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单选题Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's big difference between" being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write, "I say to them, "not want to be a writer." The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by for tune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual type-- writer and felt like a genuine writer. After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

单选题Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.

单选题{{I}} Questions 11～13 are baaed on the following dialogue.{{/I}}

单选题Questions 4-7 are based on a talk about booking room.

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单选题What is the author's attitude toward being a wife?

单选题An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to (26) the house-building business to live a more (27) life with his wife and enjoy his (28) family. He would miss the paycheck (工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could (29) The employer was (30) to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, (31) over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and (32) materials. It was an unfortunate way to (33) a dedicated (献身的) career. When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to (34) the house. Then he handed the front-door (35) to the carpenter and said, "This is your house—my (36) to you." The carpenter was shocked! What a (37) !If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. (38) it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting (39) than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we (40) we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it (41) , we would do it much differently. But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone (42) said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your (43) ,and the choices you (44) today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build (45) !

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单选题Questions 11～14 are based on the following conversation.

单选题The writer, as a child, was very fond of playing in the basement because ______.

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单选题Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.

单选题 {{B}}Houson:{{/B}} Sometimes I think that successful marriages are an endangered societal species. It seems as though every time I turn around, another couple I know is getting divorced. It' s a shame because marriage is very important. I believe that if people put more effort into making their marriages work, there would be fewer divorces. Marriage takes certain qualities to make it a success, such as responsibility and a sense of humor. If partners all understand this, more happy marriages will be maintained.{{B}}Wendy:{{/B}} One thing I think that is important to successful marriage is that you should not always think of yourself. My husband and I have stayed happily for about ten years. He makes me want to do things for him because of his generous nature. I know there are many times he would rather be reading, relaxing, or working on the car, but he only does something for himself when all the household chores are done and the kids have been taken care of. In return, I bake him all his favorite home-made cakes and cookies and try to go out of my way to do special things for him. I feel very fortunate to have married him.{{B}}Catherine: {{/B}} My husband is my best friend, with whom I share most of my thought. We find it easy to talk about most things, so we don't have many secrets from each other. When my mother makes him upset, he tells me about it. Things like that are easier to deal with when they're out in the open than when they're kept inside. Thus, we have a very open, comfortable relationship.{{B}}Arlene: {{/B}} I feel sorry for what my divorced friends have lost. No matter how earnestly the former spouses try to "keep in touch", no matter how generous the visiting privileges for the parent who does not win custody of the children, the continuity of their lives has been broken. The years they spent together have been cut off from the rest of their lives; they are an isolated memory, no more integral to their past than a snapshot.{{B}}Rolly: {{/B}} The very first trick to a happy marriage is to be a person of yourself who does not imagine a husband is necessary to make you magically complete. Successful partnerships are not between those who cannot live without each other, but between those who can live with each other. There is no room even in daydreams for the stupid idea that there is on earth only one mate intended for another. Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. {{B}}Statements{{/B}} [A] Being unselfish is very important to make a marriage work. [B] Becoming a person of independence and pride leads to successful marriage. [C] Being able to communicate makes our marriage happy. [D] Life for divorced people will be incomplete. [E] Marriage is the result of extended love. [F] Divorce results from a lack of responsibility. [G] More efforts from the couple can keep marriage a success.