Question

完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in ________ _ it?” said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair. He remembered her rich _________ in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she _________ hear him, he shouted into her ears. “I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher (出版商).”

Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had read a few ________ _ . He agreed to publish it, and he had paid $100 for the copyright (版权). ________ money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month, John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t _________ 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. She proudly touched her book with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, ________ holding her book.

Her granddaughter took the book and ________ _ it. “Why, it’s just blank (空白) pages!” She cried in surprise. John’s face turned ________. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John ________, who couldn’t take away his grandmother’s only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

1.A. borrowing B. publishing C. reading D. lending

2.A. advice B. experiences C. thoughts D. family

3.A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. wouldn’t

4.A. words B. letters C. pages D. books

5.A. Some B. Much C. Enough D. More

6.A. die B. stop C. last D. remain

7.A. still B. yet C. always D. then

8.A. closed B. opened C. turned on D. turned off

9.A. white B. red C. grey D. yellow

10.A. herself B. himself C. him D. her

Answer 1