調適的人生

I. 邊讀邊填(每空填上一個合適的介詞)

It was a rainy， humid(feeling wet and hot) day: the mother of all bad hair days(萬事不順之源). I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. The windows ___1___the bus were covered in condensation(rain drops) so thick you couldn’t see outside. Everyone was wilting(tiring). I was sitting next to a man ___2___a business suit and didn’t pay much attention until we both got off___ 3___ the same stop and walked to the same newsstand to get a morning paper.

The man running the stand was obviously having a bad day. He was rude， abrupt(unfriendly) and unsmiling as we purchased(bought) our papers， which served to only add more gloom(disappointment) to my day. The businessman caught my eye and smiled. He then proceeded(continued) to smile brightly， thank the newsstand proprietor(owner) for the paper and for being open ___4___ such a morning to make sure we were able to get our papers. ___5___ short， he expressed his appreciation for something most of us would take for granted.

The man running the newsstand responded only___ 6___a grunt(咕噥) and a sour expression. The businessman then pleasantly wished him a pleasant day.

As we turned away， I asked this man why he had continued to be pleasant to the newsman when he obviously didn’t care___7___and didn’t respond to his expression of appreciation and friendliness. The businessman grinned(smile widely) at me and said， “Why would I let someone else control what I say and what I feel or what kind of day I’m going to have?”

That was a good 25 years ago， but I’ve never forgotten the words he said or the way his smile seemed like a shaft of light on a gloomy day. The impact(effect) this had___8___ my life has lasted. I never had a chance to thank him personally， but the way___9___ which I try to choose to look at life as a result of those words is his legacy(something left) to me and my thanks to him.

We cannot control people and situations that come to us， but we can always control our response to them. And___10___such positive decisions lie our control and personal power to make a positive difference. And it’s something anyone and everyone can do. It is a real legacy that can impact both the present and the future.

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II. 讀后改寫(根據文意補全下列句子)

One rainy morning 25 years ago a businessman and I walked to a newsstand ___1 ___ . The newsman， who appeared sad that day， ___ 2___ . The businessman， with bright smiles， thanked ___ 3___ . But the newsman

4. However， the businessman then___5 ___. ___6___has lasted in my heart. And I’ll keep it as___7___ .

參考答案

II. 1. to get morning papers

2. was rude to us

3. him for the paper which was on sale on such a morning

4. remained cold

5. pleasantly wished him a good day

6. What the businessman did

7. a present of life to me forever

編輯/梁宇清