Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American female writer. But her writing 　 1 was something she picked up by herself. After her first 2 , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. 3 , writing stories was simply a 4 interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher（出版商）。 5 , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long 6 and paid Tracy a $50,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for 7 writer.”

　　8 Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes 9 readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could 10 the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

　　“Can I? I don’t think I can.” Tracy said with a laugh. “But sometimes I do have 11 when things come to me 12 .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a 13 set in ancient（古代的） China. 14 the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese 15 . It came without her having 16 it.

　　Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained 17 by her fame. She lives in the same 18 she lived 27 years ago?although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for 19 in her life and it wasn’t just 20 .

　　1. A. skill B. experience C. practice D. method

　　2. A. duty B. effort C. job D. task

　　3. A. Instead B. Normally C. Certainly D. Then

　　4. A. general B. deep C. personal D. lively

　　5. A. Interested B. Anxiously C. Seriously D. Encouraged

　　6. A. film B. story C. program D. article

　　7. A. a foreign B. a popular C. an unusual D. an unknown

　　8. A. Now that B. Even though C. Just because D. Except that

　　9. A. find B. turn C. leave D. hold

　　10. A. make up B. connect with C. control D. explain

　　11. A. events B. chances C. feelings D. moments

　　12. A. for no reason B. from a distance C. by accident D. as gifts

　　13. A. description B. painting C. scene D. talk

　　14. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Expectedly D. Fortunately

　　15. A. cooking B. history C. play D. medicine

　　16. A. known B. sent C. realized D. ordered

　　17. A. unchanged B. excited C. determined D. unmoved

　　18. A. life B. city C. house D. way

　　19. A. success B. work C. joy D. variety

　　20. A. writing B. reporting C. luck D. fun

　　答案：

　　1?5ACDCA 6?10BDBCB 11?15DACBB 16?20DADCA

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