Avoid Rubbish How often do you let other people’s silly behavior change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, a rude waiter or an angry boss 36 your day? The key to happiness is how 37 you can get back our focus on what’s important in your life. sixteen years ago, I learned this 38 in the back of a taxi. Here’s what happened. We were driving in the right lane(车道) 39 suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right 40 us. My taxi driver used his brakes(刹车)hurriedly and 41 the other car’s back end by just 2 cm! Then I couldn’t 42 what happened next. The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, turned his head 43 and started shouting bad words at us. But to my greater 44 , my taxi driver just 45 and waved at the guy. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? this guy could have 46 us!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Rubbish Truck”. He said: “Many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of frustration, 47 and disappointment. As their rubbish piles up, they 48 a place to dump(倾倒)it. And if you 49 them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants dump on you, don’t take it. Just smile, wave, wish them 50 and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier.” So I started thinking, how often do I 51 their rubbish and spread it to other people? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their rubbish and I’m not going to 52 it anymore.” When we follow “The Law of the Rubbish Truck”, we will take 53 of our life again. So, love the people who treat us 54 . At the same time, 55 about the ones who don’t. 36. A. direct B. brighten C. waste D. ruin 37. A. slowly B. quickly C. smoothly D. hopefully 38. A. saying B. question C. lesson D. situation 39. A. while B. where C. when D. until 40. A. behind B. besides C. over D. in front of 41. A. missed B. hit C. crashed D. passed 42. A. see B. believe C. hear D. explain 43. A. up B. down C. around D. away 44. A. worry B. joy C. relief D. surprise 45. A. smiled B. wept C. shouted D. apologized 46. A. tricked B. saved C. killed D. attacked 47. A. happiness B. anger C. excitement D. fright 48. A. ask for B. look for C. pay for D. wait for 49. A. let B. stop C. encourage D. invite 50. A. clever B. bad C. well D. successful 51. A. take B. put C. refuse D. gather 52. A. throw B. deliver C. receive D. spread 53. A. care B. control C. notice D. advantage 54. A. right B. wrong C. coldly D. fair 55. A. Think B. Laugh C. Argue D. Forget
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