阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 1to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie , the driver , tries to break the 3atmosphere by striking the match of 4.I try to mind my manners and 5listen , but usually I am too busy thinking about my day . On this day, 6, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 7, I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him ?”
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I couldn’t respond. I was 10. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 12still is , for her I wouldn’t like anyone to go 13that .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 14her job . She had a whole work of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as 15but a driver.
I suddenly felt very 16. I realized I had only thought of people as 17as 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 brushed her off as 18.
For all I know, I’m just another person in 19else’s world, and may not even be important. I 20not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go , people to see and appointments (约会) to keep , Understanding people is an art .
1.A．anxiety B．determination C．decision D．attempt
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3.A．unpopular B．uncomfortable C．unusual D．unforgettable
4.A．fire B．topic C．conversation D．discussion
5.A．politely B．devotedly C．carelessly D．sincerely
6.A．however B．therefore C．thus D．and
7.A．surprise B．common C．silence D．particular
8.A．fighting B．avoiding C．clearing D．running
9.A．asked B．lasted C．repeated D．continued
10.A．for sure B．at ease C．in shock D．at least
11.A．mercy B．pain C．pity D．disappointment
12.A．but B．yet C．and D．or
13.A．over B．round C．through D．without
14.A．almost B．never C．ever D．just
15.A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
16.A．sad B．anxious C．selfish D．worried
17.A．far B．long C．much D．well
18.A．unfit B．unselfish C．unnecessary D．unimportant
19.A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．no one
20.A．might B．may C．can D．should
The travelers encouraged each other to go on ____ difficulties they met.
A. however B. whatever C. no matter D. although
You need look no further than Mother Teresa for the philosophy of life all men were born equal, inspires the world to devotion to the outcasts of society.
A．which; which B．that; that C．what; who D．that; which
Even many years after his divorce, he still couldn’t figure out the reason for his ____ marriage.
A. to fail B. to be failing C. failing D. failed
China and the United States held their first strategic dialogue on August 1 and
to increase co-operation and constructive relations.
A. agreed B. would agree C. have agreed D. had agreed
---Haven’t you met each other at ____ party?
---Yes, but I can’t remember whether it is____ Christmas when we were in college.
A．a ; the B. the; a C. a; a D. a; /
