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.
小題1: | A.determination | B.decision | C.a(chǎn)ttempt | D.a(chǎn)nxiety |
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小題2: | A.make | B.give | C.stand | D.find |
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小題3: | A.hold | B.break | C.take | D.control |
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小題4: | A.devotedly | B.carelessly | C.sincerely | D.politely |
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小題5: | A.therefore | B.instead | C.otherwise | D.however |
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小題6: | A.common | B.silence | C.particular | D.surprise |
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小題7: | A.sense | B.change | C.wonder | D.choice |
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小題8: | A.removing | B.clearing | C.keeping | D.fighting |
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小題9: | A.lowered | B.closed | C.widened | D.Opened |
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小題10: | A.mind | B.regret | C.bear | D.escape |
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小題11: | A.hurt | B.a(chǎn)ched | C.struck | D.impressed |
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小題12: | A.pain | B.pity | C.disappointment | D.mercy |
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小題13: | A.yet | B.a(chǎn)nd | C.or | D.but |
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小題14: | A.dark | B.narrow | C.whole | D.bright |
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小題15: | A.confused | B.selfish | C.worried | D.sad |
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小題17: | A.regarded | B.served | C.made | D.taken |
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小題18: | A.someone | B.a(chǎn)nyone | C.no one | D.everyone |
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小題19: | A.has | B.gets | C.finds | D.needs |
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