School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation.
I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to.
“ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can losing him. ”
I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as 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 her as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone a place to go to, people to see and appointments to . Understanding people is an art.
1.A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety
2.A. make B. give C. stand D. find
3.A. hold B. break C. take D. control
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. sense B. change C. wonder D. choice
8.A. removing B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting
9.A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. Opened
10.A. mind B. regret C. bear D. escape
11.A. hurt B. ached C. struck D. impressed
12.A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy
13.A. yet B. and C. or D. but
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. served C. made D. taken
18.A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
19.A. has B. gets C. finds D. needs
20.A. stay B. get C. keep D. Put
--- Why didn’t you pay the accommodation rent?
--- The rent? ________.
A. It all depends. B. It’s up to you.
C. You are crazy!D. That isn’t due yet.
-—How about your conference?
-—Pretty successful.It allowed both sides of us to better understand ____ each stood on many issues.
A.which B.that C.what D.where
Under no circumstances in the last three months______ for leave because of personal affairs.
A. did she ask B. she asked
C. has she asked D. she has asked
The story is about an old Indian farmer and an American tourist in India,__ understanding the other’s language.
A. none of whom B. both of them
C. neither of them D. neither of whom
.If what your friend comes up with surprises you,don't reject it immediately._____,imagine that it is true.
A. Thus B.Besides C.Rather D.Otherwise