One day，I took a bus to downtown as usual．（41） ______ I got on the bus，I took a seat and started reading a newspaper just as I often did．No one spoke on the bus．Although we might see the same faces every day，we（42） ______ （prefer） hiding behind our newspapers（43） ______ talking to people around us．
However，that day was different．While I was reading some news，the woman（44） ______ （sit） next to me said，"Excuse me，Miss．"I was surprised and ran into （45） ______ （confuse）．After putting down the newspaper，I saw（46） ______ smiling face．"Are you talking to me？"I asked．She nodded，still smiling．When I looked around，I found some other people were talking．"That's strange，"I said to（47） ______ （me）
Later，I found out the reason．The（48） ______ （pasenger） had been asked to put their newspapers down and talk to each other by the bus driver．After I knew it，I started talking with the woman（49） ______ （happy）．
I had always been glad （50） ______ （talk） with others on the bus．But since no one did that，I had to be quiet，too．Now I could finally talk with others on the bus and it made my trip much more pleasant．