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.
| 小题1: | | A．determination | B．decision | C．attempt | D．anxiety |
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| 小题2: | | A．make | B．give | C．stand | D．find |
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| 小题3: | | A．hold | B．break | C．take | D．control |
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| 小题4: | | A．devotedly | B．carelessly | C．sincerely | D．politely |
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| 小题5: | | A．therefore | B．instead | C．otherwise | D．however |
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| 小题6: | | A．common | B．silence | C．particular | D．surprise |
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| 小题7: | | A．sense | B．change | C．wonder | D．choice |
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| 小题8: | | A．removing | B．clearing | C．keeping | D．fighting |
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| 小题9: | | A．lowered | B．closed | C．widened | D．Opened |
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| 小题10: | | A．mind | B．regret | C．bear | D．escape |
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| 小题11: | | A．hurt | B．ached | C．struck | D．impressed |
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| 小题12: | | A．pain | B．pity | C．disappointment | D．mercy |
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| 小题14: | | A．dark | B．narrow | C．whole | D．bright |
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| 小题15: | | A．confused | B．selfish | C．worried | D．sad |
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| 小题17: | | A．regarded | B．served | C．made | D．taken |
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| 小题18: | | A．someone | B．anyone | C．no one | D．everyone |
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| 小题19: | | A．has | B．gets | C．finds | D．needs |
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