五、完形填空
Maya, a 15-year-old girl, loved writing, so her notebook was full of poems and 1. ______. However, both her parents worried about her future. “Writing is not an easy way to get success,” they said. 2. ______ following her heart, Maya had to study business（商業）in college.
During the first term, Maya found a writing competition（比賽）for the college students. Excited 3. ______ afraid, she told her parents about that.
“Fine, but only if you balance it with your studies,” Her parents nodded.
Every night, Maya 4. ______ late until she felt sleepy. She sent stories to the club, but all the replies（回復）were polite “no’s”. Maya asked herself, “Should I stop writing?”
When she was thinking of 5. ______, her mother hugged her, “Remember why you started.”
Weeks later, a message with the subject “Congratulations!” appeared（出現）in her email box. Maya won the competition! She finally joined her dream club. There she shared her ideas with writers who 6. ______ encouraged her to trust herself. “Like the fingerprint（指紋）—it is different from others, your stories have a special 7. ______,” said a bestselling writer.
Now, with many of her books coming out, Maya is invited by lots of schools to share her experience about 8. ______ to be successful. She says, “Our dreams are worth chasing（追逐）.”
Maya still keeps that 9. ______ notebook. Its pages are filled with her old poems. On the back cover, she adds, “Words come from the heart, but action（行動）fires the journey.”
Maya’s experience 10. ______ far and wide, encouraging young people to pick up pens and follow their hearts.
（ ）1. A. jokes
B. songs
C. exercises
D. stories
（ ）2. A. Without
B. After
C. By
D. As
（ ）3. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
（ ）4. A. wrote
B. read
C. drew
D. sang
（ ）5. A. counting down
B. reading off
C. cheering up
D. giving up
（ ）6. A. calmly
B. bravely
C. warmly
D. largely
（ ）7. A. culture
B. picture
C. style
D. answer
（ ）8. A. when
B. where
C. who
D. how
（ ）9. A. colourful
B. thick
C. boring
D. early
（ ）10. A. happens
B. sells
C. spreads
D. lasts
答案：1. D
解析：A. jokes笑話；B. songs歌曲；C. exercises練習；D. stories故事。根據下文“She sent stories to the club”可知她的筆記本里有詩歌和故事，選D。
2. A
解析：A. Without沒有；B. After在……之后；C. By通過；D. As作為，當……時。根據“Maya had to study business in college”可知她沒有追隨自己的心，而是學習了商業，選A。
3. B
解析：A. and和；B. but但是；C. or或者；D. so所以。“Excited”和“afraid”是轉折關系，既興奮又害怕，選B。
4. A
解析：A. wrote寫；B. read讀；C. drew畫；D. sang唱。根據上文她喜歡寫作，參加寫作比賽，可知每晚寫東西到很晚，選A。
5. D
解析：A. counting down倒計時；B. reading off讀完；C. cheering up使高興；D. giving up放棄。根據“Should I stop writing?”可知她在考慮放棄，選D。
6. C
解析：A. calmly冷靜地；B. bravely勇敢地；C. warmly熱情地；D. largely主要地。修飾“encouraged”用“warmly”，表示“熱情地鼓勵她”，選C。
7. C
解析：A. culture文化；B. picture圖片；C. style風格；D. answer答案。根據“Like the fingerprint—it is different from others”可知她的故事有特殊的風格，選C。
8. D
解析：A. when何時；B. where何地；C. who誰；D. how如何。“share her experience about ______ to be successful”表示“分享關于如何成功的經驗”，選D。
9. D
解析：A. colourful彩色的；B. thick厚的；C. boring無聊的；D. early早期的。根據“Its pages are filled with her old poems”可知是早期的筆記本，選D。
10. C
解析：A. happens發生；B. sells賣；C. spreads傳播；D. lasts持續。“Maya’s experience ______ far and wide”表示“瑪雅的經歷廣泛傳播”，選C。
