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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