I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18.When the 1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the 2 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of 3 .” Banderas saiD.“First, how old are you?” “I’m 48,” I replieD.“Are you in good 4 ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 6 . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It’s a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked (激發(fā)) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write, I 18 them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing. 19 novels between doing the diapers(嬰兒的尿布) and dishes. I’m writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 has changed my life.

1. A.phone B.bell C.clock D.alarm

2. A.line B.step C.outside D.doorway

3. A.novels B.things C.questions D.problems

4. A.wealth B.health C.condition D.order

5. A.to B.for C.on D.in

6. A.need B.joy C.settlements D.shock

7. A.rejected B.received C.decided D.lost

8. A.worried B.encouraged C.discouraged D.excited

9. A.couldn’t help B.got down to C.got used to D.went on

10.A.hold B.look C.give D.set

11.A.sold B.published C.printed D.passed

12.A.books B.shops C.record D.list

13.A.writing B.organizing C.telling D.reading

14.A.use B.love C.meaning D.respect

15.A.hope B.efforts C.novels D.imagination

16.A.lasting B.normal C.careful D.general

17.A.head B.mouth C.voice D.work

18.A.took B.put C.broke D.added

19.A.writing B.reading C.developing D.translating

20.A.friend B.call C.success D.work

參考答案及解析

1.A 前面提到了“記得一個(gè)電話”。call是電話之意，當(dāng)然下文仍然指當(dāng)電話響的時(shí)候我正在家的廚房里，當(dāng)然選phone。

2.A line 仍然指電話的意思。

3.C 從下句可知有幾個(gè)問(wèn)題要問(wèn)。

4.B be in good health .身體狀況良好。

5.B for 我把你的小說(shuō)賣了一百五十萬(wàn)塊錢。

6.D 意為：聽(tīng)了這一好消息很是震驚。

7.A 指以前寫的小說(shuō)一直都被出版社拒絕。

8.C 句意是說(shuō)：很多人都會(huì)泄氣。

9.B get down to doing 開(kāi)始著手做某事。承接上文意思，這句說(shuō)：每次被出版社拒絕后，我不灰心，開(kāi)始著手寫另一本。

10.C 固定短語(yǔ)give up。 本句意思是“丈夫建議我做點(diǎn)別的事情，但我不放棄?！?br />

11.B see sth. done，當(dāng)然就是看到這本書(shū)被出版了。

12.D 指這本書(shū)列入了暢銷品之內(nèi)。

13.C 意為講述故事。

14.B love “是grandmother給我講故事讓我喜歡上寫小說(shuō)?！?br />

15.D 由于那些故事激發(fā)了我的想象力。

16.A 那些故事對(duì)我有持久的影響。

17.A 大腦中老是有故事。

18.B put down 意為write down。

19.C develop novels 展開(kāi)故事。

20.C 指我寫小說(shuō)這件事的成功改變了我的一生。