IwasfifteenwhenIwalkedintoBlackStumpBookstoreinLiverpoo...

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I was fifteen when I walked into Black Stump Bookstore in Liverpool. As I was looking at 21 on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like 22. I needed to start 23 for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped 24 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 25 make maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most 26.

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 27 and found other books we could order. She left the store less 28. I’ve always remembered the 29 felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a 30 in London, I heard about a black child born 31 his fingers connected. His family could not 32 a corrective operation, and the boy lived in 33 hiding his hand in pocket. I 34 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 35 for free. I visited the boy in the 36 room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his 37 hand and say “ Thank you.” I felt a sense of 38.

In the past 39 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 40  , but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them understand the world.

21. A. maps      B. titles      C. articles         D. reports

22. A. a book     B. any help   C. any suggestions  D. a job

23. A. planning   B. leaving    C. preparing    D. studying

24. A. pay for    B. fit for      C. run for      D. enter for

25. A. so        B. never      C. even        D. still

26. A boring     B. exciting    C. satisfying   D. disappointing

27. A in need     B. in all      C in order     D. in store

28. A. worried    B. surprised   C. doubted    D puzzled

29. A. pride      B. failure     C. regret      D. wonder

30. A. doctor    B. store owner  C. bookseller   D. TV reporter

31. A. in        B. with        C. by         D. for

32. A. pay       B. offer        C. afford       D. spend

33. A. peace     B. honor       C. horror       D. danger

34. A. chose     B. forced       C. persuaded    D. permitted

35. A. action     B. program      C. treatment    D. operation

36. A. waiting    B. recovery      C. reading      D. guest

37. A. repaired    B. connected   C. injured      D. improved

38. A. pleasure   B. sadness      C. humor    D. responsibility

39. A. if          B. though       C. until       D. while

40. A. prize      B. salary         C. cost       D. bill

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知识点：日常生活类

题型：完型填空