二、完形填空。（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was young, my family was poor. So our weekends were filled with simple pleasures we could do for
B
1
, like picnics, bike rides, and my favourite—trips to the
A
2
.
Thanks to the library's children's section, I fell in love with
C
3
. I had my parents read the books we borrowed over and over until we needed to
A
4
them.
When I was about five years old, I started to
D
5
on my own. I had a curious thought: I knew we
C
6
get books from the library or buy them in stores if we had the money, but
D
7
did books come from? I asked my mother this question. She replied that the stories were made up by writers. These people
B
8
the stories so they could be shared with others.
Many years later, I still remember that
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9
. It was as though I'd been struck(击中) by lightning. I knew my dream in this world. I would be one of those
C
10
. I began by making up stories about animals, dictating(口述) them to my grandmother
B
11
I didn't master the writing skills to write them down
A
12
. I filled notebooks with words when I grew a little
C
13
. I started to learn some of the writing
B
14
at school, such as grammar and basic story structure. I finished my homework
D
15
each day so I could write for the rest of the evening. In this way, I completed my first attempt at a novel by fourteen.
(
B
)1. A. fun B. free C. love D. help
(
A
)2. A. library B. bookshop
C. supermarket D. park
(
C
)3. A. games B. pictures C. stories D. music
(
A
)4. A. return B. buy C. record D. keep
(
D
)5. A. live B. borrow C. return D. read
(
C
)6. A. need B. must C. could D. should
(
D
)7. A. when B. how C. what D. where
(
B
)8. A. wrote in B. wrote down
C. wrote back D. wrote off
(
A
)9. A. moment B. day C. idea D. question
(
C
)10. A. students B. riders
C. writers D. shopkeepers
(
B
)11. A. if B. because C. however D. moreover
(
A
)12. A. myself B. herself
C. themselves D. ourselves
(
C
)13. A. taller B. stronger C. older D. fatter
(
B
)14. A. materials B. skills
C. styles D. words
(
D
)15. A. correctly B. carefully
C. patiently D. quickly
