It’s a Friday morning in Boston, which means Dr. Jim O’Connell is making his rounds. He might be more comfortable inside an exam room, but that’s not where his patients are. O’Connell is one of a handful of physicians making house calls to the homeless in the city.

More than 550,000 Americans are homeless, and many have health problems but no access to care. O’Connell and his team, 【小题1】 (make) up of psychiatrists, internists, a nurse practitioner, a case manager, and a recovery coach, are doing something about it. They spend their days walking around 【小题2】 the homeless live—in parks, under bridges, and on the outskirts of town. They treat about 700 regular patients. During these rounds, O’Connell 【小题3】 usually sees about 20 patients. He knows where most of them sleep and whom to ask 【小题4】 they are missing. “I feel like I’m a country doctor in the middle of the city, you know?” he said.

O’Connell went to Harvard Medical School and was on his way to a prestigious oncology (肿瘤学) fellowship when his chief suggested he 【小题5】 (take) what was supposed to be a one-year position as the founding physician of a new health-care program for Boston’s homeless. That turned into a 33-year career at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, one of the country’s 【小题6】 (large) of its kind.

“You realize, ‘You know what, I’m just a doctor. And what I can do is I can get to know you and ease your suffering, just 【小题7】 I would as an oncologist,’” O’Connell said. “You could not find 【小题8】 more grateful population.”

And his patients are grateful. “This man is unbelievable!” one remarked. “He’s like Jesus,” another added.

When asked about 【小题9】 his life might have turned out had he become a highly paid oncologist, O’Connell said, “I never think about it anymore.” Some things are more valuable than money. Just ask the man 【小题10】 gets everything from patients with nothing material to give.

It was a cold winter day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church filled up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members 【小题1】 (whisper) among themselves as they walked in the church.

As I got closer, I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down 【小题2】 he were asleep. His hat was pulled down so you 【小题3】 not see his face. He wore shoes 【小题4】 looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with holes all over them, his toes stuck out.

I guessed this man was homeless and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church. We all talked for a few minutes, and someone mentioned the man 【小题5】 (lie) outside. People whispered but no one took trouble 【小题6】 (ask) him to come in, including me.

A few minutes later church began. We all waited for the preacher to take his place and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened. In came the man walking down the church with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) 【小题7】 he took off his hat and coat. My heart sank.

There 【小题8】 (stand) our preacher... he was 【小题9】 “homeless man”. The preacher took his Bible and laid it on his stand. “Folks, I don’t think I have to tell you 【小题10】 I am preaching today. If you judge people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago, when the Internet industry was growing 【小题1】 (rapid). I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore, one with millions of titles, 【小题2】 (excite) me. I told my wife that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing 【小题3】 probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t, and I wasn’t sure 【小题4】 to expect. She told me I should go for it.

I was working at a financial firm for a brilliant boss who 【小题5】 (lead) a bunch of very smart people. When I went to him for advice, he listened carefully to my 【小题6】 (explain), and finally said. “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be 【小题7】 even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job. “【小题8】 (see) in that light, it really was a difficult decision, but ultimately, I decided I had to give it a shot. 【小题9】 took much consideration to follow my passion, but I’m proud of that 【小题10】 (choose).