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　　Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just go east．

　　A bus stopped．I got on and asked the driver how far she was going．“Ten more miles,” she said．There was another bus I could take from here．This clearly was going to be a long night．

　　I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus came up．There was no light number above its windshield．It was out of service, but the door opened．It was the same driver．

　　“I just can't leave you here,” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I will give you a ride home．”

　　“You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked, astonished．

　　“No, I will take you in my car,” she said．

　　“It's a long way,” I insisted．

　　“Come on,” she said．“I have nothing else to do．”

　　As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas．A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favour(善意的行为)along,”she said．

　　When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along,” she said．

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　　Long bus rides are like television shows．They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials(商业广告)thrown in every three or four minutes．The commercials are unavoidable．They happen whether you want them or not．Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window．“Buy super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It Now!”

　　The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before．Usually some things have changed－new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road．The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so．If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story．Will the driver pass the truck in time?Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane?After a while, of course, the excitement dies down．Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride．Food always makes bus rides more interesting．But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat．Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops．

　　The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning．You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that．The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed．By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests－even with your hands crossed behind your head．The end comes just at the right time．There are just no more ways to sit．

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　　Have you ever had problems in your life and don't know how to be happy?If 　　1　　,you will find Being a Happy Teenager(青少年) written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful．

　　In his book,Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and 　　2　　 the questions of teenagers．

　　There are many subjects,such as parents and friends．And the book says we should stop 　　3　　 and forgive(宽恕)．The book tells us some useful skills(技能),such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 　　4　　 your memory better．

　　Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise(赞扬) from other people．But you can 　　5　　 be happy when there are no 　　6　　“good”things．

　　Success comes from a good attitude(态度)．If you 　　7　　 problems,you will have success in the future．

　　Some school students have problems．such as being too tall or too short．But Matthews tells us that happiness comes from thinking about things 　　8　　 a positive(积极的) way．If you are tall,people notice you and you can get a 　　9　　 view at the movie;if you are short,your clothes and shoes take less 　　10　　 in your bedroom!This is Matthews's most important lesson：you choose to be happy!

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