26. A.strangers

B. friends

C. relatives

D.colleagues

25. A.anger

B.interest

C. love

D.respect

24. A.mind

B.memory

C. manner

D.temper

23. A.so

B.because

C. but

D.though

22. A.use

B.help

C. value

D.benefit

21. A.reason

B.purpose

C. point

D.result

30. B 此空由上文Greenland's fastest moving glacier及地理日常知识可推知，此空应是 “人烟稀少、荒凉”之意。

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Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn't have done or something you didn't do which you should have? At one time of another we probably we probably all have. There's no  21    in getting depressed about now-it's no __22__ crying over spilt milk. However, there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why   23  we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future.

One thing we all do now and again is to lose our  24   with a friend or close relative. The odd thing is that we more often display great   25  towards someone we are fond of than towards    26  .The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to  27   a bit of steam in a safe environment, while the consequences of   28  a stranger could be far more serious.

Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue (美德) and undoubtedly this is the  29  . On the other hand, we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone,  telling them exactly what we feel, arid then have found ourselves filled with feelings of  30  . Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?

29. C 此空是上文…with an e-mail address.中e-mail的原词复现。

28. D 依据上下文语篇逻辑关系，可以推知此空应是 “报道”。

27. B 此空考查同义词辨析。由iceberg 与glaciers的地理知识, 以及…sank the Titanic in 1912.可以推知, 此处应是source。