Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer. She rented a typewriter, put it on the ____ table and began typing each morning after the kids went to school. ____ the kids came home, she moved it and made them dinner. When they were ____ she got it back and typed some more.
Debbie followed this ____ for two years. She had become a struggling writer and she loved every minute of it. One night, ____, her husband, Wayne, said, “Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore. We can’t survive on just what I make.” That night, her heart was ____. Debbie knew, with all of the ____ of keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week would ____ her no time to write.
Seeing her ____, her husband asked, “What’s wrong?” “I really think I can make it as a ____.” “All right, honey, go for it,” Wayne ____ for a long time and then said.
So Debbie returned to her ____ and her typewriter on the kitchen table, writing for another two years. Wayne worked harder and their kids went without vacations and wore hand-me-downs. But the sacrifice finally ____.
Debbie sold her first book after five years of ____. Then another. And another. Until today, Debbie has ____ more than 100 books, many of ____ have become New York Times best-sellers. Over 60 million copies of her books are in print.
And Wayne? His selfless ____ of his wife paid off. He got to retire at 50 and now spends his free time building a private airplane in the basement of their 7,000 square-foot mansion. ____, Debbie’s kids also got a gift more important than several summer camps. As adults, they ____ what Debbie gave them was far more important — persistence and encouragement to pursue their own dreams.
| 小题1: | | A．coffee | B．bedside | C．kitchen | D．dressing |
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| 小题2: | | A．Unless | B．When | C．Though | D．Wherever |
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| 小题3: | | A．asleep | B．awake | C．free | D．convenient |
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| 小题4: | | A．standard | B．suggestion | C．tradition | D．routine |
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| 小题5: | | A．therefore | B．however | C．somehow | D．anyway |
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| 小题6: | | A．making up | B．cutting down | C．finding out | D．bringing in |
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| 小题7: | | A．broken | B．warm | C．touched | D．cold |
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| 小题8: | | A．abilities | B．balances | C．duties | D．problems |
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| 小题9: | | A．stop | B．leave | C．ensure | D．permit |
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| 小题10: | | A．achievements | B．behavior | C．efforts | D．sadness |
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| 小题11: | | A．typist | B．housewife | C．writer | D．designer |
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| 小题12: | | A．doubted | B．compared | C．delayed | D．hesitated |
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| 小题13: | | A．office | B．dream | C．state | D．home |
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| 小题14: | | A．paid off | B．broke up | C．came back | D．cleared up |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenging | B．struggling | C．thinking | D．arguing |
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| 小题16: | | A．collected | B．published | C．prepared | D．translated |
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| 小题17: | | A．them | B．that | C．it | D．which |
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| 小题18: | | A．support | B．respect | C．trust | D．protection |
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| 小题19: | | A．Surprisingly | B．Gratefully | C．Gradually | D．Similarly |
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| 小题20: | | A．admit | B．realize | C．wonder | D．prove |
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