There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night: "Sorry". One time as I was walking on the street, a young

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问题    There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night: "Sorry".
   One time as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by【C1】______, brushing against my handbag.【C2】______he continued on his way, he【C3】______back and said "sorry" to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize.
   One day, after I bought a mango, the salesman was giving me the change,【C4】______I wasn’t ready for it and【C5】______dropped to the ground. "I’m sorry," he said while bending down to pick it up. I was 【C6】______  —why would he apologize when it was my 【C7】______?
   Another time, I【C8】______on a man’ s foot in an escalator (电梯). At the same time, we both said "sorry". I thought it 【C9】______: Was it really【C10】______  for him to apologize?
   Later on, an American friend【C11】______to me that according to the American【C12】______. the escalator is a (an)【C13】______place, and everyone should be able to stand in it. After someone occupies a position in the elevator, making it【C14】______for someone else to find a place to stand in, isn’t it necessary to【C15】______an apology?
   During my stay in America, I gradually【C16】______that when friction occurs in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is【C17】______. If someone is【C18】______, a "sorry" is always necessary. The "sorry" would【C19】______tempers even if the other person is hurt. Perhaps this is【C20】______I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets in America.
【C19】

选项 A、reduce
B、cool
C、lose
D、change

答案B

解析 考查动词短语辨析。reduce“减少”,不与temper搭配;cool tempers意为“平息怒气,消气”;lose tempers意为“发脾气”;change tempers意为“改变脾气”。句意为“即使那个人受了伤害,一声‘对不起’也可以(让人)消气”。故选B。
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