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.

A．a book B．the place C．a job D．the boss

A．gain experience B．start saving C．get a degree D．get grades

A．during B．after C．before D．behind

A．boring B．tiring C．satisfying D．important

A．advice B．medicine C．help D．books

A．stock B．mind C．shelves D．counter

A．borrow B．publish C．introduce D．order

A．much happier B．less anxious C．less disappointed D．more confident

A．pride B．interest C．anxiety D．difficulty

A．doctor B．bookseller C．TV reporter D．writer

A．afford B．do C．support D．pay

A．danger B．trouble C．shame D．need

A．suggested B．required C．expected D．persuaded

A．promising B．offering C．providing D．refusing

A．broken B．damaged C．repaired D．injured

A．boss B．customers C．future D．college

A．different B．true C．the same D．new

A．children B．viewers C．patients D．strangers

A．use B．fun C．change D．sense