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

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”

I didn’t pay attention to her words. After finishing my college education, I decided to look for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said to me that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get to a small station and work for some time,” she said.

When I went back home, my dad told me that a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mum said to me. Later, I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone to work for him. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer (播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call, “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He let me sit in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, and finally I succeeded.

On my way home, Mum’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son.”

1.What was the writer’s ideal（理想的） job?

2.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? 

3.The sentence “I got turned down every time” means “　　　”.

4.The writer got a job 　　　 in the end.

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。

         I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

         We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s     rang, it was my mother calling from my    . She asked if I had   my mobile. I checked my purse. It was    ! I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,     it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but     it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a     near his home.

         Later that evening, I went to     him there. I didn’t dare to go      , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After       10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys      .

         My       were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you      my mum?” I asked. He      that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人). But all they      was my mobile phone number — which didn’t     . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who      my house.

         I was      to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost forever. I was so      to Rhys and offered him some money, but he     .

         As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.A. electric car                  B. mobile phone                 C. radio                     D. doorbell

2.A. hospital                         B. company                        C. school                   D. home

3.A. found                        B. changed                C. lost               D. bought

4.A. gone                        B. new                                    C. busy                 D. broken

5.A. accepted                 B. returned                     C. got                D. answered

6.A. before                       B. because                           C. after                 D. if

7.A. coffee shop                 B. post office                       C. hotel                  D. supermarket

8.A. follow                            B. meet                                 C. catch                      D. punish

9.A. slowly                            B. back                                  C. alone                       D. finally

10.A. driving                        B. running                            C. walking          D. riding

11.A. talked about              B. looked for                     C. heard of                  D. knew about

12.A. difficulties               B. fears                           C. diseases                D. hopes

13.A. remember               B. know                           C. tell                           D. understand

14.A. realized                      B. repeated                   C. explained             D. believed

15.A. had                        B. noticed                 C. expected                D. finished

16.A. happen                       B. matter                              C. help                       D. fit

17.A. called                          B. visited                               C. shared                  D. sold

18.A. sorry                           B. glad                                   C. sad                         D. proud

19.A. useful                         B. strange                    C. grateful                   D. polite

20.A. missed                      B. appeared                  C. agreed                  D. refused