9. A. find　　 　B. turn　　　　　 C. leave　　　　 D. hold

8. A. Now that　　　　　　　　　　 B. Even though

　 C. Just because　　　　　　　　 D. Except that

7. A. a foreign　　　　　　　　　 B. a popular

　 C. an unusual　　　　　　　　　 D. an unknown

6. A. film　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. story

　 C. program　　　　　　　　　　 D. article

5. A. Interested　　　　　　　　　 B. Anxiously

　 C. Seriously　　　　　　　　　 D. Encouraged

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

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

2. A. duty　　　 B. effort　　　　 C. job　　　　　 D. task

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

1.(典型例题)

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese American 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 sug gested that she put them together to make a single one long 　　6 　and paid Tracy a $ 50,000 advance. "A pretty money," said the publisher, "for　 　7　 　writer."

　　　 　8　 　Tracy's characters (人物)are in teresting, her stories sometimes 　9　 readers uneasy: those about the supernat- ural. "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 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 cawithout her having 　16　 　it.

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