Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing   41 was something she picked up by herself. After her first   42  , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.   43 , writing stories was simply a   44 interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).     45 , they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long   46 and paid Tracy a $50,000 in advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for   47  writer.”

  48 Tracy’s characters (人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes   49  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could   50  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have   51 when things come to me  52  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a    53  set in ancient (古代的) China.   54 the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese  55 . It came without her having    56 it.

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained   57  by her fame. She lives in the same   58  she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for   59 in her life----and it wasn’t just   60 .

21.C 前后照应逻辑推理 注意与后句的比较。作者不仅仅只是单一的写作了，作者的生活中有了更多的机会或空间来享受生活的多样化(variety)。网上下载，此题原

阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.At present another bridge          across the Yangtze River in the city. ( build)

这座城市现在正在修建另一座跨长江大桥。

2.I was about to call Mr.  Stone           my cell phone missing.  ( find)

昨晚我正要给斯通先生打电话，这时我发现我的手机不见了。

3.Have you ever considered how weak humans are          a volcano, hurricane or earthquake?  ( compare)

你曾想到过吗，与火山，飓风或地震相比，人类是多么的弱小？

4.Visit our stores. Nowhere else          such good bargains. (buy)

来我们店看看。你在别的任何地方都买不到这样好的便宜货。

5.In fact, everything           is actually pretty hard. ( worth)

事实上，值得去做的每件事情，往往都很难。

6.If you had informed me in advance yesterday, I            at the aifl)ort.  ( see)

如果你昨天提前通知我，我就会在机场送他了。

7.Frequently            from one position to another may be seen as a sign of nervousness.  ( change)

频繁地改变你身体的位置，是紧张的表现。

8.I found it very interesting           kids playing hide-and-seek.  ( watch)

我发现看孩子们玩捉迷藏是非常有趣的。

9.I hope you can quit smoking and live            as I have.  ( health)

我希望你能戒烟并能像我一样过一种健康的生活。

10.            with Big Tom is that he is very good at cooking.  (interesting)

大汤姆非常有趣的地方是他非常善于烹饪。

假如你班要就“如何为高考做准备”开一个班会，请根据以下内容写一篇发言稿，谈谈你对高考备考过程中要注意的事项及建议理由：

         1．保持良好的心态有助于减轻焦虑，还能增强克服困难的勇气；

         2．目标明确、正确评价自己。太低的目标使人松懈，太高的目标使人丧失信心；

         3．与父母、老师或同学沟通帮忙走出困境；

         4．作息合理，饮食均衡，以保持旺盛的精力。

         注意：1．词数100左右，开头已为你写好（不计入总词数）；

         2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

         3．参考词汇：明确的（definite）   评价（estimation）．

         No doubt every Senior 3 student wishes to be successful in the National College Entrance Examination．_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________