School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired．I sat at the very front of the bus because of my 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 3 atmosphere by striking the match of 4 ．
I try to mind my manners and 5 listen, 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?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from 8 the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble．”Her eyes lowered as she 9 ．“I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him．”
I couldn't respond．I was 10 ．My heart ached for her．I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great 11 my own mother was thrown into when her father died．I saw how hard it was, 12 still is, for her．I wouldn't like anyone to go 13 that．
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver．That was 14 her job．She had a whole world of family and concerns, too．I had never thought of her as 15 but a driver．
I suddenly felt very 16 ．I realized I had only thought of people as 17 as 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 19 else's world, and may not even be important．I 20 not have been so selfish and self-centred．Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments(约会)to keep．Understanding people is an art．
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 ．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 6 ．”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river．And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten．
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said．
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 ．It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles．
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church．The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages．
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought． 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 ．One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key．”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories．My mom knew the true story, 12 ．Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny．
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 ．But my mom announced that we were going home 15 ．At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church．We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church．There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 ：
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night．Happy Easter．
