问题补充：
I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18. When the1rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the 2was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of 3 .” Banderas saiD. “First, how old are you?” “Im 48,” I replieD. “Are you in good 4?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels 5one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 6. I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8, but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10up. Seeing this book 11was the best thing that has ever happened to me. Its a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story 13from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a 14of words. She sparked (激发) my 15and she has been a 16influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17and as soon as I could write, I 18them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing. 19novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. Im writing another novel now. Yes, my 20has changed my life.
1. A. phone B. bell C. clock D. alarm
2. A. line B. step C. outside D. doorway
3. A. novels B. things C. questions D. problems
4. A. wealth B. health C. condition D. order
5. A. to B. for C. on D. in
6. A. need B. joy C. settlements D. shock
7. A. rejected B. received C. decided D. lost
8. A. worried B. encouraged C. discouraged D. excited
9. A. couldn help B. got down to C. got used to D. went on
10. A. hold B. look C. give D. set
11. A. sold B. published C. printed D. passed
12. A. books B. shops C. record D. list
13. A. writing B. organizing C. telling D. reading
14. A. use B. love C. meaning D. respect
15. A. hope B. efforts C. novels D. imagination
16. A. lasting B. normal C. careful D. general
17. A. head B. mouth C. voice D. work
18. A. took B. put C. broke D. added
19. A. writing B. reading C. developing D. translating
20. A. friend B. call C. success D. work 1-5AACBB 6-10DACBC 11-15BDCBD 16-20AABCC
答案：
(答案→)1-5AACBB 6-10DACBC 11-15BDCBD 16-20AABCC
解析：1. A前面提到了“记得一个电话”。call是电话之意，当然下文仍然指当电话响的时候我正在家的厨房里，当然选phone。
2. Aline 仍然指电话的意思。
3. C从下句可知有几个问题要问。
4. Bbe in good health .身体状况良好。
5. Bfor 我把你的小说卖了一百五十万块钱。
6. D意为：听了这一好消息很是震惊。
7. A指以前写的小说一直都被出版社拒绝。
8. C句意是说：很多人都会泄气。
9. Bget down to doing 开始着手做某事。承接上文意思，这句说：每次被出版社拒绝后，我不灰心，开始着手写另一本。
10. C固定短语give up。本句意思是“丈夫建议我做点别的事情，但我不放弃。”
11. Bsee sth. done，当然就是看到这本书被出版了。
12. D指这本书列入了畅销品之内。
13. C意为讲述故事。
14. Blove “是grandmother给我讲故事让我喜欢上写小说。”
15. D由于那些故事激发了我的想象力。
16. A那些故事对我有持久的影响。
17. A大脑中老是有故事。
18. Bput down 意为write down。
19. Cdevelop novels 展开故事
20. C指我写小说这件事的成功改变了我的一生。
