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　　School was over and I was mentally and physically tired．I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 　　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 　　3　　 atmosphere by striking the match of 　　4　　．I tried to mind my manners and 　　5　　 listen, but usually I was 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 　　8　　 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 　　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 　　13　　 that．

　　Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver．That was 　　14　　 her job．She had a whole world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as 　　15　　 but a driver．

　　I suddenly felt very 　　16　　．I realized I had only thought of people as 　　17　　 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 brushed her off as 　　18　　．

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

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　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weakness．Success or 　　1　　 in your work would depend, to 　　2　　 great extent, 　　3　　 your ability to use your strengths and weakness to the best advantage．　　4　　 the utmost importance is your attitude．A person 　　5　　 begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is 　　6　　 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success．On the other hand, a person who is secure 　　7　　 his belief that he is probably as capable 　　8　　 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 　　9　　 it possesses a certain strength of purpose．The chances are that he will do well．

　　　　10　　 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength．Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness．A book keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw 　　11　　 hopeless cases．

　　This book has been designed to help you capitalize 　　12　　 the strength and overcome the 　　13　　 that you bring to the job of learning．But in group to measure your development, you must first 　　14　　 stock of where you stand now．　　15　　 we get further along in the book, we’ll be 　　16　　 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 　　17　　 skills．However, 　　18　　 begin with, you should pause 　　19　　 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school：your 　　20　　, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits．

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　　I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla．　　1　　 the time I was eight, I was helping Dad fix up old furniture．He gave me a cent for every nail I 　　2　　 out of old boards．

　　I got my first 　　3　　 job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12．My main responsibilities(职责)were 　　4　　 tables and washing dishes, 　　5　　 sometimes I helped cook．

　　Every day after school I would 　　6　　 to JM’s and work until ten．Even on Saturdays I 　　7　　 from two until eleven．At that age it was difficult going to work and 　　8　　 my friends run off to swim or play．I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working 　　9　　 me to have．Because of my 　　10　　 I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez．This made me 　　11　　．

　　Words that I was trust-worthy and hard-working 　　12　　 around town．A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)　　13　　 I was only in seventh grade．I immediately 　　14　　 a ＄68 sports coat and a ＄22 pair of shoes．I was 　　15　　 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper ＄90!So I learned 　　16　　 the danger of easy credit．I paid it 　　17　　 as soon as I could．

　　My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 　　18　　 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced．As my father, 　　19　　 worked three jobs once told me, “If you 　　20　　 sacrifice(奉献)and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have．” How right he was．