One day I hopped in a taxi and we__36__for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when __37__ a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and __38__ the other car by __39__ inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and __40__ at the guy. And I mean,he was really__41__. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost __42__ your car and sent us to the __43__!” This is when my taxi driver taught me __44__ I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”
He __45__ that many people are like garbage__46__. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of __47__. As their garbage piles __48__, they need a place to __49__ it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and __50__ it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.
The bottom line is that __51__ people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's __52__ short to wake up in the morning with __53__. So....Love the people who treat you right. __54__ for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent __55__ you take it!
36. A. took on | B. took up | C. took off | D. took down |
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37. A. immediately | B. suddenly | C. finally | D. quickly |
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38. A. missed | B. lost | C. caught | D. crashed |
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| 39. A. nearly | B. even | C. just | D. still | ||||
| 40. A. glanced | B. shouted | C. nodded | D. waved | ||||
| 41. A. impatient | B. friendly | C. excited | D. painful | ||||
42. A. took | B. dropped | C. moved | D. ruined |
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43. A. church | B. prison | C. police station | D. hospital |
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| 44. A. what | B. that | C. which | D. how | ||||
| 45. A. explained | B. argued | C. stated | D. described | ||||
| 46. A. cans | B. trucks | C. bins | D. collections | ||||
47. A. curiosity | B. expectation | C. disappointment | D. confidence |
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48. A. away | B. off | C. on | D. up |
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| 49. A. drop | B. dump | C. throw | D. burn | ||||
| 50. A. spare | B. suffer | C. spread | D. share | ||||
| 51. A. wealthy | B. thankful | C. successful | D. faithful | ||||
52. A. very | B. so | C. too | D. far |
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53. A. delight | B. regrets | C. satisfaction | D. generosity |
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| 54. A. Search | B. Account | C. Pray | D. Charge | ||||
| 55. A. where | B. that | C. why | D. how | ||||