1 . When my mother told me stories about Emily, her grandmother, who she admired, I was all ears. My mother drew a _______ between Emily and Jacqueline Kennedy, former US president’s wife. Mom described her _______ features: a long graceful neck and a tiny waist. “Emily was just like Jacqueline,” Mom said. “But their origins wouldn’t _______: Emily was graceful, soft-spoken, but possibly born a slave.”
Emily attracted me. Not until 2005 did my research on ancestry really start to _______ , for the reason that I was no longer _______. “When does your new job start?” asked my mother. “I refuse to take a job for at least a year,” I replied. My mother had no _______ with such words. “Anyway, you should have a job.” I remained _______ and didn’t explain it. But I felt I must _______ my job to collect more stories about my _______.
I ________ my mother’s line to a place called Cane River. I found the bill of shameful slave sale for my great-great-great grandmother, who was ________ in 1850 for $ 800. I had to write the stories. This time the novel Cane River was sold in a(n) ________ way.
One day, the phone rang, “Hello, this is Oprah Winfrey, the talk show hostess.” I couldn’t believe my ears. I responded in ________, “Hello, Ms Winfrey. What can I do for you today?” She told me she selected my novel for her book club, which ________ led to Cane River on The New York Times bestseller list and a ________ readership than I expected.
1. A.parallel | B.diagram | C.picture | D.symbol |
2. A.moral | B.physical | C.mental | D.psychological |
3. A.change | B.repeat | C.fit | D.work |
4. A.fall through | B.heat up | C.get across | D.fade away |
5. A.supported | B.believed | C.employed | D.limited |
6. A.luck | B.problem | C.alternative | D.patience |
7. A.angry | B.sad | C.silent | D.active |
8. A.leave | B.accept | C.choose | D.introduce |
9. A.colleagues | B.ancestors | C.partners | D.kids |
10. A.followed | B.imagined | C.recited | D.directed |
11. A.hired | B.fined | C.profited | D.sold |
12. A.embarrassing | B.glorious | C.improper | D.identical |
13. A.horror | B.difficulty | C.advance | D.surprise |
14. A.finally | B.approximately | C.rarely | D.potentially |
15. A.smaller | B.stricter | C.broader | D.worse |