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

单句改错.

下列句子中每句有一处错误，请按照要求在题中标出错误，并改正。

若多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在对应横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

若缺一个词：在缺词处用一个漏字符号（∧）,在对应横线上写出该加的词。

若错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在对应横线上写出改正后的词。

(注意：每句有且只有一个错误)

1．I still remember the day when we spent together．                      1．___________

2．There we can experience almost anything without risk injury.                    2．___________

3．Ted got up such late that he didn’t catch the early bus.                              3．___________

4．He together with his friends are going to see the film “Harry Potter”.         4．___________

5．A theme park is one that both entertains and educate.                               5．___________

6．She is the teacher who is praised at the meeting yesterday.                        6．___________

7．It is 5 years before he left school.                                                           7．___________

8．There seems no point work on his PhD．                                                8．___________

9．It has been a long day. I can’t keep my eyes opened.                                9．___________

10．Science is often misunderstand by most people. 10．__________