《2025年名校课堂九年级英语上册人教版湖南专版》

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(2024·南充改编)Jiang Shumei, born in 1937, spent most of her time working in a factory. In 1996, she learned her 21. first(one)Chinese character(汉字). Sixteen years later, she started to write down some of her own 22. stories(story). It was not easy. Sometimes, completing a single sentence could take a day. She 23. usually(usual)started at 3 or 4 a. m., and revised(修改)the pieces several times until she was satisfied.
In 2013, her book, Time of Trouble, Time of Poverty, was published and it was 24. a success. The book earned Jiang a lot of fans and sympathy(同情). “Don’t feel sorry for me,” she says to her fans. “The 25. difficulties(difficult)mentioned in the book are now in the past. 26. Without them, I could never have finished this book. ”
So far, the elderly woman 27. has written(write)six books. They are more than 600,000 characters in length. “It’s never too late. I enjoy 28. myself(I)when writing,” Jiang says. She lives a healthy life, exercising every day 29. and eating a balanced diet. “If I could live as long as 130, would you still say that it is too late for me 30. to start(start)after 60?” she says jokingly.

答案： 21. first 22. stories 23. usually 24. a 25. difficulties 26. Without 27. has written 28. myself 29. and 30. to start