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Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the __36__ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. __37__ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were __38__ she got it back and typed some more. Debbie followed this __39__ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, __40__, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not __41__ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was __42__. Debbie knew, with all of the __43__ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would __44__ her no time to write. Seeing her __45__, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a __46__.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne __47__ for a long time and then said. So Debbie returned to her __48__ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally __49__.  Debbie sold her first book after five years of __50__. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has __51__ more than 100 books, many of __52__ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print. And Wayne? His selfless __53__ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. __54__, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they __55__ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams. 36.   A. coffee                    B. bedside                    C. kitchen                    D. dressing 37.   A. Unless                     B. When                       C. Though                    D. Wherever 38.   A. asleep                      B. awake                     C. free                         D. convenient 39.   A. standard                   B. suggestion               C. tradition                   D. routine 40.   A. therefore                 B. however                  C. somehow                D. anyway 41.   A. making up               B. cutting down            C. finding out               D. bringing in 42.   A. broken                    B. warm                      C. touched                   D. cold 43.   A. abilities                    B. balances                  C. duties                      D. problems 44.   A. stop                        B. leave                       C. ensure                     D. permit 45.   A. achievements           B. behavior                  C. efforts                     D. sadness 46.   A. typist                      B. housewife                C. writer                      D. designer 47.   A. doubted                   B. compared                 C. delayed                    D. hesitated 48.   A. office                      B. dream                      C. state                      D. home 49.   A. paid off                   B. broke up                   C. came back               D. cleared up 50.   A. challenging              B. struggling                 C. thinking                   D. arguing 51.   A. collected                  B. published                 C. prepared                  D. translated 52.   A. them                      B. that                         C. it                            D. which 53.   A. support                   B. respect                    C. trust                        D. protection 54.   A. Surprisingly             B. Gratefully                 C. Gradually          D. Similarly 55.   A. admit                      B. realize                      C. wonder                   D. prove 答案：36-40 CBADB  41-45 DACBD  46-50 CDBAB  51-55 BDADB

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