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　　The car，running along the welllit road，now sank in darkness.I broke the__16__on purpose，for fear that the driver was too tired to drive.“When do you go back home in the evening？”“9 o'clock after this trip.”“Then when do you come out in the morning？”I threw out another question.“9 o'clock，too－just as if I worked at an office.”His__17__surprised me，because every time I ride a taxi，what I hear from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night，it's hard to earn money，they're often__18__by the police，or that their leaders are seated lazily，__19__the fruits.But this driver told me，“I find it tiring to be a section chief as I was before.I like driving just for__20__.It's fortunate that I hardly drive without a passenger.So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease.Yes，I never__21__an empty taxi.If it goes southward，I go northward.If it goes along a highway，I__22__into a narrow street.”

　　His words showed his__23__with his life and the pride he took in his job.Such feelings are so__24__among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains.As an ancient saying goes，“Neither joy in material__25__nor grieve(悲痛)over personal setbacks.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by__26__living and go far with a calm mind？I couldn't help feeling curious when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold__27__.

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