第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I jumped into a taxi and took off for the airport.                         
We were driving in the right lane   16   suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space   17   in front of us. My taxi driver immediately put his foot on the   18  . The taxi slid a short distance quickly and   19   the other car by just inches! The driver of the black car moved his head around and started   20  at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy; and I mean he was
21   friendly, which is truly beyond my expectation.
22   I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost  23   your car and sent us to the
24  !” This is when my taxi driver   25   me what I now call “the Law of the Garbage Truck.”
He   26   that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, disappointment, frustration (挫败感) and   27  . As their garbage   28  , they need a place to dump (丢弃) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on   29  . Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move   30  . Don’t take it   31  . Don’t take their garbage and   32   it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.                                
The   33   line is that successful people don’t let garbage trucks take over their day. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with   34  , so “Love the people who treat you   35  . Pray for the ones who don’t”.
16. A. as B. when         C. before D. while
17. A. even     B. still     C. right   D. only  
18. A. brakes  B. airbags       C. seats   D. gases
19. A. left      B. hit      C. attacked     D. missed
20. A. nodding       B. looking      C. yelling       D. frowning
21. A. really   B. exactly       C. almost D. rarely 
22. A. Since   B. So      C. But     D. Yet 
23. A. blocked       B. ruined C. passed D. followed
24. A. airport  B. prison C. court   D. hospital
25. A. returned      B. showed      C. taught D. brought
26. A. imagined     B. explained   C. argued       D. advised
27. A. doubt   B. eagerness    C. anger  D. panic
28. A. piles up       B. breaks down      C. runs out     D. cuts down
29. A. none    B. me      C. themselves  D. you
30. A. on B. along  C. in       D. out
31. A. formally      B. personally  C. immediately      D. permanently
32. A. save     B. present       C. offer   D. spread
33. A. finish B. life     C. front   D. bottom
34. A. losses   B. regrets       C. dreams       D. plans
35. A. well     B. differently  C. actively      D. hard