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Meeting with a Nominee for the Best Author of the Year
By Mike Taylor-Staff Writer

Denver-October 25. Author Jennifer Lewis is one of the nominees for Best Author for the NNWA(National Novel Writers Association) awards show. In order to receive the award, she will need more than 150 votes. This will be the 10th annual NNWA annual awards show.
This will be an extremely busy month for Author Jennifer Lewis. She is in the process of releasing a new novel, Babel Tower. She will make a TV appearance on David Fisherman Talk Show, introducing her new book and a film to be released based on her novel. The film, Babel Tower, is due out in December to coincide with the novel.
Jennifer is truly honored to be considered one of the best authors. The fact that she is nominated as the Best Author is something that she did not anticipate. "I was surprised, elated and honored to receive word that I was nominated for Best Author," says Jennifer Lewis. "There are various authors nominated and I feel it is a privilege to be considered. Being a writer is very difficult because the masses and the chosen are few. I wish everyone that is nominated the best luck."
From: Kyle Williamson
To: Jennifer Lewis
Subject: Congratulations
Dear Ms. Lewis,
I am pleased to inform you that you are selected as the recipient of Best Author of the Year. The awards ceremony will be held at the Royal Empire Hotel on November 15.
First, you will receive a gold medal with 20,000 dollars monetary prize. Second, please be prepared for the awards speech. The ceremony will last about two hours. Then, you will autograph your books for your readers.
There will be a dinner party after the ceremony at the Hotel restaurant at 7:00 P.M. The party will give our new and current members a chance to get acquainted. Please contact me if you have any further details.
Congratulations once again! I am looking forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Kyle Williamson
President of Association
单选题 Where would the article most likely be found?
  • A. In a staff directory
  • B. In an annual report
  • C. In a newspaper
  • D. In a bookstore brochure
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 第一篇文章为有关年度最佳作家奖项提名的报道，作者Mike Taylor的身份是报社常驻记者。
单选题 In the article, the word "elated", in paragraph 3, line 4 is closest in meaning to
  • A. valued
  • B. frustrated
  • C. indifferent
  • D. excited
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这类题有时是问简单的单词，也经常出有难度的单词，熟悉的单词也常以不同意义出现，所以在做阅读题的时候选择适合文章上下文的单词。提问的内容是因为受到最佳作者的提名感到兴奋。
单选题 Why did Mr. Williamson write to Ms. Lewis?
  • A. To notify her of a change in plan for dinner party
  • B. To nominate her as the Best Author of The Year
  • C. To congratulate her on releasing a new novel
  • D. To advise her of the decision of the association
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此信件是为了通知Lewis，他获得了年度最佳作家奖。要记住advise不仅有劝告的意义也有以advise A of B形式表示向A通报B的意思。
单选题 Who most likely is Mr. Williamson?
  • A. One of the award recipients
  • B. The event planner for the awards ceremony
  • C. The head of National Novel Writers Association
  • D. A staff at the Royal Empire Hotel
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 威廉姆斯发送的信件最下面标注着协会会长。又在报道中知道NNWA awards是全国小说家协会授予的奖项，因此也能知道威廉姆斯是全国小说家协会会长。
单选题 What is NOT stated about Ms. Lewis?
  • A. She will give a speech at the ceremony.
  • B. She will meet Kyle Williamson on November 15.
  • C. Her novel will be released in December.
  • D. She will be one of the TV talk show hosts.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] A信中嘱托准备获奖感言，B在11月15日举行颁奖典礼当日会见协会会长，C报道里指出小说和电影同时在12月发行，D出席访谈节目是为了宣传，不是做主持人。