It is difficult to write rules that tell exactly when we should apologize, but it is not difficult to learn how. If we have done something to hurt someone’s feeling or if we have been impolite or rude, we should apologize. An apology indicates that we realize we have made a mistake, and we are sorry for it. It is a way of expressing our regret for something. When we apologize, we admit our wrongdoing, usually offer a reason for it, and express regret.

The simplest way to apologize is to say “I’m sorry”, but often that is not enough. Let’s take a common situation. Mario is late for class and enters the classroom, interrupting the teacher in the middle of the class. What does he do? The most polite action is usually to take a seat as quietly as possible and apologize later. But if the teacher stops and waits for him to say something, he could apologize simply “I’m sorry I’m late”, ask permission to take his seat, and sit down. Naturally, more than this, a reason for the tardiness, is needed, but this is not the time or the place for it because he has already caused one interruption and doesn’t need to make it any longer or worse than it already is.

The word “rude” in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by .................

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• Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

• According to the passage, biological agents mainly consist of ____________.

• The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to ____________.

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•  It is mentioned in the passage that before the electric lamp was invented, ..............

• What can we assume is NOT true about Middle Earth?

• What use was made of the nineteenth-century women's history materials in the Schlesinger Library and the Sophia Smith Collection?

• When Business Week published “ The Portable Executive “, it implied that___________.

• The word “indiscriminately” could best be replaced by which of the following?

• The changes in the American home mentioned in this passage may ...........

• We can see from paragraph 5 that after his father’s death, Mantle ______.

• The word “tolerate” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to ............

• The passage mentions which of the following as a reason for the importance of Lake Vostok to scientists?

• Which statement is NOT supported by the information in the passage?

• The tone of the passage is that of .................

• The expression get out of hand is closest in meaning to_________.

• The author mentions that all of the following are aware of quantities in some ways EXCEPT .............

• According to the passage, Charlotte Taylor believes that women in 1970s .............

• Which of the following is mentioned as the main cause of the destruction of Mantle’s body?

• Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to ..................

• The expression get out of hand is closest in meaning to .........