A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a 36 to catch a train, she 37 a quick way to reach it. “ I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said 38 . “ You don’t think I know the best way to go?” The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t 39 to annoy him, but the driver kept 40 . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be 41 , so she changed her 42 . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “ It must seem 43 for me not to think you know the best way 44 the city.” 45 , the driver glanced at his 46 in the rearview mirror (后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “ 47 I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.” When you find yourself 48 with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to 49 your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or even 50 marriages. I have discovered one simple 51 extremely effective method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from 52 in a disaster. The 53 is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the 54 in what that person is saying. Find a way to 55 , and the result may surprise you. 36 A. hurry B. rush C. moment D. way 37 A. chose B. made C. found D. suggested 38 A. jokingly B. angrily C. anxiously D. curiously 39 A. supposed B. hoped C. meant D. decided 40 A. apologizing B. driving C. asking D. shouting 41 A. reasonable B. thoughtful C. normal D. practical 42 A. road B. mind C. direction D. manner 43A. strange B. wrong C. terrible D. stupid 44A. across B. in C. through D. along 45A. Surprised B. Worried C. Annoyed D. Disappointed 46A. rider B. speaker C. helper D. comer 47A. until B. after C. because D. since 48A. satisfied B. concerned C. crowded D. faced 49A. give up B. turn down C. stick to D. point out 50A. combine B. destroy C. suffer D. divide 51 A. or B. that C. but D. though 52A. lying B. resulting C. setting D. leading 53A. problem B. importance C. key D. reply 54A. fact B. meaning C. expression D. truth 55A. agree B. argue C. explain D. escape
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