2014辽宁完形填空

Cloze 3 (2014辽宁) It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had __1__ to 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 __3 and I’d wasted no time getting to the dinner. When I arrived at the __4__, I apologized and told Eleanor I didn’t mean to be late. She screamed, “You never mean to.” Well, i__5__ tell 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 __8__ mad as well. Several weeks later, when I __9__ the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, “You __10__ a classic mistake. You’re stuck __11__ your own way of thinking. You didn’t __12__to be late. But that’s not the point. What is _13__ in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor.” He pointed out that I focused on the intention __14__ Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, __15__of us felt misunderstood and crazy. Thinking more about Ken’s words, I __16__ recognized the root cause of such disagreement. It’s the result of the action that really __17_, I should have started the conversation by expressing __18__ my actions affected Eleanor and __19__ the discussion about my intention for later, much later and even never. Later on, after talking to Eleanor and really __20__ her 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 possibl