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Cloze Test完形填空：

　　I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland．As I was looking at titles(标题)on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台), 　　1　　, asked if I’d like 　　2　　．I needed to start 　　3　　 for college, so I said yes．I 　　4　　 after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped 　　5　　 my freshman(or first)year of college．I would work many other jobs：I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid(or waitress)and 　　6　　 made maps for the U.S．Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的)．

　　One day a woman asked me for books on cancer．She seemed fearful(or much afraid)．I showed her almost 　　7　　 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order(定货)．She left the store less 　　8　　．I’ve always remembered the 　　9　　 I felt in having helped her．

　　Years later, as a 　　10　　 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant(移民)child who was born 　　11　　 his fingers connected(or joined together), web-like．His family could not afford(or pay for)a corrective(矫正；整形)operation, and the boy lived in 　　12　　, hiding his hand in his pocket．

　　I 　　13　　 my boss to let me do the story．After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 　　14　　 for free．

　　I visited the boy in the recovery(康复)room soon after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his 　　15　　 hand and say,“Thank you.”I felt a sense(感觉)of 　　16　　．

　　In the past, while I was 　　17　　, I always sensed(or felt)I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store．Today it’s the 　　18　　．NBC News pays my salary(工资), 　　19　　 I feel as if I work for the 　　20　　, helping them make sense of(or find the meaning of)the world．

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阅读理解

　　My boss's daughter was studying in the Philippines．He asked me if my husband and I could take care of her．He thought his daughter would be able to improve her English communication skills in this way．

　　After days of thinking, we agreed．He then brought her here and left after 3 days．I thought that my boss's daughter was well-mannered, but that was wrong．

　　After a month of staying in the Philippines, she started to show her true colors．When my husband asked her what she wanted for breakfast, she answered him in a rude way．From then on, we experienced fights at home．There was a time when we didn't talk to her for a week as a punishment of not being good to us．What I hated most was that she didn't care about other people's feelings．She ate ahead of us when we were still working and didn't leave anything for us．So we had to separate her food from ours to avoid such a problem．

　　The worst thing about her was that she shouted at us．I was wondering if she did this to her parents．We told this to her parents , but unfortunately I didn't think that solved the problem．This situation lasted for almost 8 months．Our patience was tested during that time．

　　We tried to teach her everything we could to make her a better person, but I guess 8 months may not to be enough．We even tried to understand her and adjust for her, but it didn't work…I just hope that she learned something from us and from other Filipinos．

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