文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从祖母的日记得到灵感,开始从事写作,并根据祖母的日记写下她的故事。作者认为无论你是否受到改变、失去或痛苦的影响,找时间写作对愈合过程很重要。
10 . My writing career began at the age of ten. That year, my mother gave me my first journal to help me deal with the ______ of my grandmother's death. In many ways, my grandmother was the ______ behind my own writing career.
When she was alive, my grandmother had ______ much emotional pain, but she also knew that writing was her key to ______ . While growing up in Galicia, Poland, during World War I, she ______ both her parents, and then had to care for herself and her eight-year-old sister. She found solace (慰藉) in journal writing.
Many years after her death, I ______ her journal and read every word. The void (空虚感) she had left in my life became stronger as the years progressed and I had my own health issues to ______ , such as being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 47. My ______ caused me to write down my grandmother's life story, based
on the
______ of her journal. Although at times the writing was
______ , it did bring me close to her once again and help me more
______ understand her many hardships.
Keeping journals has helped me ______ emotionally. Whether you're ______ by change, loss or pain, finding the time to write is ______ to the healing process. So why not ______ your pen and write down whatever comes to your mind?
1. A.secret | B.reason | C.suffering | D.place |
2. A.idea | B.inspiration | C.tip | D.instruction |
3. A.described | B.studied | C.forgotten | D.experienced |
4. A.existence | B.education | C.survival | D.dream |
5. A.lost | B.missed | C.left | D.loved |
6. A.picked up | B.came across | C.took away | D.gave back |
7. A.display | B.make | C.explain | D.handle |
8. A.job | B.failure | C.illness | D.confusion |
9. A.contents | B.suggestions | C.demands | D.pages |
10. A.scary | B.painful | C.vital | D.great |
11. A.happily | B.nearly | C.exactly | D.clearly |
12. A.respond | B.succeed | C.struggle | D.recover |
13. A.tracked | B.affected | C.injured | D.punished |
14. A.important | B.close | C.equal | D.related |
15. A.borrow | B.purchase | C.grab | D.throw |