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It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had   1to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my   2，I had a good excuse：A business meeting had   3and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner. When I arrived at the   4，1 apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I   5tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not   6," I said. Then I told her about the business meeting.   7, my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive   8mad as well. Several weeks later, when I   9the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You    10a classic mistake. You're stuck   11your own way of thinking. You didn't   12to be late. But that's not the point. What is   13in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention   14Eleanor focused on the result. Thus,   15of us felt misunderstood and crazy. Thinking more about Ken's words, I   16recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It's the result of the action that really    17.I should have started the conversation by expressing    18my actions affected Eleanor and    19the discussions about my intention for later, much later and even never. Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really    20her experience of the results of my lateness, I've managed to be on time a lot more frequently. 1.A. started                         B. agreed                      C. continued                            D. managed 2.A. relief                             B. surprise                 C. regret                                        D. sorrow 3.A. broken out                B. closed down       C. faded away                           D. run over 4.A. house                         B. room                          C. restaurant                          D. supermarket 5.A. could                             B. must                              C.will                                         D. might 6.A. movable               B. comfortable          C. acceptable                    D. avoidable 7.A. However                B. Therefore               C. Moreover                         D. Otherwise 8.A. her                            B. him                              C. me                                       D. them 9.A. spread                        B. wrote                          C. translated                         D. described 10.A. knew                           B. made                               C. found                                  D. took 11.A. in                                   B. beyond                      C. for                                    D. against 12.A. need                            B. prove                             C. pretend                              D. intend 13.A. funny                          B. important                      C. possible                           D. simple 14.A. while                            B. after                         C. until                                   D. unless 15.A. all                                  B. none                            C. both                                    D. neither 16.A. usually                        B. merely                      C. hardly                                  D. gradually 17.A. inspires                            B. matters                   C. improves                        D. challenges 18.A. how                                B. why                              C. when                                 D. what 19.A. compared                 B. reported                      C. finished                             D. saved 20.A. showing                     B. satisfying                  C. understanding    D. destroying 答案：BADCA DACDB ADBAC DBADC

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