1.(典型例题)
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese American writer.
But her writing 1 was something she picked up by
herself. After her first 2 , teaching disabled children, she became
a part-time writer for IBM. 3 , writing stories was simply a 4
interest. Tracy sent
three of her stories to a publisher (出版商) . 5 , they immediately sug gested that she
put them together to make a single one long 6 and paid Tracy a $ 50,000 advance.
"A pretty money," said the publisher, "for 7
writer."
8 Tracy's characters (人物)are in teresting, her stories sometimes 9 readers uneasy: those about
the supernat- ural. "My mother believed I could 10 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 11
when things come to me 12 . "Once, she was wondering how
to complete a 13 set in ancient (古代的) China. 14 the doorbell rang. It was a
FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese 15 . It cawithout her having 16 it.
Though she has published 10
books, Tracy has remain 17 by her fame. She lives in the same 18
, she lived years ago although in a more comfortable home. There's
mc room for 19 in her life-and it wasn't just
20 .