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“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in   1   it?” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in chair. He remembered her rich    2   in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she    3   hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll  4   it to a publisher (出版商).”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few    5  . But he was so impressed (給...留下深刻的好印象) that he had sent $ 100 for an option（版權）. More money would be given as an advance (預付款). Every month John    6   $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100^th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t    7   more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn’t see it, she could touch it. She proudly traced（找到）her name with her fingers(手指), tears(眼淚) in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully,    8   holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in    9  . John’s face turned    10  . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the middle of the line. She would keep on working, not knowing the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
(   ) 1. A. buying     B. publishing      C. reading         D. lending
(   ) 2. A. sufferings     B. experiences     C. thoughts        D. family
(   ) 3. A. couldn’t    B. needn’t          C. mustn’t             D. doesn’t
(   ) 4. A. throw      B. put             C. send            D. lift
(   ) 5. A. words      B. sentences         C. pages            D. books
(   ) 6. A. brought        B. took              C. gave             D. carried
(   ) 7. A. die            B. stay             C. last               D. sleep
(   ) 8. A. still           B. yet              C. always         D. then
(   ) 9. A. anger          B. joy             C. surprise        D. tears
(   ) 10. A. white         B. red             C. gray             D. pale

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】B

解析【小題1】B。publish出版。老太太一直在寫一本書，她想知道是否有人有興趣出版它。
【小題1】B。rich experiences 意為“豐富的經歷”。
【小題1】A。couldn’t不能。然后意識到她不能聽到他，他對著她的耳朵大叫。
【小題1】C。send送。我將把他送給出版商。
【小題1】C。page頁。根據前句可知“只讀了幾頁”
【小題1】A。為了讓老奶奶相信她的書快出版了，每個月他都拿回$100及出版商的一封信，告訴她出版該書的進展情況。
【小題1】C。last持續。根據句意可知：醫生告訴她不能活幾天了。
【小題1】A。still仍然。兩個小時后，她平靜的死去，仍然抓住她的書。
【小題1】C。in surprise驚訝的。她驚訝的大叫。
【小題1】B。turn red變紅。約翰的臉變紅了。