Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarley’sBookstoreinAshland.AsIwaslookingat___1___ontheshelves,themanbehindthecounter,___2___,askedifI’dlike___3___.Ineededtostart___4___forcollege,soIsaidyes.I___5___aftersc
Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarley’sBookstoreinAshland.AsIwaslookingat___1___ontheshelves,themanbehindthecounter,___2___,askedifI’dlike___3___.Ineededtostart___4___forcollege,soIsaidyes.I___5___afterschoolandduringsummersforthelowestwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iwouldworkmanyotherjobs;ImadecoffeeintheStudentsUnionduringcollege,IwasahotelmaidandevenmademapsfortheU.S.ForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemost___6___.Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedheralmost___7___wehadatthattime___8___andfoundotherbookswecouldorder.Sheleftthestoreless___9___.I’vealwaysrememberedthe___10___Ifeltinhavinghelpedher.
Yearslater,asa___11___inLosAngeles,Iheardaboutanimmigrantchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersconnected,webline.Hisfamilycouldnot___12___acorrectiveoperation,andtheboylivedin___13___,hidinghishandinhispocket.
I___14___mybosstoletmedothestory.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthe___15___forfree.
Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomsoonaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwastoholduphis___16___handandsay,“Thankyou.”Ifeltasenseof___17___.
Inthepast,whileIwas___18___,IalwayssenseIwasworkingforthecustomers,notthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCNewspaysmysalary,___19___IfeelasifIworkforthe___20___,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.
1.A.maps B.titles C.articles D.reports
2.A.thereader B.thecollegestudent C.theshopowner D.thecustomer
3.A.abook B.ajob C.sometea D.anyhelp
4.A.planningB.savingC.preparing D.studying
5.A.read B.studied C.cooked D.worked
6.A.boring B.surprising C.satisfying D.disappointing
7.A.anythingB.something C.nothing