Ⅵ.完形填空

　　When middle­aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance(self­employed) writer，no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not.He found a cold storage room in a building，set up a(n) __1__ typewriter and settled down to work.

　　After a year or so，however，Alex began to__2__himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by__3__what he wrote.But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—__4__it meant living with uncertainty and fear of__5__.This is the shadowland of hope，and__6__with a dream must learn to live there.

　　One day Alex got a call，“We need a(n)__7__，and we’re paying $6,000 a year.”$6,000 was__8__money in 1960.It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment，a used car and more.__9__，he could write on the side.__10__the dollars were dancing in Alex’s head，something__11__his senses.He had dreamed of being a__12__—full time.“Thanks but no，”Alex said__13__，“I’m going to stick it out and write.”

　　After Alex got off the phone，he__14__everything he had：two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Alex put the cans and cents into a__15__bag，saying to himself，“There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far.”

　　Finally his work was__16__in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that__17__writers ever experienced.The shadows had turned into limelight.

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