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?
One day I was in a taxi and we headed the airport. We were driving in the right lane suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes，slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and narrowly the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car looked around and started at us.
My taxi driver just and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really . 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 that 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 (倒) 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 more . Don’t take their garbage and it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets, 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. 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 rather 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!
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．injure B．ruin C．hurt D．harm
A．through B．from C．in D．for
A．while B．when C．since D．as
A．knocked B．overtook C．missed D．left
A．laughing B．throwing C．glancing D．yelling
A．wondered B．smiled C．ignored D．guessed
A．friendly B．angry C．frightened D．disappointed
A．showed B．suggested C．explained D．hated
A．expectation B．passengers C．garbage D．goods
A．turns B．pushes C．holds D．piles
A．roads B．children C．you D．dustbins
A．healthy B．happy C．pitiful D．wealthy
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
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing was something she picked up by herself. After her first ，teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ，writing stories was simply a interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商）。 they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long and paid Tracy a $500，000 advance. “A pretty money, " said the publisher, " for writer. "
Tracy's characters (人物）are interesting, her stories sometimes （9) readers uneasy： those about the supernatural. " My mother believed I could the afterlife world " ，she told a close friend. " She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago. "
“Can I? I don't think I can, Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have （11） when things come to me .”Once, she was wondering how to complete a set in ancient (古代的）China. the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese . It came without her having it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained by her fame. She lives in the same she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There's more room for in her life— and it wasn't just
A．skill B．experience C．practice D．method
A．duty B．effort C．job D．task
A．Instead B．Normally C．Certainly D．Then
A．general B．deep C．personal D．lively
A．Interested B．Anxiously C．Seriously D．Encouraged
A．film B．story C．program D．article
A．a foreign B．a popular C．an unusual D．an unknown
A．Now that B．Even though C．just because D．Except that
A．find B．turn C．leave D．hold
A．events B．chances C．feelings D．moments
A．for no reason B．from a distance C．by accident D．as gifts
A．Description B．Painting C．scene D．talk
A．Surprisingly B．Suddenly C．Expectedly D．Fortunately
A．cooking B．history C．play D．medicine
A．known B．sent C．realized D．ordered
A．unchanged B．excited C．determined D．unmoved
A．life B．city C．house D．way
A．success B．work C．joy D．variety
A．writing B．reporting C．luck D．Fun
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to . Now she was Portia, a strong-willed
in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing
from her.
，Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演）. She
being in front of other people. She was very
at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to
much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making
friends. She had excellent grades,
she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta's mother had heard about it and _ her to join in.
“I can't think of anyone else better suited to the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?" Roberta looked down. “I’m not interested.” Her mother wouldn't let the
drop. " You're just a little scared(害怕）. Everyone gets scared. You know you
do it. The trick is to look past the
to find the love of what you're doing. "
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约）with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,
the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard, she
every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new
of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the
was hers.
A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report
A. member B. actress C. player D. character
A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly
A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all
A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted
A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient
A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract
A. few B. a few C. several D. many
A. or B. so C. for D. but
A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded
A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn
A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade
A. can B. must C. may D. should
A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear
A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance
A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving
A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore
A.consideration B. Description C. selection D. understanding
A. practiced B. planned C. performed D. delivered
A. part B. play C. speech D. Position
I am serving in AmeriCorps VISTA in Cheyenne. Although the work has been ，the payment is reasonable. The weather in Cheyenne has
to be adventurous. Although the fact that I walk everywhere has turned out to be great
，for my body as well as my mind, I still began to
that I needed another form of transportation for the winter.
My boyfriend Mike knew of my and he researched some local sites for
cars. Ho sent me
about a 1978 Ford Fairmont, I just knew this car was
to be. I began to communicate with the owner, a man named Dale Meyer. I found out that the car was
purchased by his grandfather and was in
condition. He and his two brothers had actually learned to drive
this car.
We settled a price of $400，and
to have a test drive some day. The day before the test drive, I received a phone call from Dale. He seemed a little
，but also excited. He asked simply, “You really would like this car, wouldn't you?" I responded enthusiastically and he said, “How about if I give it to you for a dollar?" ，I was completely
.
I my favorite Fairmont last night. Dale walked me around the car,
its bumps and nicks. At times as he told me stories of the car it seemed he was
an old friend. As I was driving away, he stopped me to say, " Don't
to pass this kindness on. " It was truly a
end. Never look down upon the kindness of strangers.
