阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very  21  of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me  22  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the  23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of _ 24 .
I tried to mind my manners and 25  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   26  , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in  27 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  28  the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   29   as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand l osing him.”
I was  30  . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  31   that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and   32  is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   33   that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was   34   her job. She had a whole world of   35  and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 37   she was a bus driver. I had   38  her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in  39  else’s world, and may not be   40 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

小题1:	A．front B．end C．side D．middle

小题2:	A．find B．take C．think D．stand

小题3:.

A．doctor

B．driver

C．teacher

D．assistant

小题4:	A．fire B．topic C．conversation D．discussion

小题5:	A．politely B．slightly C．carelessly D．partly

小题6:.

A．however

B．therefore

C．instead

D．otherwise

小题7:.

A．surprise

B．particular

C．silence

D．purpose

小题8:	A．fighting B．turning C．clearing D．protecting

小题9:	A．opened B．shone C．closed D．lowered

小题10:

A．recognized B．worried C．shocked D．exci ted

小题11:

A．victory B．pain C．respect D．disappointment

小题12:

A．away B．seldom C．still D．never

小题13:

A．pick up B．work out C．go through D．get down

小题14:

A．almost B．nearly C．ever D．just