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School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very __36__ of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me __37__ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie, the __38__ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of __39__ . I tried to mind my manners and __40__ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about 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. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from __43__ the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes __44__ as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I was __45__ . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great __46__ that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and __47__ is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to __48__ that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was __49__ her job. She had a whole world of __50__ and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very selfish. I realized I had only thought of people as __51__ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie __52__ she was a bus driver. I had __53__ her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant. For all I know, I’m just another person in __54__ else’s world, and may not even be __55__ . 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. 36. A. front B. end C. side D. middle 37. A. find B. take C. think D. stand 38. A. doctor B. driver C. teacher D. assistant 39. A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion 40. A. politely B. slightly C. carelessly D. partly 41. A. however B. therefore C. instead D. otherwise 42. A. surprise B. particular C. silence D. purpose 43. A. fighting B. turning C. clearing D. protecting