Question

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of   1  to get home．Sitting at the front makes you   2  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies．
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   3 ．
I try to mind my manners and  4  listen,  but usually I am too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening 10．
"My father’s sick," she said to no one in  5 ．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?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   6  the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes   7 as she continued．"I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   8 losing him．”
I couldn’t respond．I was  9  ．My heart ached for her．I sat on [he old, smelly seat thinking of the great   10 my own mother was thrown into when my father died．
I saw how hard it was, and 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 _ 11_ world of family and concerns too．I had never thought of her as anything but a driver．I suddenly felt very   12  ．I realized I had only thought of people as   13  as what their purposes were in my life．I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant．
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important．I should not have been so selfish and self-centered．Everyone   14 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   15 ．Understanding people is an art．
1． A．determination       B．decision        C．attempt     D．anxiety
2． A．make        B．stand       C．think       D．find
3． A．topic   B．message         C．discussion      D．conversation
4． A．devotedly       B．carelessly      C．politely        D．sincerely
5． A．common          B．silence         C．particular       D．surprise
6． A．avoiding    B．clearing        C．keeping         D．fighting
7． A．widened         B．closed          C．lowered     D．opened
8． A．mind            B．regret              C．bear    D．miss
9． A．angry           B．interested          C．curious         D．shocked
10．A．pain        B．pity        C．disappointment    D．mercy
11  A．dark            B．narrow      C．whole           D．bright
12．A．selfish          B．confused        C．worried         D．sad
13．A．long        B．much            C．far         D．well
14．A．takes           B．has             C．finds           D．needs
15．A．stay            B．remain      C．keep        D．put

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】C

解析【小題1】D。anxiety焦慮。我坐在公共汽車的最前面，因為我憂慮回到家。
【小題1】B。stand out耀眼，杰出。坐在前面讓你像一個亮晶晶的硬幣在一堆黯淡的便士一樣耀眼。
【小題1】D。司機珍妮，試圖打破不快的氣氛，提出引人注目的比賽的話題（conversation）。
【小題1】D。由mind my manners推斷，作者雖然忙于思別的事情，但還是“真誠地”聽著。
【小題1】C。in particular尤其，特別。“我父親病了,”她沒有特別跟誰說。
【小題1】D。她兩眼濕潤，聲音更暈，盡力抑制（fighting）眼淚。
【小題1】C。她繼續說到，眼睛低下來（lower）。
【小題1】C。bear容忍。我已經失去了我母親，但我認為我不能容忍再失去他。
【小題1】D。我不能回答，我震驚（shocked）。我為她心疼。
【小題1】A。外祖父的死使母親陷入巨大的悲痛（pain）之中。
【小題1】C。她擁有家人的全部（whole）和顧慮。
【小題1】A。結合上下文，今天的事情讓作者感覺很自私（selfish）。
【小題1】C。as far as就……而言。我意識到我只考慮到所涉及到人的目的。
【小題1】B。每個人都有（has）要去的地方。
【小題1】C。keep an appointment守約。固定短語搭配。