“It’ s over! Thank goodness!”

   School was over and I Was tired．I sat at the front of the school bus．

   Janie．the driver, always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere（氣氛）by talking．I try to listen politely, but usually  I’m too busy thinking about my day．On this day, however, her talk was worth listening to．

  “My father’s ill，”she said to no one in particular（特別地）．I could see worry in her eyes．I had never seen her like this before．She always meets students with a smile．

     With a sudden chance of interest, I asked, "What's wrong with him?"

     With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble．" Her eyes lowered as she continued, "I've already lost my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him．" I couldn't answer．My heart ached for her．

     I sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died．

     I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her． I wouldn't want anyone to go through that．

 Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus driver, which was just her job． She had a whole world of family and cares too．

     I shouldn't have been so selfish． I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver．I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant．

     I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered．

     Understanding people is an art．

1．When the students get on the school bus, Janie usually．

      A．listens to music                                     B．talks about her own worry

      C．sits on her seat without words              D．meets them with a smile

2．After she learned Janie's story, the writer thought of

      A．her father's death                        B．her mother's pain

    C．the ache of her own heart                 D．the pain of Janie's parents

3．The writer felt herself selfish because she had

      A．thought of Janie as nothing but a driver  

     B．made only a few friends in the school

     C．hardly thought of herself

D．never listened to others

4．In this passage the writer tries to tell us that

      A．losing parents makes people sad and helpless

      B．understanding the people around us takes time

C．we should learn to understand the people around us

      D．it's not right to judge the people around us by their clothes

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