Angelahasbeencrazyaboutwritingsinceshewasyoung.Shegotherfirstlessoninstorytellingfrom16grandfatherwhogaveherwordsoflove.Hesetoffherimaginationandinfluencedhermuch.Angelaalwayshadstoriesrunning17herheadandassoonasshecouldwritesheputthemdownonthepaper.

Angela18rememberedthecallthatchangedherlife.ItwasTuesdayFebruary18thwhenthe19ranginthekitchenofherLosAngeleshome.OnthelinewasMartyBanderasaliteraryagent(代理)，towhomshehadsentadraftofhernovelthreeweeksearlier.HeaskedAngelasome20informationlikeageandhealthcondition.Angelafelt21andaskedwhatthatwasaboutBanderasonlyreplieduTvejustsoldyour22foroneandahalfmilliondollars!”

Shesatdowninshock.Shehadwrittenoverfourteennovelsintwentyyearsbuteachonehadbeen23bypublishers(出版商).Manypeoplewouldhavebeendiscouraged(气俊的)24nother.Eachtimeshejustgotdowntowritinganotherone.Herhusbandadvisedhertofindsomethingelsetodobutshenever25.Seeingthisbookpublishedwasthemost26thingthathadeverhappenedtoher.

Nowsheisa27ofthreechildrenbutshehasneverstopped28turningoutnovelsbetweenkidsanddishes.Sheiswritinganothernovelnow.Andsheexpectsanothersuccess.Yesherbeliefhasbroughther29andithaschangedherlife30.Angelaisfullyconfidentthatshewillenjoyamoresuccessfulandmeaningfullifeaslongasshekeepsonwithherdream.

()16.A.my   B.her   C.your   D.his

()17.A.through   B.with   C.along   D.across

()18.A.hardly   B.probably   C.clearly   D.usually

()19.A.phone   B.bellCclock   D.alarm

()20.A.local   B.public   C.personal   D.national

()21.A.happy   B.afraid   C.sad   D.strange

()22.A.painting   B.novel   C.newspaper   D.magazine

()23.A.accepted   B.agreed   C.refused   D.enjoyed

()24.A.so   B.or   C.and   D.but

()25.A.cameback   B.gaveup   C.wentaway   D.gotdown

()26.A.boring   B.tiring   C.exciting   D.interesting

()27.A.teacher   B.cousin   C.nurse   D.mother

()28.A.writing   B.reading   C.listening   D.speaking

()29.A.f