题目内容：

I first started writing in the summer of 1998. Back then I was a teacher. After years of dreaming, I decided it was finally time to write a book. For 10 years I wrote, ______ four middle-grade novels and six pictures books almost only to editors. This was ______ in the snail-mail age. Remember the ______ you experienced as a child waiting for birthday presents to arrive in the mail? That was me for the better part of a decade.

In Spring 2009, at the last minute, I decided to hand in a middle-grade historical novel-in-verse to a ______ at a local writing conference. I knew in my heart that it was my ______ work, but I wasn’t sure how it would be ______ alongside pieces meant for the adult market. But then ----I won. My prize ______ a one-on-one interview with an editor who, after ______ my manuscript, asked, “Why don’t you have a(n) ______ yet?”

Not long after that, I ______ with my first agent. Then in 2013, after parting with my first agent, I was again faced with the ______ for representation. This time I submitted to three agencies and got two ______. Over the span of 20 years, I’ve got 18 completed manuscripts and was ______ almost 350 times. It took me 14 years to see my first book ______ the shelf. You could look at these numbers and get pretty ______. I can look at these numbers and feel the same. I know plenty of people with a ______ apprenticeship(学徒期). I have friends who have been more ______. All sorts of authors I ______ with in 2012 have published far more than I have. But here’s the ______ thing I’ve learned in the last 20 years: My process is mine. My journey is mine. Each book finds its way on its own.

The writing life is a long-term journey. There is no right way. There is no ______ fix. There is no easy road. There is a lot of frustration and disappointment, but there is joy and satisfaction, too.

1.A. submitting    B. lending    C. keeping    D. presenting

2.A. soon    B. back    C. already    D. later

3.A. appreciation    B. entertainment    C. anticipation    D. embarrassment

4.A. publisher    B. newspaper    C. reception    D. competition

5.A. initial    B. casual    C. innovative    D. subjective

6.A. criticized    B. processed    C. received    D. distributed

7.A. followed    B. concluded    C. ensured    D. confirmed

8.A. correcting    B. polishing    C. monitoring    D. reviewing

9.A. agent    B. client    C. instructor    D. fan

10.A. signed    B. bargained    C. dealt    D. reasoned

11.A. excuse    B. affection    C. hunt    D. request

12.A. offers    B. substitutions    C. professions    D. complaints

13.A. registered    B. rejected    C. defeated    D. deserted

14.A. under    B. beside    C. off    D. on

15.A. amused    B. inspired    C. touched    D. frustrated

16.A. longer    B. heavier    C. shorter    D. newer

17.A. famous    B. intelligent    C. enthusiastic    D. productive

18.A. debated    B. mixed    C. cooperated    D. disagreed

19.A. key    B. handy    C. funny    D. lively

20.A. temporary    B. quick    C. possible    D. flexible