Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
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.
We should apologize _____________
A. when we feel tired and make mistake.
B. when we have been impolite, rude or done something to hurt someone’s feeling.
C. when we are angry with somebody about something.
D. when we are not happy or lose something.
Đáp án B
Ta nên xin lỗi ___________
A. khi mình thấy mệt và gây lỗi.
B. khi mình cư xử khiếm nhã, thô lỗ và làm tổn thương người khác.
C. khi mình tức giận với người khác về điều gì đó.
D. khi mình không vui hay làm mất thứ gì đó.
Câu 2 đoạn 1: “If we have done something to hurt someone’s feeling or if we have been impolite or rude, we should apologize.”