School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired．I sat at the very front of the bus because of the  1  to get home．Sitting at the front makes you  2   out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies．

   Janie, the driver, tried to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a   3 ．

   I tried to mind my manners and  4  listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day． On this day,  5  , her conversation was worth listening to．

   “ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in  6 ．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  7   the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble．” Her eyes lowered as she continued．“I’ve already  8  my mum, so I don’t think I can   9  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  11   my own mother was thrown into when my father died．

   I saw how hard it was,  12  still is, for her．I wouldn’t like anyone to go through  13 ．

   Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver． That was just her job． She had a  14   world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．

   I suddenly felt very  15 ． I realized I had only thought of people as  16   as 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   17  her as unimportant．

    For all I know, I’m just another person in   18   else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered． Everyone  19   a place to go to, people to see and appointments to  20  ．Understanding people is an art．

1．A． worry                     B． decision                C． attempt           D． anxiety

2．A． come                      B． give               C． stand                    D． find

3．A． topic                      B． conversation          C． discussion             D． message

4．A． devotedly                B． carelessly              C． sincerely               D． politely

5．A． therefore                 B． instead                  C． otherwise              D． however

6．A． common                 B． silence                  C． particular                     D． surprise

7．A． removing                B． clearing                 C． keeping                 D． fighting

8．A． lost                        B． scared                   C． rewarded                     D． helped

9．A． mind                      B． regret                    C． bear                      D． escape

10．A． angry                    B． shocked                C． curious                 D． interested

11．A． pain                      B． pity                       C． disappointment      D． mercy

12．A． yet                       B． and                       C． or                         D． but

13．A． this                       B． them                     C． that                      D． one

14．A． dark                            B． narrow                  C． whole                   D． bright

15．A． confused               B． selfish                   C． worried                 D． sad

16．A． long               B． much                    C． well                      D． far

17．A． regarded               B． wanted                  C． made                    D． taken

18．A． someone               B． anyone                  C． no one                  D． everyone

19．A． has                      B． takes                    C． finds                    D． needs

20．A． stay                      B． get                        C． keep                     D． put