Ernie Pyle wrote some books about the war．One was called“Here Is Your War”,and 1 was called“Brave Men”．In 1994,he won the Pulizer Prize for his work as a war reporter．
In January 1945,Ernie Pyle left to 2 on the war in the Pacific．On April 18,as he watched the American 3 land on the Island of Okinawa（冲绳）,he was killed by a Japanese．
Ernie Pyle's story shows a(n) 4 and dangerous 5 of a reporter's life．A newspaper 6 once asked some young people why they wanted to become newspaper 7 ．Most of them said it was because newspaper work was so“exciting”or because“you go to places and see things”．Some said they wanted to become reporters because it was a 8 life．It was dif ferent from most jobs．
It is 9 that newspaper work can be exciting．Reporters go 10 the news is happening,and they see fires,storms,and floods．While their work may take them into 11 places,sometimes funny things happen too．
One reporter went to talk to a famous singer at her 12 ．He found all the hotel workers on strike．The singer's room was on the sixteenth floor,but the lifts were not 13 ．The reporter wanted 14 ,so he walked to the sixteenth floor．The singer 15 to talk to him because she was angry and 16 ．
The reporter said he would get her some food if she 17 answer his questions．He walked down from the sixteenth floor to the 18 ．The cooks were on strike too,so the reporter 19 a plate of chicken sandwiches and carried them back upstairs．The singer was pleased,and she 20 the reporter's questions．