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　　Roberta appeared on the stage．She took a deep breath and began to 　　1　　．Now she was Portia, a strong–willed 　　2　　 in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice．The theater was filled with people．She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing 　　3　　 form her．

　　　　4　　, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演)．She 　　5　　being in front of other people．She was very 　　6　　 at school．She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 　　7　　 much attention．She stayed mostly to herself, making 　　8　　 friends．She had excellent grades, 　　9　　 she always thought that something was missing．

　　Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and 　　10　　 her to join in．

　　“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to 　　11　　 the part．Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?”

　　Her mother wouldn’t let the 　　12　　 drop．“You’re just a little scared(害怕)．Everyone gets scared．You know you 　　13　　 do it．The trick is to look past the 　　14　　 to find the love of what you’re doing．’’

　　So Roberta had made an appointment with the head of the Drama Club．She had read the play and found herself excited by the 　　15　　 of speaking such rich words．In secret she practiced Portia’s part, 　　16　　 the lines by repeating them over and over．It wasn’t hard; she 　　17　　 every minute of it．Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 　　18　　 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels．

　　On the day of the audition, she 　　19　　 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors．When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 　　20　　 was hers．

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　　I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland．As I was looking at titles(标题)on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台)，　　1　　, asked if I’d like 　　2　　．I needed to start 　　3　　 for college, so I said yes．I 　　4　　 after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金)，and the job helped 　　5　　 my freshman(or first)year of college．I would work many other jobs：I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid(or waitress)and 　　6　　 made maps for the U．S．Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的)．

　　One day a woman asked me for books on cancer．She seemed fearful(or much afraid)．I showed her almost 　　7　　 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order(定货)．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(移民) child who was born 　　11　　 his fingers connected(or joined together), web-like．His family could not afford(or pay for)a corrective(矫正；整形)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(康复)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(感觉)of 　　16　　．

　　In the past, while I was 　　17　　, I always sensed(or felt)I was working for the customers(顾客)，not the store．Today it’s the 　　18　　．NBC News pays my salary(工资)，　　19　　 I feel as if I work for the 　　20　　, helping them make sense of(or find the meaning of)the world．

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