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.
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:B
题目分析：文章介绍家庭主妇Debbie为了自己当作家的梦想，利用平时的点滴时间写作，也得到丈夫的支持，最后她的努力得到了回报，这对孩子是一个特别的礼物，让他们学会坚持和追求梦想。
小题1:考查名词：A. coffee咖啡，B. bedside床边，C. kitchen厨房，D. dressing穿衣，从后面的句子：she moved it and made them dinner.可知她把打字机放在厨房的桌子上，选C
小题2:考查连词：A. Unless除非，B. When当…时候，C. Though虽然，D. Wherever无论什么地方，当孩子回来的时候，她把它搬开，给孩子做饭，选B
小题3:考查形容词：A. asleep睡着了，B. awake 醒着的，C. free自由的，免费的，D. convenient方便的，当他们睡着了，她再把它拿出来，再打一些字，选A
小题4:考查名词：A. standard标准，B. suggestion 建议，C. tradition传统，D. routine路线，日常工作，惯例，Debbie这样做了两年时间，选D
小题5:考查副词：A. therefore因此，B. however然而，C. somehow不知怎么，D. anyway不管怎样，从后面的句子：“Honey, I’m sorry, but you’re not ____ any income. We can’t do this anymore.可知和前面的是转折关系，选B
小题6:考查词组：A. making up组成，化妆，编造，B. cutting down减少，砍倒，C. finding out发现， D. bringing in引进，赚钱，Debbie一直在家，所以是不能挣钱，选D
小题7:考查形容词：A. broken打破的，B. warm温暖的，C. touched感动的，D. cold冷的，她的心碎了，选A
小题8:考查名词：A. abilities能力，B. balances平衡，C. duties责任，职责D. problems问题，后面的keeping up a house, working 40 hours a week养家，一个星期工作40个小时，都是职责，选C
小题9:考查动词：A. stop停止，B. leave离开，留下，C. ensure确保，D. permit允许，有这么多的职责，她就没有时间剩下写作了，选B
小题10:考查名词：A. achievements成就，B. behavior举止，C. efforts努力，D. sadness悲伤，从前面的句子：That night, her heart was ____.可知丈夫看见她很难过，选D
小题11:考查名词：A. typist打字员，B. housewife家庭主妇，C. writer作家，D. designer设计者，从前面的句子：Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer.可知选C
小题12:考查动词：A. doubted怀疑，B. compared 对比，C. delayed拖延，D. hesitated犹豫，Wayne犹豫了很长时间，然后说，选D
小题13:考查名词：A. office办公室，B. dream梦想，C. state 状态，州，D. home家，从前面的句子：Debbie Macomber decided to pursue her dream of becoming a writer.可知她又回到她的梦想，选B
小题14:考查词组：A. paid off有回报，还清，B. broke up分手，解体，C. came back回来，D. cleared up澄清，牺牲最后有了回报，选A
小题15:考查形容词：A. challenging有挑战性的，B. struggling努力，挣扎，C. thinking思考，D. arguing争论，Debbie经过四年的努力最后买了第一本书，选B
小题16:考查动词：A. collected收集，B. published出版，C. prepared准备，D. translated翻译，直到今天她出版了100本书，选B
小题17:考查定语从句：其中很多成为纽约时代报的畅销书，many of which引导的是定语从句，选D
小题18:考查名词：A. support 支持，B. respect尊敬，C. trust信任，D. protection保护，Wayne对妻子的无私的支持有了回报，选A
小题19:考查副词：A. Surprisingly令人惊讶的，B. Gratefully感激地，C. Gradually逐渐地，D. Similarly相似的，Debbie的孩子也得到比几个夏令营更重要的礼物，选D
小题20:考查动词：A. admit承认，B. realize意识到，C. wonder想知道，D. prove证明，做为成年人，他们意识到Debbie给他们的要更重要—坚持和鼓励使他们追求自己的梦想，选B