Recently, a book written by former President Clinton has gone on sale in the United States and Europe．Experts say it had record sales for a nonfiction book．  1  ，the book My Life has  sold one million copies．

    2  took Bill Clinton almost two years to write more than 900-page book．The book’s publisher reportedly  3  Mr. Clinton 10 million dollars to write My Life．The book begins with  his birth and ends with die present day．

    In the book，Bill Clinton tells  4  his parents，Virginia Kelly and William Blythe．His father died before he was born．He describes his family life in the southern state of Arkansas with  his mother  5  grandparents．He tells about his stepfather，Roger Clinton，and his younger  brother．Roger．He tells about his friends and the schools he  6  ．

    Bill Clinton describes his college and law school days，meeting and marrying Hillary Rodham and the  7  of their daughter，Chelsea．He goes on to describe his  8  in Arkansas politics．his terms as governor，his presidential campaigns and his two administrations．He writes about his unusual relationship with a young White House worker，Monica Lewinsky，and his    9  of regret that it ever happened．

    He tells about his marriage and his daughter，Chelsea．He describes his  10  and failures  as President. And he writes about what he feels for becoming President.

    Critics have not been kind to Mr. Clinton’s writing abilities．They have called the book uninteresting and poorly   11  ．But the American people do not seem to care what the crities say. They want to read   12   Bill Clinton has written．

    Many people waited in line at stores to buy the book and have Mr. Clinton  13  ．They say  they want to read it to better understand the former president and his effect on the country．And  they want to know how Mr. Clinton feels about  14  that happened during his presidency．One  bookstore official said，“People are buying the book  15  ．they want to know what Bill Clinton  has to say，not how he says it．”

1．A．So far    B．In the past    C．At times          D．Long ago

2．A．That        B．It                 C．This                      D．Those

3．A．give        B．sends            C．paid               D．took

4．A．on           B．around          C．about              D．with

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

6．A．attended     B．joined           C．learned            D．studied

7．A．come      B．birth             C．fall                 D．arrive

8．A．rise         B．improve         C．high               D．better

9．A．idea         B．way              C．plan               D．feelings

10．A．successes B．progress         C．fight               D．hard work

11．A．thought  B．written          C．describe          D．makes

12．A．what    B．where           C．which             D．why

13．A．draw    B．signature        C．sign               D．write

14．A．some    B．all                 C．any                 D．what

15．A．if          B．before           C．unless             D．because

There is some ________ paper on the desk.

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Read how Sofia writes a composition.

1.The weekend before she has to give it to the teacher, she sits on her own in the kitchen. First, she looks at the title and thinks a lot.	2.Then she writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper, in no particular order. She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary and writes those down.	3.Then she has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.	4.The next day she looks at what she wrote. She adds some more ideas. Then she decides how to order her ideas. She starts to write.
5.There are some words she’s not sure about so she looks them up in her dictionary.	6.When she has finished writing, she reads carefully through her composition. She crosses some things out and changes one or two sentences.	7.Then she looks back at her notes from other written work. She makes sure she hasn’t made any of the same mistakes.	8.Finally, she writes out her composition onto a clean piece of paper and puts it in her bag.

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【小题1】What does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?

A．She looks at the title and thinks a lot.

B．She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.

C．She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper.

D．She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary.

【小题2】When she meets some words she’s not sure,        .

A．she writes them down	B．she looks back at her notes
C．she crosses some things out	D．she looks them up in the dictionary

【小题3】From the passage we can know Sofia is a        .

A．driver

B．doctor

C．student

D．parent

Read how Sofia writes a composition.

1.The weekend before she has to give it to the teacher, she sits on her own in the kitchen. First, she looks at the title and thinks a lot.	2.Then she writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper, in no particular order. She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary and writes those down.	3.Then she has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.	4.The next day she looks at what she wrote. She adds some more ideas. Then she decides how to order her ideas. She starts to write.
5.There are some words she’s not sure about so she looks them up in her dictionary.	6.When she has finished writing, she reads carefully through her composition. She crosses some things out and changes one or two sentences.	7.Then she looks back at her notes from other written work. She makes sure she hasn’t made any of the same mistakes.	8.Finally, she writes out her composition onto a clean piece of paper and puts it in her bag.

180words
【小题1】What does Sofia do first before she writes the composition?

A．She looks at the title and thinks a lot.

B．She has a sandwich and goes to watch TV.

C．She writes a few ideas onto a piece of paper.

D．She looks up a couple of words in the dictionary.

【小题2】When she meets some words she’s not sure,        .

A．she writes them down	B．she looks back at her notes
C．she crosses some things out	D．she looks them up in the dictionary

【小题3】From the passage we can know Sofia is a        .

A．driver

B．doctor

C．student

D．parent