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    I was 15 when I walked into McCarley's Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  1 on the shelves, the man behind the counter, the shop owner, asked if I'd like  2 . I needed to start  3 for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during the summer for the lowest wages, and the job helped  4 my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students Union during college, I was a hotel maid and  5 made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most  6 .

    One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time  7 and found other books we could order. She left the store less  8 , I've always remembered the  9 I felt in having helped her.

    Years later, as a  10 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born  11 his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in  12 , hiding his hand in his pocket.

    I  13 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the  14 for free.

    I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his  15 hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of  16 .

    In the past, while I was  17 , I always sensed I was working for the customers , not the store. Today it's the  18 . NBC News pays my salary,  19 I feel as if I work for the  20 , helping them make sense of the world.

1．

[　　]

A．maps	B．titles
C．a(chǎn)rticles	D．reports

2．

[　　]

A．a book	B．a job
C．some tea	D．any help

3．

[　　]

A．planning	B．saving
C．preparing	D．studying

4．

[　　]

A．pay for	B．fit for
C．run for	D．enter for

5．

[　　]

A．so	B．yet
C．even	D．still

6．

[　　]

A．boring	B．surprising
C．satisfying	D．disappointing

7．

[　　]

A．in need	B．in all
C．in order	D．in store

8．

[　　]

A．worried	B．satisfied
C．excited	D．puzzled

9．

[　　]

A．pride	B．failure
C．regret	D．surprise

10．

[　　]

A．doctor	B．store owner
C．bookseller	D．TV reporter

11．

[　　]

A．in	B．with
C．by	D．for

12．

[　　]

A．shame	B．honor
C．horror	D．danger

13．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)dvised	B．forced
C．persuaded	D．permitted

14．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)ction	B．program
C．treatment	D．operation

15．

[　　]

A．repaired	B．connected
C．injured	D．improved

16．

[　　]

A．pleasure	B．sadness
C．interest	D．disappointment

17．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)t the TV station	B．in the Students Union
C．a(chǎn)t the U. S. Forest Service	D．a(chǎn)t McCarley's Bookstore

18．

[　　]

A．difference	B．same
C．usual	D．request

19．

[　　]

A．so	B．a(chǎn)nd
C．but	D．because

20．

[　　]

A．readers	B．viewers
C．customers	D．passengers

I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  1  on the shelves，the man behind the counter，the shop owner, asked if I'd like  2  .I needed to start preparing for college， 3   I said yes. I worked after school and during the summer for the lowest wages，and the job helped pay for my freshman year of   4  . I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and   5  made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most   6  .

       One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time   7  and found other books we could order. She left the store less 8  . I’ve always remembered the  9  I felt in having helped her.

       Years later，as a   10  in Los Angeles，I heard about an immigrant child who was  31   with his thumb attached, weblike, to the other fingers. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 12        ，hiding his hand in his pocket.

I      13    my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast，a doctor and a nurse called，offering to perform the  14   for free.

       I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his       15  hand and say; "Thank you." I felt a sense of   16          .

       In the past，17   I was at McCauley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers，not he store. Today it’s the   18   . NBC :News pays: my salary, and I   19  as if I work for the viewers, helping them make  20  of the world.

1．A．maps                    B．titles                    C．a(chǎn)rticles                D．reports

2．A．a(chǎn) book                  B．a(chǎn) job                   C．some tea             D．a(chǎn)ny help

3．A．but                       B．so                       C．thought            D．because

4．A．life                       B．education             C．family                 D．college

5．A．so                        B．yet                      C．even                   D．still

6．A．boring                   B．surprising            C．satisfying            D．disappointing

7．A．in need                B．in all                    C．in order               D．in stock

8．A．worried                 B．satisfied               C．excited                D．puzzled

9．A．pride                     B．failure                 C．regret                  D．surprise

10．A．boss                   B．storeowner         C．bookseller         D．TV reporter

11．A．forced                 B．born                    C．made                  D．operated

12．A．shame                 B．honor                  C．horror                 D．danger

13．A．hoped                 B．promised             C．persuaded            D．suggested

14．A．a(chǎn)ction                 B．program              C．treatment           D．operation

15．A．repaired           B．connected            C．injured             D．improved

16．A．pleasure              B．sadness               C．interest                D．disappointment

17．A．because               B．while                   C．since                   D．even if

18．A．difference            B．same                   C．usual                   D．request

19．A．think                   B．hope                   C．feel                     D．believe

20．A．sense                  B．use                     C．record              D．feeling