2009年高考英语完形填空(二十)
I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18.When the1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the 2 was 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?” “I'm 48,” I replieD.“Are you in good 4 ?” “Yes, excellent. What's this about? “ “I've sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 6 . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by 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 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story13from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked (激发) my15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write, I 18 them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing. 19 novels between doing the diapers(婴儿的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 has changed my life.点击下载全部
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