Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 36 as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 37  where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 38   out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 39. He joined the military and devoted himself to 40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution. 
Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 41  and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 42 China's one-child family policy, which helped 43 the country's population explosion 44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.
"I think the reason why I could win  the  45   is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of  47  human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 49 and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 51 as a world literature.
As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)

Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 36 as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 37  where he stayed with his family.

Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 38   out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 39. He joined the military and devoted himself to 40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution. 

Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 41  and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 42 China's one-child family policy, which helped 43 the country's population explosion 44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.

"I think the reason why I could win  the  45   is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of  47  human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 49 and influenced his novels.

Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 51 as a world literature.

As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)

1.                A．astonished      B．ashamed        C．embarrassed   D．disappointed

2.                A．business        B．birthplace       C．bookstore D．workplace

3.                A．escaped        B．ran            C．dropped  D．moved

4.                A．adult           B．citizen          C．parent   D．teenager

5.                A．training         B．writing         C．farming   D．speaking

6.                A．hardship        B．unemployment   C．disease   D．accident

7.                A．adapted        B．supported       C．criticized  D．praised

8.                A．destroy         B．cause          C．increase  D．control

9.                A．and            B．but            C．or   D．so

10.               A．prize          B．game          C．respect   D．profit

11.               A．customs        B．institutions      C．characteristics D．feelings

12.               A．particular       B．usual          C．strange    D．common

13.               A．advanced       B．elegant         C．folk   D．royal

14.               A．inspired        B．interrupted     C．prevented D．processed

15.               A．imaginative      B．reflective       C．appreciative    D．productive

16.               A．admire         B．arise           C．fail   D．lack

17.               A．uncertainly      B．unbearably      C．unavoidably    D．unacceptably

18.               A．Otherwise      B．Therefore       C．However  D．Meanwhile

19.               A．worsening      B．softening       C．deepening D．widening

20.               A．suggestions     B．plans          C．arguments D．problems

Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 1 as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 2  where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 3   out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 4 . He joined the military and devoted himself to 5 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution. 
Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 6   and tangled (缠结的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 7 China's one-child family policy, which helped 8 the country's population explosion 9 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.
"I think the reason why I could win  the  10   is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 11 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of  12  human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 13 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 14 and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 15 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 16 as a world literature.
As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 17 meet conflicts with western civilizations.18, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 19 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 20 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(复兴).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)

1. 1.
   1. A.
      astonished
   2. B.
      ashamed
   3. C.
      embarrassed
   4. D.
      disappointed
2. 2.
   1. A.
      business
   2. B.
      birthplace
   3. C.
      bookstore
   4. D.
      workplace
3. 3.
   1. A.
      escaped
   2. B.
      ran
   3. C.
      dropped
   4. D.
      moved
4. 4.
   1. A.
      adult
   2. B.
      citizen
   3. C.
      parent
   4. D.
      teenager
5. 5.
   1. A.
      training
   2. B.
      writing
   3. C.
      farming
   4. D.
      speaking
6. 6.
   1. A.
      hardship
   2. B.
      unemployment
   3. C.
      disease
   4. D.
      accident
7. 7.
   1. A.
      adapted
   2. B.
      supported
   3. C.
      criticized
   4. D.
      praised
8. 8.
   1. A.
      destroy
   2. B.
      cause
   3. C.
      increase
   4. D.
      control
9. 9.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      so
10. 10.
    1. A.
       prize
    2. B.
       game
    3. C.
       respect
    4. D.
       profit
11. 11.
    1. A.
       customs
    2. B.
       institutions
    3. C.
       characteristics
    4. D.
       feelings
12. 12.
    1. A.
       particular
    2. B.
       usual
    3. C.
       strange
    4. D.
       common
13. 13.
    1. A.
       advanced
    2. B.
       elegant
    3. C.
       folk
    4. D.
       royal
14. 14.
    1. A.
       inspired
    2. B.
       interrupted
    3. C.
       prevented
    4. D.
       processed
15. 15.
    1. A.
       imaginative
    2. B.
       reflective
    3. C.
       appreciative
    4. D.
       productive
16. 16.
    1. A.
       admire
    2. B.
       arise
    3. C.
       fail
    4. D.
       lack
17. 17.
    1. A.
       uncertainly
    2. B.
       unbearably
    3. C.
       unavoidably
    4. D.
       unacceptably
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Otherwise
    2. B.
       Therefore
    3. C.
       However
    4. D.
       Meanwhile
19. 19.
    1. A.
       worsening
    2. B.
       softening
    3. C.
       deepening
    4. D.
       widening
20. 20.
    1. A.
       suggestions
    2. B.
       plans
    3. C.
       arguments
    4. D.
       problems