Question

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹作者在上大學(xué)期間做過很多兼職工作，為自己付學(xué)費，期間他努力工作，讓顧客滿意，自己也很自豪，工作后，做為電視臺的記者，作者總是將觀眾放在心上。

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