A. challenging B. amusing C. convincing D. fascinating
A. changed B. stopped C. proved D. misunderstood
A. aims B. exercise C. intention D. problems
A. remember B. regret C. refuse D. realize
A. temper B. poverty C. wish D. habit
A. free B. rare C. expensive D. inexpensive
A. business B. information C. conclusion D. agreement
A. failed B. happened C. meant D. belonged
A. finally B. simply C. absolutely D. originally
A. different B. good C. bad D. terrible
A. seeing B. using C. buying D. comparing
A. on B. up C. with D. in
A. risked B. joked C. forgot D. decided
A. lazy B. tough C. nervous D. weak
A. disappointed B. Frustrated C. speechless D. embarrassed
A. set up B. looked up C. gave up D. picked up
A. explaining B. promising C. searching D. training
A. recognizing B. visiting C. meeting D. losing
A. forget B. prepare C. prefer D. afford
A. sad B. perfect C. miserable D. Misleading
Basketball is a game, which is played by two teams of five players. It is enjoyed by millions of people in at least 100 countries, it one of the most popular games in the world. It in 1891.
Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball, is generally considered the first basketball. He was a teacher of a YMCA training school which trained people to work in YMCA. In 1891，officials at the school were about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't school because the school did not have a good winter sports and they asked Dr. Naismith for . He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith games being played at that time. He found that all the most popular games used a . So a ball would be of his new game, he decided. But the ball or hitting it would be too for indoor games. So he put two up on poles. The had to try to a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen for the game. Twelve of them were still in today. Just seven after the game began, professional baskets were . And that's how basketball was born. At present, basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.
A．makes B．made C．making D．to make
A．appeared B．shaped C．founded D．happened
A．to invent B．Inventing C．to have invented D．having invented
A．worried B．interested C．disappointed D．tired
A．like B．attend C．want D．join
A．association B．motivation C．training D．program
A．therefore B．However C．meanwhile D．unfortunately
A．inference B．appointment C．help D．permission
A．obtained B．committed C．studied D．discovered
A．playground B．hall C．team D．ball
A．role B．part C．member D．practice
A．throwing B．casting C．kicking D．catching
A．bags B．baskets C．flags D．signs
A．trainers B．judges C．players D．teachers
A．bounce B．throw C．defend D．kick
A．persons B．poles C．rules D．balls
A．use B．value C．help D．virtue
A．minutes B．hours C．days D．years
A．formed B．Called C．dismissed D．Stationed
If you are going to have your China Tours, the first and biggest thing is to book airline tickets. You may think getting round trip tickets on the website of airline companies such as China Flights.
a moment, there are many other ways to get
round trip tickets.
In our impression, round trip tickets would be cheaper than two tickets. However, this may not be true.
, a round trip ticket may be even more expensive than two tickets. Normally, if you are traveling
, the price of the round trip tickets would be almost the
with that of two separate tickets. If you are traveling internationally, the airline companies usually give you a big
. For example, traveling from the U. S. to Beijing is about 900 dollars. But the round trip tickets are only about 1300 dollars or
less. So you can make a decision before you start to do the
.
One way to get cheap round trip tickets is to the price between one way and round trip. Sometimes you may get more discounts for two one-way airline tickets. You should know
to compare.
way to get cheap round trip tickets is to get them from a
agency. Since the travel agency has corporate relations with a lot of airline companies, their price would be much lower because they
tickets for a lot of groups. So you can
a travel agency and tell them the day of your leaving and
. But the thing is actually that you are not going to travel with them. In this way, you just have to give the travel agency a small amount of
. So if the total price from the travel agency is lower than you
it directly from airline companies, then you can
to do it from the travel agency. If the price is higher than the "retail price", then you can do it by yourself. You can call the travel agency and consult their price.
A. about B. of C. over D. to
A. Keep B. Stay C. Wait D. Stop
A. lower B. higher C. cheaper D. weaker
A. whole B. separate C. round D. single
A. However B. Though C. Actually D. Sometimes
A. domestically B. internationally
C. abroad D. outside
A. different B. same C. various D. usual
A. difference B. bargain C. discount D. convenience
A. any B. even C. ever D. much
A. decision B. reservation C. travel D. design
A. buy B. march C. compare D. order
A. how B. what C. where D. when
A. One B. Another C. Other D. Any
A. music B. entertainment C. press D. travel
A. take B. get C. purchase D. reserve
A. meet B. see C. contact D. touch
A. rest B. arrival C. sleep D. break
A. expense B. fee C. finance D. cheque
A. do B. make C. predict D. claim
A. elect B. choose C. vote D. discuss
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