6．have been working　for a long time 与现在完成进行时连用。

　　7．have designed　so far 与现在完成时连用。

　　8．impression　have a good impression of 对......有好印象。

　　9．reliable　形容词作表语。

　　10．cloudy　形容词作定语。

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　It was already half past seven and I was running late again for the dinner appointment with my wife, Eleanor. We had __1__ to meet at the restaurant at seven o'clock. I felt a little uneasy, but to my __2__， I had a good excuse: A business meeting had __3__ and I'd wasted no time getting to the dinner.

　　When I arrived at the __4__， I apologized and told Eleanor I didn't mean to be late. She screamed, "You never mean to." Well, I __5__ tell she was angry. "I'm sorry but it was not __6__，" I said. Then I told her about the business meeting. __7__， my explanation seemed to make things worse, which started to drive __8__ mad as well.

　　Several weeks later, when I __9__ the situation to my friend Ken Hardy, he smiled, "You __10__ a classic mistake. You're stuck __11__ your own way of thinking. You didn't __12__ to be late. But that's not the point. What is __13__ in your communication is how your lateness affected Eleanor." He pointed out that I focused on the intention __14__ Eleanor focused on the result. Thus, __15__ of us felt misunderstood and crazy.

Thinking more about Ken's words, I __16__ recognized the root