When I walked into McCarley’s Bookstore in Ashland, Ore, I began to scan titles on the shelves. The man behind the counter, Mac McCarley, asked if I’d like
. I said yes because I needed to
for college.
I worked after school and during summers, and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union
college and even made maps for the US Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most
One day a woman asked me for
on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had in
and found other books we could
. She left the store
, and I’ve always remembered the
I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a
in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant （移民）child who was born with his thumb attached, weblike, to the rest of his hands. His family couldn’t
a corrective operation, and the boy lived in
, hiding his hand in his pocket. I
my boss to let me do the
. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called,
to perform the operation for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his
hand and said , “Thank you.” I felt a sense of reward.
At McCarley’s Bookstore I always sensed I was working for the
, not the store. Today it’s
. NBC News pays my salary, but I feel as if I work for the
, through my “Today” show, helping them make
of the world.
| 小题1: | | A．a book | B．the place | C．a job | D．the boss |
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| 小题2: | | A．gain experience | B．start saving | C．get a degree | D．get grades |
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| 小题3: | | A．during | B．after | C．before | D．behind |
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| 小题4: | | A．boring | B．tiring | C．satisfying | D．important |
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| 小题5: | | A．advice | B．medicine | C．help | D．books |
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| 小题6: | | A．stock | B．mind | C．shelves | D．counter |
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| 小题7: | | A．borrow | B．publish | C．introduce | D．order |
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| 小题8: | | A．much happier | B．less anxious | C．less disappointed | D．more confident |
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| 小题9: | | A．pride | B．interest | C．anxiety | D．difficulty |
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| 小题10: | | A．doctor | B．bookseller | C．TV reporter | D．writer |
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| 小题11: | | A．afford | B．do | C．support | D．pay |
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| 小题12: | | A．danger | B．trouble | C．shame | D．need |
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| 小题13: | | A．suggested | B．required | C．expected | D．persuaded |
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小题14: A. story B operation C. thing D. favor
| 小题15: | | A．promising | B．offering | C．providing | D．refusing |
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| 小题16: | | A．broken | B．damaged | C．repaired | D．injured |
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| 小题17: | | A．boss | B．customers | C．future | D．college |
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| 小题18: | | A．different | B．true | C．the same | D．new |
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| 小题19: | | A．children | B．viewers | C．patients | D．strangers |
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| 小题20: | | A．use | B．fun | C．change | D．sense |
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