get them into ___4__. 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 ___5__ you caused. When you apologize to someone, you stop to think about the other person’s __6____, and you begin to feel sorry for your ___7__. You may even feel ___8__ or ashamed if you did something that you knew was ___9__ even if what happened was an accident or you didn’t do it ___10__. You would probably ___11__ 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. __12___ can apologize, too — to other grown-ups or even to __13__. After all, grown-ups also make ___14__ sometimes. By apologizing when they are wrong, grown-ups can ___15_ a good example and show kids how to do the right thing and apologize when they ___16___.

Sometimes a heartfelt “I’m sorry” ___17__ everything right away. Other times, it might take a while for a person to feel friendly after you ___18__. You might need to give them 　___19___. Even after you say you’re sorry, you might still feel ___20___ for what you said or did, but you can feel good about apologizing and about making up your mind to do better.

1. A. discuss　　　 B. argue　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　 D. agree

2. A. get along 　　 B. catch up　　　　 C. go on　　 　　　 D. keep on

3. A. good 　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　 C. perfect　　　 　 D. successful

4. A. anger　　　　　 B. difficulty　　　 　 C. danger　　　　　 　D. trouble

5. A. damage　　　　 B. injury　　　　 　 C. hurt　　　　　　 D. harm

6. A. feelings　　 　 B. opinions　　　　 　C. dreams　　　　　 D. memories

7. A. idea　　　 　 B. fighting　　　 　 C. manner　　　　 　 D. fault

8. A. embarrassed　 B. happy　　　　 　 C. disappointed　　 D. serious

9. A. unfair　　　　 B. wrong　　　　 　 C. right　　　　　　 D. reasonable

10. A. under way 　 B. in need　 　 C. by chance　　 　 D. on purpose

11. A. sometimes　　 B. never　　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　 　 D. still

12. A. Children　　　 B. Grown-ups　　　　 C. Friends　　　 　　 D. Citizens

13. A. parents　　　 　B. workmates　　　　 C. kids　　　　　 　 D. managers

14. A. money　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. differences　　　　　 D. changes

15. A. set　　　 　B. take　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　 D. stand

16. A. want　　　 B. need　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　 D. like

17. A. removes　 　 B. ends　 　　　 C. fixes　　　　　　 D. changes

18. A. excuse 　　　 　 B. apologize　　　　 C. decide　　　 D. regret

19. A. energy　　 　 B. space　　　 　 　　C. help　　　　　　 D. time

20. A. bad　 　 B. relaxed　　　 　 C. awake　　　　 　 D. hurt