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.maps | B.titles | C.articles | D.reports |
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小题2: | A.a book | B.any help | C.any suggestions | D.a job |
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小题3: | A.planning | B.leaving | C.preparing | D.studying |
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小题4: | A.pay for | B.fit for | C.run for | D.enter for |
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小题6: | A.boring | B.exciting | C.satisfying | D.disappointing |
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小题7: | A.in need | B.in all | C.in order | D.in store |
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小题8: | A.worried | B.surprised | C.doubted | D.puzzled |
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小题9: | A.pride | B.failure | C.regret | D.wonder |
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小题10: | A.doctor | B.store owner | C.bookseller | D.TV reporter |
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小题12: | A.pay | B.offer | C.afford | D.spend |
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小题13: | A.peace | B.honor | C.horror | D.danger |
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小题14: | A.chose | B.forced | C.persuaded | D.permitted |
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小题15: | A.action | B.program | C.treatment | D.operation |
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小题16: | A.waiting | B.recovery | C.reading | D.guest |
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小题17: | A.repaired | B.connected | C.injured | D.improved |
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小题18: | A.pleasure | B.sadness | C.humor | D.responsibility |
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小题19: | A.if | B.though | C.until | D.while |
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小题20: | A.prize | B.salary | C.cost | D.bill |
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