Iconsidermyselfsomethingofanexpertonapologies.Aquiettemperhas41mewithplentyofopportunitiestomakethem.Inoneofmyearliest42,mymotheristellingme,“Don’twatchthe43whenyousay,I’msorry.Holdyourheadupandlookthepersoninthe44.sohe’11knowyou45it.” Mymotherthusmadethekeypointofa(n)46apology:itmustbedirect.Youmustnever47tobedoingsomethingelse.Youdonot48apileofletterswhileapologizingtoaperson49inpositionafterblaminghimorherforamistakethatturnedouttobevour50.Youdonotapologizetoahostess,whoseguestofhonoryoutreat51,bysendingflowersthenextdaywithoutmentioningyourbad52. Oneoftheimportantthingsweshoulddoforan53apologyisareadinessto54theresponsibilityforourcarelessmistakes.Weareusedtomakingexcuses.whichleavesno55forotherpersonto56us.Sincemostpeopleareopen—hearted,theno—excuseapologyisbetter.Leavebothpartiesfeeling57aboutthemselves.That,afterall,isthe58foreveryapology.It59littlewhethertheapologizeriswhollyoronlypartlyatfault:answeringforone’s60encouragesotherstotaketheirshareoftheblame. 阅读以上短文,回答161-180题。 第41题答案是__________
A.provided B.mixed C.compared D.treated正确答案A