When someone shouts at you or says something that can hurt you, how will you feel and what will you do? Last week, I learned an important life lesson from a taxi driver.

Last Tuesday, I called a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane(车道)when suddenly a black car jumped out. My driver quickly stopped his car and almost hit the other car! The driver of the other car turned his head around and started shouting at us! My driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, in a really friendly way.

So I asked, "Why did you just do that? That driver almost hit your car and sent us to the hospital!" However, he said, "Many people are like garbage trucks(垃圾车). They run around full of garbage一all kinds of bad feelings. As their garbage adds up, they need a place to dump (倾倒)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 spread it to other people."

His words touched me a lot. Since then, I have started to see "garbage trucks" everywhere. I see the load(负载)they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

1.What happened to the writer on his way to the airport?

A.His taxi didn't go in the right lane.

B.He saw a car accident in front of his taxi.

C.He had a fight with his taxi driver.

D.His taxi almost ran into another car.

2.After seeing what his taxi driver did, the writer ______________________.

A.was surprised at first B.laughed at him

C.got angry with him D.felt that he had no self—control

3.The taxi driver thinks people ________________ are like "garbage trucks".

A.who like to drive garbage trucks B.who often have terrible feelings

C.who are always ready to help others D.who work hard and never feel tired

4.What does the underline word "spread" mean?

A.挥手 B.传播 C.撞击 D.出发

5.How might the writer deal with "garbage trucks" in the future?

A.Do nothing and run away. B.Call the police for help.

C.Solve the problem in a friendly way. D.Dump his own garbage on someone else.

Besides chopsticks vs. knives and forks, there are more differences between Chinese and western dinning.

Cooking methods

While westerners boil, fry roast and bake, Chinese use more methods of cooking, like frying, stewing, boiling and steaming. Besides, Chinese cooks cut everything into small pieces, so people don't need knives to cut it but just pick up their food with chopsticks. Westerners cook food in big pieces and serve it with knives and forks for cutting it up.

Ingredients and spices

Chinese dishes use many ingredients seldom seen in western cooking, like animal feet, ears, tongues and so on. Chinese usually use animal or peanut oil to fry food; westerners use more butter and olive oil. Chinese cooks like to add spices when cooking, like ginger, pepper, garlic, etc. Western cooks usually use pepper powder, mustard(芥末), and tomato ketchup(番茄酱), etc.

Serving the dishes

On the western table, vegetable soup or salad is usually served as the starter, then the main course includes beef, chicken or fish. After the main course, normally some sweet food is served, which can be ice cream, cakes, fruits, etc.

On the Chinese table, the cold dishes and drinking are first. After that, kinds of meat and vegetable dishes are served, to be followed by soup. Then Chinese usually have rice, noodles or dumplings as main course. At last, Chinese like having fresh fruit such as watermelons and pears after meal. That can make one feel fresh and cool in his mouth and stomach.

Placing the dishes

In western dinner, dishes are served in each person's own plate. So each person uses a big plate. In China, dishes are served at the middle of the table for all to share, and each person uses a small plate in front of him or her to hold the food.

1.How many differences are mentioned between Chinese and Western dinning?

A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.

2.As western cooks, they don't ____________________.

A.cut bones into pieces and cook

B.use olive oil to fry the whole fish

C.use mustard and tomato ketchup in cooking

D.serve the dishes in each person's own plate

3.What's the right order of serving the dishes in western dinner?

A.Vegetable soup, beef or fish, cake or fruit.

B.Cold dishes, meat dishes, noodles, fruit

C.Salad, vegetable dishes, soup, fruit.

D.Cold dishes, chicken, vegetable soup, ice cream.

4.Which statement is NOT true about the main course?

A.The main course is served before fruits both in China and West.

B.The western main course includes beef, chicken or fish.

C.Meat and vegetable dishes are the main course in China.

D.Chinese have rice, noodles or dumplings as main course.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.China has more cooking methods than western countries.

B.Chinese dinning is different from Western dinning in some ways.

C.Chinese dinning is healthier than that in western countries.

D.Chinese dishes are more popular than western dishes.

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