I was fifteen when I walked into Black Stump Bookstore in Liverpool. As I was looking at o

I was fifteen when I walked into Black Stump Bookstore in Liverpool. As I was looking at     on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like     . I needed to start    for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped      my first year of college. I had worked in many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid and I    make maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most     .
One day a woman asked me for books on women’s diseases. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time    and found other books we could order. She left the store less     . I’ve always remembered the      felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a     in London, I heard about a black child born      his fingers connected. His family could not     a corrective operation, and the boy lived in    hiding his hand in pocket. I    my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the    for free. I visited the boy in the     room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his      hand and say “ Thank you.” I felt a sense of    .
In the past     I was at Black Stump Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today, it’s the same. BBC News pays my     , but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them understand the world.
【小题1】A．mapsB．titlesC．articlesD．reports【小题2】A．a bookB．any helpC．any suggestionsD．a job【小题3】A．planningB．leavingC．preparingD．studying【小题4】A．pay forB．fit forC．run forD．enter for【小题5】A．soB．neverC．evenD．still【小题6】A．boringB．excitingC．satisfyingD．disappointing【小题7】A．in needB．in allC．in orderD．in store【小题8】A．worriedB．surprisedC．doubtedD．puzzled【小题9】A．prideB．failureC．regretD．wonder【小题10】A．doctorB．store ownerC．booksellerD．TV reporter【小题11】A．inB．withC．byD．for【小题12】A．payB．offerC．affordD．spend【小题13】A．peaceB．honorC．horrorD．danger【小题14】A．choseB．forcedC．persuadedD．permitted【小题15】A．actionB．programC．treatmentD．operation【小题16】A．waitingB．recoveryC．readingD．guest【小题17】A．repairedB．connectedC．injuredD．improved【小题18】A．pleasureB．sadnessC．humorD．responsibility【小题19】A．ifB．thoughC．untilD．while【小题20】A．prizeB．salaryC．costD．billB