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 your day?
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed the airport. We were driving in the lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was ,so I said，"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 said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of , full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on . Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be .”
So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”
Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __ bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __ them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _ it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by go of the bad.
Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today the harvest you reap tomorrow.
A．enrich B．ruin C．spare D．obtain
A．through B．to C．in D．for
A．latter B．right C．opposite D．free
A．brakes B．door C．window D．seat
A．knocked B．overtook C．missed D．lost
A．laughing B．throwing C．glancing D．yelling
A．wondered B．smiled C．ignored D．guessed
A．friendly B．angry C．tired D．disappointed
A．expectation B．passengers C．garbage D．goods
A．turns B．pushes C．holds D．piles
A．roads B．children C．you D．dustbin
A．upset B．happier C．pitiful D．frightened
A．spread B．share C．explain D．contribute
A．surprise B．pleasure C．doubt D．regrets
A．funny B．important C．strange D．embarrassing
A．remember B．forget C．value D．appreciate
A．enjoy B．exchange C．recall D．imagine
A．inspire B．take C．mend D．notice
A．letting B．consisting C．making D．dreaming
A．distinguish B．deserve C．deliver D．determine
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an） for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs' 'Alf'.
A．eventually B．occasionally C．usually D．apparently
A．excited B．willing C．interested D．lucky
A．official B．manager C．salesman D．dustman
A．hopefully B．probably C．simply D．politely
A．wore B．put C．tried D．dressed
A．took B．spent C．cost D．wasted
A．mistake B．secret C．memory D．reputation
A．another B．one C．the other D．other
A．status B．look C．direction D．statue
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．instead of D．in case of
In your life，nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck．Everything to test the limits of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like a smoothly paved， ，flat road to nowhere．Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless．
If someone you or breaks your heart，forgive them for they have helped you trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to．If someone loves you，love them back ，not only because they love you，but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and to things you would have never felt or seen without them．
Make every day count．Appreciate every and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you will never be able to experience it again．
A．takes B．occurs C．shows D．breaks
A．busy B．muddy C．straight D．enjoyable
A．wins B．interests C．influences D．hurts
A．look through B．1earn about C．watch out D．adjust to
A．unconditionally B．desperately C．intentionally D．instantly
A．arms B．mouth C．brain D．eyes
A．success B．failure C．moment D．challenge
A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart．He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar ．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river ．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was ．The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when ．
A．eagernes B．poverty C．sorrow D．success
A．struggled B．wondered C．managed D．intended
A．approached B．interrupted C．persuaded D．shouted
A．picked up B．took out C．reached for D．handed in
A．recalled B．refused C．repeated D．retold
A．away B．forward C．aside D．below
A．attitude B．order C．attention D．politeness
A．delightedly B．hurriedly C．hopelessly D．generously
A．shocked B．terrified C．worried D．encouraged
A．sending B．giving C．supplying D．contributing
A．realized B．hated C．enjoyed D．struck
A．by nature B．by design C．in turn D．in circles
A．bought B．appreciated C．sacrificed D．shared
Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who，with his devoted young son，shared a passion for art collecting ．Together，they traveled around the world，adding only art treasures to their collection．
One year，as winter approached， engulfed（吞没） the nation，and the young man left to in the army．After only a few short weeks，his father received a telegram．His beloved son was in action．The art collector awaited more news， he would never see his son again．Within days，his fears were ．The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor．
Upset and ，the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness．On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the old man．As he opened the door，he was greeted by a with a large package in his hands．
He introduced himself to the old man by saying，“I was a of your son .I was the one he was when he died．May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you．”
As the two began to ，the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his，not to mention his father’s， of fine art．“I am no ，”said the soldier，“but I want to give you this．”
As the old man unwrapped the package ，he saw a portrait （画像）of his son．Though the world would consider it the work of a genius，the painting featured the young man’s face detail．
Overcome with emotion，the man the soldier．After the soldier had left，the old man put the painting above the fireplace，pushing thousands of dollars worth of art．His task completed，the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the he had been given．
A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest
A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war
A．save B．protect C．serve D．build
A．missing B．acting C．fighting D．dying
A．calmly B．anxiously C．quietly D．secretly
A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting
A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed
A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened
A．sad B．puzzled C．angry D．worried
A．farmer B．soldier C．painter D．seller
A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend
A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding
A．argue B．move C．talk D．eat
A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding
A．artist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter
A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still
A．for B．of C．in D．on
A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated
A．down B．up C．aside D．off
A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．package
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems．It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were together on a road when they came to a very poor village．
The first could not stand seeing the , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四轮载重马车） and shared them out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck, and he left．
The second rich man, seeing the worrying situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little to them．He made sure that they each their fair share and would have enough food to last for some time．Then, he left．
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, and went straight through the poverty-stricken village without stopping．The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was that they themselves had been there to offer help．
However, to their great surprise, three days later, they the third rich man, who was coming in the direction．He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been carrying, were now completely full of farming tools and bags of ．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．
A．standing B．traveling C．gathering D．running
A．land B．welfare C．richness D．poverty
A．villagers B．servants C．others D．rest
A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction
A．returned B．possessed C．offered D．received
A．turned around B．certain C．true D．strange
A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded
A．opposite B．same C．similar D．familiar
A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds