题目内容：

School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very ______ of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me ______ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Janie, the ______, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of ______. I tried to mind my manners and ______ listened, but usually I am 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. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ________ the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes ______ as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was ______. My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great _____ that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and _________ is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to ______ that.

Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was ______ her job. She had a whole world of ______ and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as ______ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie ______ she was a bus driver. I had ______ her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in ______ else’s world, and may not even be ________ I  should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1.A. side    B. end    C. front    D. middle

2.A. find    B. take    C. think    D. stand

3.A. doctor    B. teacher    C. driver    D. assistant

4.A. conversation    B. topic    C. fire    D. discussion

5.A. politely    B. slightly    C. carelessly    D. partly

6.A. otherwise    B. instead    C. therefore    D. however

7.A. surprise    B. purpose    C. silence    D. particular

8.A. fighting    B. turning    C. clearing    D. protecting

9.A. opened    B. lowered    C. closed    D. shone

10.A. shocked    B. relieved    C. recognized    D. excited

11.A. victory    B. pain    C. respect    D. disappointment

12.A. away    B. seldom    C. never    D. still

13.A. pick up    B. go through    C. work out    D. get down

14.A. almost    B. nearly    C. just    D. ever

15.A. school    B. factory    C. family    D. friend

16.A. far    B. long    C. much    D. well

17.A. while    B. until    C. though    D. because

18.A. judged    B. received    C. considered    D. criticized

19.A. everyone    B. anyone    C. someone    D. nobody

20.A. happy    B. important    C. useful    D. wise