How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter, rude boss, or an insensitive employee 1 your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed 2 the airport．We were driving in the 3 lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us．My taxi driver slammed on his 4 , slid sideways, and at the very last moment our car stopped and 5 the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car looked around and started 6 at us．
My taxi driver just 7 and waved at the guy．And I mean he was really 8 ．So I asked, “Why did you just do that?This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! ”This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call“The Law of the Garbage Truck”．
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks．They run around full of 9 , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment．As their garbage 10 up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on 11 ．Don't take it personally；Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on．
Believe me．You'll be 12 ．Don't take their garbage and 13 it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets．Life's too short to wake up in．the morning with 14 ．The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what's 15 in your life, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you 16 bad things more ofter than good things in your life, you store the bad memories more easily, and you 17 them more frequently．
Therefore, love the people who treat you right and ignore the ones who don't．Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 18 it!
When you follow“The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life! You make room for the good by 19 go of the bad．Have a marvelous, garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today 20 the harvest you will reap tomorrow．
They were in the Smoky Mountains at their favorite bed-and-breakfast．David was smiling down at her．“What do you say, wonderful? Marry me?”
1 , she knew he was the one．Forever．As she stared into his deep-green eyes, somewhere in the 2 a bell began to ring．It was pulling him away．She 3 him, but her arms were in empty air
It was the sound of the 4 that fully awoke Susan from her 5 She sat up in bed and felt the receiver, “Hello?”
“Susan, it’s David．Did I 6 you?”
She smiled, rolling over 7 bed．“1 was just dreaming of you．Come over．”
He 8 ．“It’s still dark out．”
“Please come over．We can sleep late 9 we head north．”
David let out an upset sigh．“That’s why I’m calling．It’s about our 10 ．I’ve got to delay．”
Susan was suddenly wide awake．“What!”
“I’m sorry．I’ve got to leave town．I’ll be back by tomorrow．We can head up first thing in the morning．We’ll 11 have two days．”
“But I called the hotel, ”Susan said, 12 , “I got our old room at Stone Manor．”
“I know, but …”
“Tonight was supposed to be 13 －to celebrate six months．You do remember we’re engaged(订婚), don’t you?”
“Susan ,”He sighed, “I really can’t 14 into it now, they’ve got a car 15 ．I’ll call you from the plane and 16 everything．”
“Plane? What’s 17 ? Why would the university …?”
“It’s not the university．I’ll phone and explain later．I’ve really got to go;they’re cal1ing for me．I’ll be 18 touch．I promise．”
“David!”she cried．“What’s …”
But it was too late．David had 19 ．
Susan 20 a wake for hours waiting for him to call back．The phone never rang?
(1)
[ ]
A．
Staring down
B．
Looking up
C．
Watching up
D．
Glancing over
(2)
[ ]
A．
distance
B．
church
C．
darkness
D．
sky
(3)
[ ]
A．
ran after
B．
called
C．
reached for
D．
held up
(4)
[ ]
A．
bell
B．
phone
C．
car
D．
plane
(5)
[ ]
A．
thought
B．
dream
C．
world
D．
night
(6)
[ ]
A．
frighten
B．
puzzle
C．
interrupt
D．
awake
(7)
[ ]
A．
down
B．
in
C．
from
D．
through
(8)
[ ]
A．
laughed
B．
blamed
C．
shouted
D．
cried
(9)
[ ]
A．
when
B．
while
C．
before
D．
after
(10)
[ ]
A．
trip
B．
marriage
C．
date
D．
engagement
(11)
[ ]
A．
only
B．
yet
C．
still
D．
otherwise
(12)
[ ]
A．
happy
B．
lost
C．
calm
D．
hurt
(13)
[ ]
A．
normal
B．
sleepless
C．
special
D．
sad
(14)
[ ]
A．
go
B．
come
C．
see
D．
make
(15)
[ ]
A．
parking
B．
waiting
C．
starting
D．
leaving
(16)
[ ]
A．
say
B．
imagine
C．
guess
D．
explain
(17)
[ ]
A．
matter
B．
that
C．
going on
D．
on
(18)
[ ]
A．
in
B．
out of
C．
by
D．
with
(19)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
left
C．
hung up
D．
run away
(20)
[ ]
A．
lay
B．
stood
C．
sat up
D．
slept
完形填空
请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver，impolite waiter，rude boss，or an insensitive employee 1 your day?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed 2 the airport．We were driving in the 3 lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us．My taxi driver slammed on his 4 ，slid sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and 5 the other car by just inches!The driver of the other car looked around and started 6 at us．
My taxi driver just 7 and waved at the guy．And I mean he was really 8 ．So I asked，“Why did you just do that?This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!”This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call“The Law of the Garbage Truck”．
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks．They run around full of 9 ，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment．As their garbage 10 up，they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on 11 ．Don't take it personally；Just smile, wave，wish them well，and move on．
Believe me．You'll be 12 ．Don't take their garbage and 13 it to other people at work, at home，or on the streets．Life's too short to wake up in．the morning with 14 ．The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what's 15 in your life，Roy Baumeister，a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you 16 bad things more ofter than good things in your life，you store the bad memories more easily，and you 17 them more frequently．
Therefore，love the people who treat you right and ignore the ones who don't．Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you 18 it!
When you follow“The Law of the Garbage Truck”, you take back control of your life! You make room for the good by 19 go of the bad．Have a marvelous，garbage-free day! The seeds you plant today 20 the harvest you will reap tomorrow．
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