School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the 36 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 37 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie, the driver, tried to 38 the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation. I tried to mind my manners and 39 listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, 40 , her conversation was worth listening to. “ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in 41 . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden 42 of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 43 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes 44 as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can 45 losing him. ” I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart 46 for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 47 my own mother was thrown into when my father died. I saw how hard it was, 48 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 49 world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver. I suddenly felt very 50 . I realized I had only thought of people as 51 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 52 her as unimportant. For all I know, I’m just another person in 53 else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone 54 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to 55 . Understanding people is an art. 36. A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety 37. A. make B. give C. stand D. find 38. A. hold B. break C. take D. control 39. A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely 40. A. therefore B. instead C. otherwise D. however 41. A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise 42. A. sense B. change C. wonder D. choice 43. A. removing B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting 44. A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. Opened 45. A. mind B. regret C. bear D. escape 46. A. hurt B. ached C. struck D. impressed 47. A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy 48. A. yet B. and C. or D. but 49. A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright 50. A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad 51. A. long B. much C. well D. far 52. A. regarded B. served C. made D. taken 53. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone 54. A. has B. gets C. finds D. needs 55. A. stay B. get C. keep D. Put
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