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School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very
1 of the crowded bus because of my anxiety
to get home. Sitting there makes me
2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the
3 , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of
4 . I tried to mind
my manners and
5 listen, 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. "What's wrong
with him?" I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from
8 the tears, she answered, "Heart trouble."
Her eyes
9 as she continued. "I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him."
I was
10 . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great
11 that my own mother was
thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and
12 is, for her. I wouldn't like anyone to
13 that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver. That was
14 her job. She had a whole world of
15 and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as
16 as what their
purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie
17 she was a bus driver. I had
18 her by her job and
brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I'm just another person in
19 else's world, and may not even be
20 . I should not have
been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep.
Understanding people is an art.
( )1. A. front
( )2. A. find
( )3. A. doctor
( )4. A. fire
( )5. A. politely
( )6. A. however
( )7. A. surprise
( )8. A. fighting
( )9. A. opened
( )10. A. recognized
( )11. A. victory
( )12. A. away
( )13. A. pick up
( )14. A. almost
( )15. A. family
( )16. A far
( )17. A. while
( )18. A. criticized
( )19. A. everyone
( )20. A. happy |
B. end
B. take
B. driver
B. topic
B. slightly
B. therefore
B. particular
B. turning
B. shone
B. worried
B. pain
B. seldom
B. work out
B. nearly
B. factory
B. long
B. because
B. received
B. anyone
B. wise |
C. side
C. think
C. teacher
C. conversation
C. carelessly
C. instead
C. silence
C. clearing
C. closed
C. shocked
C. respect
C. still
C. go though
C. ever
C. school
C. much
C. though
C. considered
C. someone
C. useful |
D. middle
D. stand
D. assistant
D. discussion
D. partly
D. otherwise
D. purpose
D. protecting
D. lowered
D. excited
D. disappointment
D. never
D. get down
D. just
D. friend
D. well
D. until
D. judged
D. nobody
D. important |