“I’vebeenwritingabook,John.Doyouthinkanyonewouldbeinterested

in(1)it?”saidtheoldlady.

Johntookoverthepapersfromhershakinghandand(2)herinchair.Herememberedherrich(3)intheearlydaysoftheOldWest.Helookedthroughthepapers.“It’sgood,Grandma,”hesaidgently.Thenrealizingthatshe(4)hearhim,heshoutedintoherears,“Ithinkit’sverygood.I’11(5)ittoapublisher.”

Thedayslater,hereportedthatthepublisherhadhadtimetoreadonlyafew(6).Buthewassoimpressedthathehadsent$100foranoption（版权）.(7)moneywouldbegivenasanadvance.EverymonthJohn(8)$100forherwithaletterfromthepublishertellingabouttheprogressofthebook.

Onemorning,threemonthsafterher100thbirthday,Grandmadidn’tgetup.Thedoctortoldherthatshecouldn’t(9)morethanafewdays.Shewasreadytogo,butshefirstwantedherbooktobeinprint.Johnpromisedthatshecouldgetitverysoon.

Grandma(10)onuntilthedaythebookcameintoherhandswiththetitleandhernameonthecover.Thoughshecouldn’tseeit,shecouldtouchit.Sheproudlytraced（探查）hernamewithherfingers,tearsinhereyes.Twohourslater,shediedpeacefully,(11)holdingherbook.

Hergranddaughtertookupthebookandopenedit.“Why,it’sjustblankpages!”shecriedin(12).John’sfaceturned(13).Thenthegirlunderstood.Thereneverwasabook.Grandmacouldn’thearthelittlebellwhenthetypewritercametothe(14)oftheline.Shewouldkeeponworking,not(15)thewholesentencesandsometimestheparagraphsweremissing.Johndidnottellher,forhecouldn’ttakeawayheronlyhope.ItwasJohnhimselfwhohadwrittenthelettersandsoldhiscartopaytheadvance.

1.A.buyingB.publishingC.readingD.lending

2.A.satB.putC.placedD.seated

3.A.sufferingsB.experiencesC.thoughtsD.family

4.A.couldn’tB.needn’tC.mustn’tD.doesn’t

5.A.throwB.putC.sendD.lift

6.A.wordsB.sentencesC.pagesD.books

7.A.SomeB.MuchC.EnoughD.More

8.A.broughtB.tookC.gaveD.carried

9.A.dieB.stayC.lastD.remain

10.A.wentB.keptC.carriedD.held

11.A.stillB.yetC.alwaysD.then

12.A.angerB.joyC.surpriseD.tea