活着的目的便是好好地活着。
1.A.read B.printed
C.rejected D.written
答案:C 由上文的"... I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but ..."及第五段开头的"My book was finally ... my first big signing."可推断,起初作者的书一再被"拒绝(rejected)"。
2.A.excited B.confident
C.envious D.embarrassed
答案:D 由于作者写的书一再被拒,所以别人问起这本书时作者感到很"尴尬(embarrassed)"。
3.A.darkness B.smoke
C.danger D.silence
答案:D 由下文的"... stares. Finally, Pam said"可推断,听到作者突然发出的感叹后朋友们都"沉默(silence)"了,陷入了沉思。
4.A.hated B.lost
C.found D.created
答案:A 由上文的"I don't know, either."及第三段中的Pam switched可推测,帕姆"厌恶(hated)"自己的工作。
5.A.present B.answer
C.dream D.excuse
答案:B 由下文作者描述贝蒂的病情可知,作者很确定快到生命尽头的贝蒂对人为什么活着这一问题已经有了"答案(answer)"。
6.A.Therefore B.However
C.Besides D.Otherwise
答案:B 由第5空前的"I was sure"及下文的"she shook her head