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.
小題1: | A.a book | B.the place | C.a job | D.the boss |
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小題2: | A.gain experience | B.start saving | C.get a degree | D.get grades |
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小題3: | A.during | B.after | C.before | D.behind |
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小題4: | A.boring | B.tiring | C.satisfying | D.important |
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小題5: | A.advice | B.medicine | C.help | D.books |
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小題6: | A.stock | B.mind | C.shelves | D.counter |
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小題7: | A.borrow | B.publish | C.introduce | D.order |
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小題8: | A.much happier | B.less anxious | C.less disappointed | D.more confident |
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小題9: | A.pride | B.interest | C.anxiety | D.difficulty |
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小題10: | A.doctor | B.bookseller | C.TV reporter | D.writer |
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小題11: | A.afford | B.do | C.support | D.pay |
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小題12: | A.danger | B.trouble | C.shame | D.need |
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小題13: | A.suggested | B.required | C.expected | D.persuaded |
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小題14: A. story B operation C. thing D. favor
小題15: | A.promising | B.offering | C.providing | D.refusing |
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小題16: | A.broken | B.damaged | C.repaired | D.injured |
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小題17: | A.boss | B.customers | C.future | D.college |
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小題18: | A.different | B.true | C.the same | D.new |
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小題19: | A.children | B.viewers | C.patients | D.strangers |
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小題20: | A.use | B.fun | C.change | D.sense |
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