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'I've been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in __1__ it?' said the old
lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and seated her in a chair. He remembered her rich
__2__in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. 'It's good, Grandma,' he said
gently. Then realizing that she__3__hear him, he shouted into her ears. 'I think it's very good. I'll send it
to a publisher (出版商).'
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had read a few__4__. He agreed to publish it, and he
had paid ＄100 for the copyright. __5__money would be given as an advance (预付款). Every month,
John brought her＄100 with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that
she couldn't __6__more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in
print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands. She proudly touched her book with her
fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, __7__holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and __8__it. 'Why, it's just blank pages!' she cried in surprise.
John's face turned __9__.Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John __10__, who
couldn't take away her grandmother's only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the
advance.
( ) 1. A. borrowing
( ) 2. A. advice
( ) 3. A. couldn't
( ) 4. A. words
( ) 5. A. Some
( ) 6. A. die
( ) 7. A. still
( ) 8. A. closed
( ) 9. A. white
( ) 10. A. herselfB. publishing
B. experiences
B. needn't
B. letters
B. Much
B. stop
B. yet
B. opened
B. red
B. himselfC. reading
C. thoughts
C. mustn't
C. pages
C. Enough
C. last
C. always
C. turned on
C. grey
C. himD. lending
D. family
D. wouldn't
D. books
D. More
D. remain
D. then
D. turned off
D. yellow
D. her