A true apology is more than just acknowledgement（承認(rèn)）of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or　 36　 has damaged a relationship - and that you　 37　 enough about that relationship to want it　 38　.

　　It’s never　 39　 to acknowledge yon are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look hack and think how　 40　 you’ve judged roughly（草率），said　 41　 things，pushed yourself　 42　 at the expense（在使某人受損的情況下）of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when　 43　 a small mistake has been made, your　 44　 will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is　 45　.

　　I remember a doctor friend,　 46　 me about a man who came to him with　 47　 illnesses: headache, insomnia（失眠）,stomachaches and so on. No physical　 48　 could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man,“　 49　 you tell me what’s on your conscience（良心）,I can’t help you.”

After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he　 50　 all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was　 51　 His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an　 52　 and enclosing（附寄）a　53　.In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man　 54　 into team. “Thank you, doctor,”he said,“I think I'm all right now.”And he　 55　.

　　36．A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected

　　37．A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard

　　38．A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged

　　39．A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy

　　40．A. long B. often C. much D. soon

　　41．A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind

　　42．A. ahead B. away C. down D off

　　43．A. still B. even C. only D. such

　　44．A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling

　　45．A. shown B. explanined C. offered D. expressed

　　46．A. asking B. telling C. requiring D. setting

　　47．A. strange B. serious C. various D. much

　　48．A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks

　　49．A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although

　　50．A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted

　　51．A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead

　　52．A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology

　　53．A. note B. card C. check D. photo

　　54．A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried

　　55．A. should B. did C. had D. was

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely eleven act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat . Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (啟事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more .

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .

1．After the car owner received a phone call. He          

A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

C．sent some money to the thief by mail

D．told the press about it

2．The “l(fā)azier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .

A．the car thief who stays at home     

B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

C．one of the policemen in Changwa  

D．the owner of the pigeons

3．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .

A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

B．what Chen thinks might be correct

C．the thief is extremely clever

D．the money paid is too little

4．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .

A．criminals            B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars    D．demands for money

5．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .

A．he reads the ads in the newspaper  

B．he lives in the same neighborhood

C．he has seen the car owners in the park 

D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

 

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (詐騙). Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds—horning pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (啟事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars –seems too little for a car worth many times more.

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do, ” he said .

1.After the car owner received a phone call. He          

    A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

    B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

    C．sent some money to the thief by mail

    D．told the press about it

2.The “l(fā)azier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .

    A．the car thief who stays at home B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

    C．one of the policemen in Changwa D．the owner of the pigeons

3.The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .

    A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

    B．what Chen thinks might be correct

    C．the thief is extremely clever

    D．the money paid is too little

4.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .

    A．criminals        B．pigeons      C．the stolen cars      D．demands for money

5.We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .

    A．he reads the ads in the newspaper 

B．he lives in the same neighborhood

    C．he has seen the car owners in the park

 D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

 

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (詐騙). Either way , it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car : if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside . Carrying the money in a tiny bag , the pigeon flies off .

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however , may in face be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoid (避免)not only colleting money but going out to steal the car in the first place . Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return . Instead of stealing cars , he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (啟事) in the newspaper asking for help .

The theory is supported by the fact that , so far , none of the stolen cars have been returned . Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars -seems too little for a car worth many times more .

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal . “We have more important things to do, ” he said .

1．After the car owner received a phone call. He          

       A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

       B．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park

       C．sent some money to the thief by mail

       D．told the press about it

2．The “l(fā)azier and more inventive” criminal refers to          .

  A．the car thief who stays at home                   B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

  C．one of the policemen in Changwa                D．the owner of the pigeons

3．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show       .

  A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

  B．what Chen thinks might be correct

  C．the thief is extremely clever

  D．the money paid is too little

4．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to          .

A．criminals              B．pigeons                C．the stolen cars    D．demands for money

5．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because     .

  A．he reads the ads in the newspaper      B．he lives in the same neighborhood

  C．he has seen the car owners in the park   D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even clever cheat．Either way，it could be the perfect crime （犯罪），because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons!

    The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car： if you want the car back，pay up then，the ear owner is directed to a park，told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside．Carrying the money in a tiny bag，the pigeon flies off．

    There have been at least four such pigeon pick—ups in Changwa．What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay—at—home car thief，however，may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoid not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place．Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick：he gets money for things he cannot possibly return．Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car—owner to place an ad（啟事）in the newspaper asking for help．

    The theory is supported by the fact that，so far， none of the stolen cars have been returned．Also，the amount of money demanded—under 3，000 Taiwanese dollars-seems too little for a car worth many times more．

    Demands for pigeon—delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story．And even if they start again，Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal．“We have more important things to do．”he said．

1．After the car owner received a phone call, he ________．

    A．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried

    B．gave the money to the thief and had his ear back in a park

    C．send some money to the thief by mail

    D．told the press about it

2．The “l(fā)azier and more inventive criminal” refers to ________．

    A．the ear thief who stays at home

    B．one of those who put the ads in the paper

    C．one of the policemen in Changwa

    D．the owner of the pigeons

3．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the Stolen cars have been returned” to show ________

    A．how easily people get fooled by criminals

    B．what Chen thinks might be correct

    C．the thief is extremely clever

    D．the money paid is too little

4．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________．

A．criminals                         B．pigeons

C．the stolen cars                                                  D．demands for money

5．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because_____

    A．he reads the ads in the newspaper

    B．he lives in the same neighborhood.

    C．he has seen出e car owners in the park

    D．he has trained the pigeons to follow them