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School was over and I
was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus
because of my 1to get home. Sitting at the front
makes you 2out like a shiny coin in a pile of
dull pennies.
Janie , the driver ,
tries to break the 3atmosphere by striking the
match of 4.I try to mind my manners and 5listen
, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day,
6, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,”
she said to no one in 7, I could see the anxiety
and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s
wrong with him ?”
With her eyes wet
and her voice tight from
8against the tears, she
responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she
9.
“I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. I
was 10. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old,
smelly seat thinking of the great 11my own mother was
thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12still
is , for her I wouldn’t like anyone to go 13that
.
Suddenly I realized
Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 14her job .
She had a whole work of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as 15but
a driver.
I suddenly felt very 16.
I realized I had only thought of people as 17as what
their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a
bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 18.
For all I know, I’m
just another person in 19else’s world, and may not
even be important. I 20not have been so selfish and
self-centered. Everyone has places to go , people to see and appointments (約會) to keep , Understanding
people is an art .
1.A．a(chǎn)nxiety B．determination C．decision D．a(chǎn)ttempt
2.
A．find B．carry C．think D．stand
3.A．unpopular B．uncomfortable C．unusual D．unforgettable
4.A．fire B．topic C．conversation D．discussion
5.A．politely B．devotedly C．carelessly
D．sincerely
6.A．however B．therefore C．thus D．a(chǎn)nd
7.A．surprise B．common C．silence D．particular
8.A．fighting B．a(chǎn)voiding C．clearing
D．running
9.A．a(chǎn)sked B．lasted C．repeated D．continued
10.A．for sure B．a(chǎn)t ease C．in shock D．a(chǎn)t
least
11.A．mercy B．pain C．pity D．disappointment
12.A．but B．yet C．a(chǎn)nd D．or
13.A．over B．round C．through D．without
14.A．a(chǎn)lmost B．never C．ever D．just
15.A．something B．a(chǎn)nything
C．nothing D．everything
16.A．sad B．a(chǎn)nxious C．selfish D．worried
17.A．far B．long C．much D．well
18.A．unfit B．unselfish C．unnecessary
D．unimportant
19.A．everyone B．someone C．a(chǎn)nyone D．no one
20.A．might B．may C．can D．should
