Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarley’sBookstoreinAshland.AsIwaslookingat___1___ontheshelvesthemanbehindthecounter___2___askedifI’dlike___3___.Ineededtostart___4___forcollegesoIsaidyes.I___5___after

　　Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarley’sBookstoreinAshland.AsIwaslookingat___1___ontheshelvesthemanbehindthecounter___2___askedifI’dlike___3___.Ineededtostart___4___forcollegesoIsaidyes.I___5___afterschoolandduringsummersforthelowestwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iwouldworkmanyotherjobs;ImadecoffeeintheStudentsUnionduringcollegeIwasahotelmaidandevenmademapsfortheU.S.ForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthemost___6___.Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedheralmost___7___wehadatthattime___8___andfoundotherbookswecouldorder.Sheleftthestoreless___9___.I’vealwaysrememberedthe___10___Ifeltinhavinghelpedher.

　　Yearslaterasa___11___inLosAngelesIheardaboutanimmigrantchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersconnectedwebline.Hisfamilycouldnot___12___acorrectiveoperationandtheboylivedin___13___hidinghishandinhispocket.

　　I___14___mybosstoletmedothestory.Aftermystorywasbroadcastadoctorandanursecalledofferingtoperformthe___15___forfree.

　　Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomsoonaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwastoholduphis___16___handandsay“Thankyou.”Ifeltasenseof___17___.

　　InthepastwhileIwas___18___IalwayssenseIwasworkingforthecustomersnotthestore.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.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.inneed B.inall C.inorder D.instore

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