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