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, ___2___, asked if I’d like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college, so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for 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 even 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 ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. I’ve always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a ___11___ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected, webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ___13___, hiding his hand in his pocket.

I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the ___15___ for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.

In the past, while I was ___18___, I always sense I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. 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. articles                  D. reports

2. A. the reader     B. the college student   C. the shop owner      D. the customer

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

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

5. A. read           B. studied          C. cooked            D. worked

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

7. A. anything         B. something        C. nothing         D. everything

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

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

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

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

12. A. pay         B. cost         C. afford         D. spend

13. A. shame              B. honour         C. horror            D. danger

14. A. advised       B. forced        C. persuaded      D. permitted

15. A. action        B. program    C. treatment         D. operation

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

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

18. A. at the TV station               B. in the Students Union

C. at the U. S. Forest Service          D. at McCarley’s Bookstore

19. A. so           B. and           C. but            D. because

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

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, ___2___, asked if I’d like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college, so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for 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 even 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 ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. I’ve always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a ___11___ in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected, webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation, and the boy lived in ___13___, hiding his hand in his pocket.

I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the ___15___ for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say, “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.

In the past, while I was ___18___, I always sense I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. 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. articles     D. reports

2. A. the reader      B. the college student   C. the shop owner  D. the customer

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

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

5. A. read       B. studied       C. cooked       D. worked

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

7. A. anything B. something  C. nothing      D. everything

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

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

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

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

12. A. pay      B. cost    C. afford D. spend

13. A. shame   B. honour       C. horror D. danger

14. A. advised B. forced      C. persuaded   D. permitted

15. A. action   B. program     C. treatment    D. operation

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

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

18. A. at the TV station  B. in the Students Union

C. at the U. S. Forest Service       D. at McCarley’s Bookstore

19. A. so B. and     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  21  on the shelves，the man behind the counter，the shop owner, asked if I'd like  22  .I needed to start preparing for college， 23   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   24  . I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students Union during college; I was a hotel maid and   25  made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most   26  .

       One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful . I showed her almost everything we had at that time   27  and found other books we could order. She left the store less 28       . I’ve always remembered the  29  I felt in having helped her.

       Years later，as a   30  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 32        ，hiding his hand in his pocket.

I      33    my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast，a doctor and a nurse called，offering to perform the  34   for free.

       I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his       35  hand and say; "Thank you." I felt a sense of   36          .

       In the past，37   I was at McCauley’s Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers，not he store. Today it’s the   38   . NBC :News pays: my salary, and I   39  as if I work for the viewers, helping them make  40  of the world.

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．articles                D．reports

2．A．a book                  B．a job                   C．some tea             D．any 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．action                 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

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I was 15 when I walked into McCarley' s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at  36  on the shelves, the man behind the counter,  37 , asked if I'd like  38 . I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes. I  39  after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped  40  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 41 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most  42 .

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost  43  we had at that time 44 and found other books we could order. She left the store less  45 .I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a  46  in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant child who was born  47  his fingers connected, weblike. His family could not afford a corrective operation, and the boy lived in      48 , hiding his hand in his pocket.

I  49  my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the  50  for free.

I visited the boy in the  51  room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense of  52 .

In the past, while I was  53  ,I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the  54 . NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the  55 , helping them make sense of the world.

36. A. maps                    B. articles                           C. titles                                    D. reports

37. A. the reader           B. the shop owner         C. the college student        D. the customer

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

39. A. worked                  B. studied                         C. cooked                               D. read 

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

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

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

43. A. anything              B. something                   C. everything                          D. nothing

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

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

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

47. A. with                        B. in                                     C. by                                        D. for

48. A. honour                   B. shame                           C. horror                                 D. danger

49. A. advised                B. forced                           C. permitted                           D. persuaded

50. A. operation              B. program                      C. treatment                         D. action

51. A. waiting                 B. operation                               C. reading                              D. recovery

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

53. A. at McCarley's Bookstore                                   B. in the Students Union

C. at the U. S. Forest Service                            D. at the TV station

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

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