阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B. C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My education started in a small village
of India, and I did not have any English then. When I discovered that famous
novelist George Orwell was born in Motihari, it made me wonder if I could be a
writer too. That day, it became my 1.
My father opened up the world of books
for me. I must have been seven or eight, when he first 2 me to a Hindi(印地语)storybook. When dad was reading the
book for me, I was 3 by the stories. By the time I was in Grade 10,
I had finished reading hundreds of novels. Also, my private tutor made me
believe that it was out of 4for me to learn the language. After 10
months with her, I started reading picture books in English.
Two years later, I began to read my
first English novel. Then I realized that I should try writing newspaper
articles, improve my skills and then progress to longer forms. I 5 a couple of Hindi newspapers with my writing
but was promptly turned down. They said my article didn't 6 their standards. I was so 7 that I doubted my ability. At this time, I met
kind-hearted Daniel who published my first article after heavy editing. It was
an important turning point for me, and my 8 as a writer began.
After writing a dozen articles and
reviews, I knew it was finally time to plan my novel.
Creating the plot was really 9 for me. But I managed to write the first 10 of my novel! Full of 11,
I sent it to Mary Mount, a famous editor right away. My submission (提交) was 12,
but I was still grateful just to hear from her.
One year later, I finished my writing
work again. I contacted another editor. A month later, the feed-back landed on
my table, 13 it was desperate. I cried, believing I'd never
get it published.
When I shared it with my friend, he helped
me improve my manuscript (原稿)further. Then I submitted it to a few publishers and production
houses. To my delight, my book would be published and one of the directors even
14 to adapt it for the screen.
It is 15 my effort and the encouragement from my family
and friend, after 21 years'struggling, that eventually I achieved my dream.
(1)
A .
dream
B .
career
C .
memory
D .
ability
(2)
A .
drew
B .
lent
C .
introduced
D .
bought
(3)
A .
terrified
B .
fascinated
C .
shocked
D .
interested
(4)
A .
curiosity
B .
ignorance
C .
honesty
D .
question
(5)
A .
attracted
B .
approached
C .
expressed
D .
responded
(6)
A .
come up
to
B .
add up to
C .
look up to
D .
live
up to
(7)
A .
worried
B .
surprised
C .
upset
D .
excited
(8)
A .
skills
B .
progress
C .
service
D .
journey
(9)
A .
demanding
B .
amazing
C .
opposing
D .
encouraging
(10)
A .
review
B .
draft
C .
line
D .
question
(11)
A .
pride
B .
energy
C .
expectation
D .
patience
(12)
A .
accepted
B .
refused
C .
abandoned
D .
chosen
(13)
A .
but
B .
so
C .
otherwise
D .
thus
(14)
A .
intended
B .
hesitated
C .
considered
D .
pretended
(15)
A .
according to
B .
regardless of
C .
due to
D .
in honor of
答案:(1)A;(2)C;(3)B;(4)D;(5)B;(6)D;(7)C;(8)D;(9)A;(10)B;(11)C;(12)B;(13)A;(14)A;(15)C;