二、(2025·无锡市锡山中学期中)完形填空。(每小题2分,共20分)
"I've been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in
publishing
1 it?" said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and let her sit in a chair. He remembered her rich
experiences
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
couldn't
3 hear him. He shouted into her ears, "I think it's very good. I'll send it to a publisher."
Ten days later, John reported that the publisher had read a few
pages
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(进展) of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn't get up. The doctor told her that she couldn't last more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in
print
6. 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,
still
7 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took the book and
opened
8 it. "Why, no words on the pages!" She cried in surprise. John's face turned
red
9. Then the girl understood. There never was a book. It was John
himself
10
, who couldn't take away his grandmother's only hope, had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
(
B
)1. A. borrowing
B. publishing
C. buying
D. lending
(
B
)2. A. advice
B. experiences
C. thoughts
D. family
(
A
)3. A. couldn't
B. needn't
C. mustn't
D. wouldn't
(
C
)4. A. words
B. letters
C. pages
D. books
(
D
)5. A. Some
B. Much
C. Enough
D. More
(
D
)6. A. copy
B. history
C. place
D. print
(
A
)7. A. still
B. yet
C. already
D. then
(
B
)8. A. held
B. opened
C. picked
D. received
(
B
)9. A. white
B. red
C. grey
D. yellow
(
B
)10. A. herself
B. himself
C. him
D. her
