I needed to get some money so I 【小题1】(take)a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, 【小题2】it was an experience I’ll never forget.

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already 【小题3】queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous. The moment the security guards【小题4】(lock) the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd rushed in. I couldn’t believe my eyes: this wasn’t shopping; it was a battlefield!

After a while, clothes were flying in all directions as people searched【小题5】the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Within minutes I had half a dozen people 【小题6】(push) clothes under my nose, each wanting 【小题7】(be) the first served. The whole day continued like that. People were spending money like water without thinking 【小题8】 they needed what they were buying. As 【小题9】as it was a bargain it was OK.

That night, after a quick dinner I went to bed exhausted, fearing the sound of the alarm 【小题10】would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.