We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his braks, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches! The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head angrily and started yelling bad words at us.
My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this was what my taxi driver told me which, I call, ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck.’
Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump（倾卸） it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy you did.
So this was it: “The Law of the Garbage Truck.” I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do it anymore.”
I began to see garbage trucks. I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my Taxi Driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, and move on.
Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly they can get back their focus on what’s important.
1．The driver of the black car got angry because .
A．he couldn’t control his car B．he was in a bad mood
C．he met with a garbage truck D．the taxi driver made a mistake
2．Who acted like a garbage truck in the incident described in the first two paragraphs?
A．The writer. B．The taxi driver.
C．The black car driver. D．None of them.
3．The sentence “You’ll be happy you did” at the end of the 3rd paragraph means you’ll
.
A．be as happy as you used to be B．be as happy as you expected
C．be happy though you were not D．be happy that you did as I say
4．When the writer said “I’m not going to do it anymore”, he meant he’d no longer .
A．see garbage trucks B．have garbage dumped on him
C．dump garbage on others D．be a garbage truck himself
5．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Ignore unpleasantness and stick to your tasks.
B．Try to be good leaders as well as good parents.
C．Always be kind an hard-working
D．Do things quickly so as to be ready for the next.
BCDDA
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