A) emerged F) e xaggerate K) mislead B) fighting G) literally L) similar C) convey H) seldom M) ignore D) solve I) argument N) conflict E) frustration J) misunderstandings O) encountered When the Martians and Venusians first got together, they__ 1 __many of the problems with relationships we have today. Because they recognized that they were different, they were able to__2__these problems. One of the secrets of their success was good communication. Ironically, they communicated well because they spoke different languages. When they had problems, they would just go to a translator for assistance. Everyone knew that people from Mars and people from Venus spoke different languages, so when there was a__ 3 __they didn't start judging or__ 4 __but instead pulled out their phrase dictionaries to understand each other more fully. If that didn't work they went to a translator for help. You see the Martian and Venusian languages had the same words but the way they were used gave different meanings. Their expressions were __ 5 __ , but they had different connotations or emotional emphasis. Misinterpreting each other was very easy. So when communication problems __ 6 __ , they assumed it was just one of those expected __ 7 __ and that with a little assistance they would surely understand each other. They experienced a trust and acceptance that we rarely experience today. Even today we still need translators. Men and women__ 8 __mean the same things even when they use the same words. For example, when a woman says "I feel like you never listen," she does not expect the word “never” to be taken__ 9 __. Using the word “never” is just a way of expressing the__ 10 __she is feeling at the moment. It is not to be taken as if it were factual information.