“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was _ and I was tired. I _at the front of the school bus.

Janie, the driver, tries to the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛,氛围) by striking the match of talks. I try to listen , but usually I am too thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth .

“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students a smile.

With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”

With her eyes wet and her voice , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.

I sat on the thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares .

I suddenly very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. people is an art.

1.A. in B. off C. over D. on

2.A. ran B. walked C. sat D. stood

3.A. rest B. break C. close D. open

4.A. polite B. rude C. politely D. quickly

5.A. busy B. free C. busily D. freely

6.A. looking at B. agreeing with C. talking to D. listening to

7.A. eyes B. face C. mouth D. ears

8.A. with B. within C. without D. for

9.A. usually B. usual C. unusual D. truly

10.A. remembered B. forgotten C. lost D. missed

11.A. seat B. house C. room D. desk

12.A. worker B. driver C. teacher D. doctor

13.A. also B. either C. too D. at all

14.A. felt B. feel C. thought D. was

15.A. Looking at B. Understanding C. Getting to know D. Watching

  It’s Sunday. It’s fine. Tom does not go to school today. But he is not at home. He’s now sitting(坐) on a Chinese bus. He is going to the movie house. All his classmates(同学) will go to see a movie this afternoon. His teacher Mr Wang will go there, too. They will meet at 2:00 p.m. at the gate(门口) of the movie house.

  An old man gets on(上车) the bus. Tom stands up and says(说) to the old man, “Come and sit here, please.” The old man goes over and sits down. He says, “Thank you very much, my boy. You are a good student.” Tom answers, “You’re welcome.”

  “What school are you in?” the old man asks Tom.

  “I am in No. 2 Middle School.” Tom answers.

 “No. 2? That’s a good school. My son is a teacher there. He is an English teacher.” The old man says.

  “English teacher? Excuse me, grandpa. What’s your son’s name, please?” Tom asks.

   “Mr Wang,” says the old man.

  “Ah, ah, he is my English teacher.” Just then, the bus stops near the movie house. Tom says goodbye to the old man and gets off(下车) the bus. The old man smiles(微笑) to Tom.

(  )1. In the sentence(句子) “the bus stops near the movie house”. “stop” means (意思是)______.

  A. 车站      B. 开      C. 关      D. 停

(  )2. Which(哪一句) is right?

  A. It’s Saturday today.

  B. It’s not fine today.

  C. Tom goes to school on Sunday.

  D. Tom is a student of No. 2 Middle School.

(  )3. Mr Wang is_____.

  A. at home today

  B. the old man’s son

  C. the old man’s father

  D. a Chinese teacher

(  )4. What do you think of Tom?

  A. Tom is a good student.

  B. Tom is a bad(坏的) student.

  C. He does wrong(错) things.

  D. He is a good teacher.

(  )5. Which is right?

  A. Tom goes to the movie house on an English car.

  B. Only Tom and his teacher go to the movie house to see a movie.

  C. They go to the movie house for a meeting(会议).

  D. The old man’s son is Tom’s English teacher.

What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts    41 . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego    42   himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.
Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick    43 . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’  44   to school.
Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed
  45  history and music. At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites,    46  the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in    47   countries.
When the    48   class ends, Diego and his friends    49  the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and    50   they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!