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For most of us, it is not too difficult to correct a mistake.
We say we are sorry, promise to
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differently, and go on
nith no regrets. This is not
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, though, of some
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figures. whose actions failed. They probaMe spent their
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feeling regret.
Napoleon, for example, wasn't
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being Emperor (皇帝) of France. He wanted to rule all Europe and, for a time, seemed to
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. In thc end, Napoleon "met his Waterloo". He
pent the rest of his life in exile (流放) on Alba. We can only 7
the regret he must have felt
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on that small island.
At the end of World war Il, the Emperor of Japan must
ye regretted the
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of Pearl Harbor(珍珠港). It brought it0 an end the Emperor's
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as a God to his people. It is 11
he did not feel regret for his country's actions when he
learned of the
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of the atomic (原子的) bomb. He had to feel regret when he had to announce his country's
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to his
people.
In our
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country, a President left his office. Presient Nixon was deeply involved in (卷入) the Water Gate
iroblem.
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revealing vealing (揭露) the action of his
men, he tried to cover up the
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. When it was revealed
~here were tapes
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his involvement, he must have felt regret. If he had not tried to cover up the problem, he might nev- er have bad to leave office.
It has been
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for me to correct my mistakes so far.None of my behavior has had
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effects. I will probably do things I will regret, but not, I hope, anything that cannot be corrected or that bas a serious consequence (后果) for
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1. A. work
B. think
C. play
D. behave
答案：D
指导：我们意识到了自己的错误就会改正错误，即“行为”不同。behave此处是不及物动词，意为“行为”。“工作”“玩耍”不合题意；人们改正错误是“行为”而不是“思维”。
2. A. true
B. so
C. same
D. right
答案：A
指导：betrue of为固定句型，表示“某种情况也适用于某人”。相当于be the same with．从搭配的角度可排除其他选项。
3. A. powerful
B. particular
C. historical
D. excellent
答案：C
指导：从后文看，作者列举的都是历史人物。从后文的内容提示可排除其他选项：powerful"有权势的”，particular
“特别的”，excellent"优秀的”，都不是作者想要表达的意思。
4. A. times
B. days
C. periods
D. ages
B
指导：此处是说这些历史人物失败以后在悔恨中度过“时光”。times"时代”，periods"时期、阶段”，ages"年岁”都不合题意。
5. A. amazed
B. satisfied
C. appreciated
D. concerned
答案：B
指导：从后面拿破伦侵略其他国家这一点可以得出答案，他不“满足”当法兰西的皇帝。其他选项不合题意：amazed"吃惊的”；appreciated"感激的”；concerned"关心的”。
6. A. win
B. succeed
C. realize
D. occur
答案：
8. A. left
B. missing
C. lost
D. remaining
答案：
9. A. seizing
B. taking
C. bombing
D. exploding
答案：
10. A. job
B. position
C. role
D. post
答案：
11. A. understandable
B. unbelievable
C. unfortunately
D. unlikely
答案：
12. A. leaking
B, delivering
C. throwing
D. dropping
答案：
13. A. defeat B. attack
C. loss
D. fall
答案：
14. A. great
B. own
C. industria
D. hilly
答案：
15. A. Thanks to
B. Due to
C. Instead of
D. Except for
答案：
16. A. appearance
B. state
C. condition
D. situation
答案：
17. A. trying
B. testing
C. challenging
D. proving
答案：
18. A wrong
B. exciting
C. easy
D. usual
答案：
19. A. desired
B. lasting
C. same
D. harmless
答案：
20. A. others
B. myself
C. friends
D. people
答案：答案：
2. A. noticed
B. met
C. called
D. asked
答案：
3. A. rolled
B. put
C. pushed
D. pulled
答案：
4. A. stand
B. grasp
C. hear
D. understand
答案：
5. A. blocks
B. parts
C. meters
D. steps
答案：
6. A. cheap
B. friendly
C. empty
D. fast
答案：
7. A. watched
B. followed
C. cheated
D. robbed
答案：
8. A. learned
B. suggested
C. asked
D. taught
答案：
9. A. yet
B. even
C. still
D. almost
答案：
10. A. give
B. offer
C. refuse
D. seek
答案：
11. A. try out
B. make out
C. make sense
D. care about
答案：
12. A. sensed
B. recognized
C. realized
D. thought
答案：
13. A. favor
B. surprise
C. ride
D. joke
答案：
14. A. at
B. against
C. for
D. to
答案：
15. A. supposed
B. insisted C. advised
D. known
答案：
16. A. stupid
B. right
C. crazy
D. smart
答案：
17. A. man
B. driver
C. Chinese
D. stranger
D
指导：跟陌生人一块坐车符合题意。
18. A. Therefore
B. However
C. As a result
D. Above all
答案：
19. A. invited
B. praised
C. thanked
D. scolded
答案：答案：onnecti on“联系”都不能准确表达作者的意思。