36．A．anxiety　　　　　　　 B．determination　　　 C．decision　　　　　　　 D．attempt

55．A．honesty　　　　　　　 B．knowledge　　　　　 C．reality　　　　　　　　 D．faith

Answers:　 36-55　 BDAAC　 ADBAD　 BACBA　 DACBD　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　Passage 9

School was over and I was both mentally and英才苑physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 　36　 　to get home. Sitting at the front made me 　37　 　out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

Jane, the driver, tried to break the 　38　 　atmosphere by striking the match of 　39　 .

I tried to mind manners and 　40　 　listened, but usually I was too busy thinking of my day. On this day, 　41　 , her conversation was worth listening to.

“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in 　42　 . 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 　43　 　the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowed as she 　44　 , “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I couldn’t respond. I was 　45　 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 　46　 　my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, 　47　 　still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go 　48　 　that.

Suddenly I realized Jane wasn’t only a bus driver. That was 　49　 　her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns, too. I have never thought of her as 　50　 　but a bus driver.　　　　

I suddenly felt very 　51　 . I realized I had only thought of her as 　52　 　as what her purpose was in my life. I paid no attention to Jane because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as 　53　 .

For all I know, I’m just another person in 　54　 　else’s world, and may not even be important. I 　55　 　not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.

54．A．never　　　　　　　　　 B．ever　　　　　　　　　　 C．even　　　　　　　　　 D．often

53．A．actively　　　　　　　 B．easily　　　　　　　　　 C．difficultly　　　　　　 D．gradually

52．A．studies　　　　　　　　 B．grades　　　　　　　　 C．students　　　　　　　 D．experiments

51．A．Also　　　　　　　　　 B．But　　　　　　　　　　 C．Though　　　　　　　 D．So

50．A．afford　　　　　　　　 B．try　　　　　　　　　　　 C．help　　　　　　　　　　 D．manage

49．A．girls　　　　　　　　　 B．boys　　　　　　　　　 C．students　　　　　　　 D．classmates

48．A．protecting　　　　　 B．awaking　　　　　　　 C．preventing　　　　　 D．attempting

47．A．worried　　　　　　　 B．agreed　　　　　　　　 C．knew　　　　　　　　　 D．realized