完形填空：阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳*。“I’vebe...

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完形填空：阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳*。

“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in   1_ it?” said the old lady.

John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in a chair. He remembered her rich   2  in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she   3   hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll send it to a publisher(出版商).”

Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had read a few   4   . He agreed to publish it, and he had sent $ 100 for the copyright.    5   money would be given as an advance (预先). Every month John brought her $100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.

One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t    6   more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.

Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands . She proudly touched her book with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully,   7   

holding her book.

Her granddaughter took up the book and    8   it.  “Why, it’s just blank(空白) pages!” she cried in surprise. John’s face turned    9  . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John   10  , who couldn’t take away her grandmother’s only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.

 1. A. borrowing  B. publishing     C. reading           D. lending

 2. A. advice B. experiences     C. thoughts         D. family

3. A. couldn’t   B. needn’t          C. mustn’t        D. wouldn’t

 4. A. words       B. letters          C. pages           D. books

 5. A. Some        B. Much          C. Enough         D. More

 6. A. die          B. stop           C. last            D. remain

 7. A. still          B. yet            C. always          D. then

 8. A. closed       B. opened         C. turned on       D. turned off

 9. A. white         B. red            C. grey            D. yellow

 10. A. herself     B. himself         C. him            D. her

【回答】

1B 2B 3A 4C 5D 6C 7A 8B 9B 10B

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空