初升高（初高中衔接）学生暑期英语学习讲与练-词汇专题一、二【含答案】

初升高（初高中衔接）学生暑期英语学习讲与练

M1U1词汇1

目标导航：

1.衔接第一单元经典背记和语法难点，锻炼认知策略中的复述策略

2.复习和掌握第一单元Reading的基础知识

3.通过自我检测做一些基础检查和巩固提高，提高认知能力

一、知识整合

1.(Page2Lines1-2)Goin®I。aBritishhighschoolforonewasaveryenjoyableand

excitingexperienceforme.

►enjoyableadj.enjoyment。.快乐；乐趣

【相关短语】

enjoydoing喜欢做某事enjoyoneself玩得开心(=havefun)

gainone'senjoyment获得乐趣forenjoyment(=forfun)

(I)Weallenjoyhelping(help)aroundthehouse,especiallyonweekends.

(2)Studentsseemtohavegraduallygainedtheirenjoyment(enjoy)inreading.

(3)Whenyouarereadingforenjoyment(为了好玩),don'tworryifyoudon,tunderstandeverythinginthebook.

►experiencen.&v.experienced次"有经验的，经验丰富的

【词义猜测】

(1)c/i.经历Mr.Chenwillbeinvitedtotalkabouthisexperiencesasadetective.

(2)un.经验_Youneedmoretimetogainpracticalexperiencedealingwiththis

kindofmatter.

(3)vt._经历Teenagersexperiencedifferentproblemsattheirage.

【完成句子】

⑴用experience适当形式填空：Theexperiencedmountainclimberexperiencedalot,andhegainedmuch

experiencefromhisownadventurousexperience.

(2)Jumpingoutofanairplaneattenthousandfeetisaveryexcitingexperience

(一次非常刺激的经历).

(3)OurEnglishteacherhasalotof7muchexperienceinteaching(教学经验丰富)andislikedbyeverystudent.

(4)Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometo

experiencenewenvironment(体验新环境)andlearnindifferentways.

►GoingioaBritishschoolforoneyearwasaveryenjoyableexperienceforme.

句中采用了动名词短语作主语。请完成下列句子。

(1)Walkingafterdinner(饭后散步)isaverygoodhabit.

(2)Havingapicnicintheuark(去公园野餐)attheweekendsoundslikeagoodidea.

(3)—Whatmadehimsoupset?—Losinghisbike(把自行车弄丢了).

2.(Page2Lines6-7)Onthefirstday,allthestudentswenttoaUcndanassembly.

【词义猜测】

(1)出席Thosewhoattendedhisweddingweremostlyhisfriends.

(bepresentat)

(2)参力口ManypeopleinWesterncountriesattendchurchonSundays.

(goregularlytoaplace)

(3)处理料理Ihavesomeurgentbusiness(紧急事务)toattendto.

(dealwith;takecareof)

(4)照顾，接待"Areyoubeingattendedto,sir?”askedtheshopassistantpolitely.

【词语辨析】

_amnd指出席或参加会议、典礼、音乐会、婚礼，也可指上课、听报告、做礼拜等。

_takcpartin_指参加大型、正规的活动(后面应有宾语，若无宾语，应省去in)。

_join—指加入团体组织等并成为其中一员，如参军、入团、入党。

joinin_强调参加正在进行的活动，如比赛、谈话、娱乐活动等(有无宾语均可)。

_Join___sb.in(doing)sth.指和某人一起进行一项具体活动，多指正在进行的活动。

(1)He_joinedthearmyintheyearof2010.

(2)Howmanyofyouwill_takepartinthecomingsportsmeeting?

(3)Whoisgoingto_attend,theconcertwithmetomorrow?

(4)Won'tyou_joinusinthetennismatch?

3・(PageLines9-11)Healsotoldusthatthebestwaytoearnrespectwastodevoteourselvestostudyand

achievehighgrades.

►respectn.&"尊重，敬重

【相关短语】

___respectsb尊重某人_respectsb_for因而尊重某人

win/earn/gainrespectfrom赢得某人尊重respectsb.assb____尊某人为...

___outofrespect__________出于尊重

【完成句子】

(1)Ifwewanttowinfriends,ifwewanttowin/eam/gainrespecl(赢得尊重)，wehavetowinmedals.

(2)Allofthepeoplerespecthimforhisloyatytothecountry.(因为他对国家的忠诚而尊重他)Ihoughhehas

reriredbackstage(退居幕后).

►devotev.投入，奉献，致力于devotionn.奉献，投入

【相关短语】

投入自己、时间、精力、全身心等到某事中(做某事)

devote...to..._________________________________________________________________

致力于(做)某事be___devotedto(doing)sth.

【完成句子】

(1)他投入了大量的时间阅读英语报刊。

He_devotedmuchtime_toreading_Englishnewspapersandmagazines.

(2)老师对教育所做的奉献值得每个人去尊重，因为这有利于社会的发展。

Ateacher's_devotion___to__education_isworth_respect___fromeverybodybecauseitbringsbenefitsto

thedevelopmentofsociety.

【句型转换】

AshedevotedhisbodyandsoultotheAidsproblem,DrDavidspentlittletimewithhisfamily.

—►Ashewas_devoted_totheAidsproblem.DrDavidspentlittletimewithhisfamily

—>_Devoting_hisbodyandsoultotheAidsproblem.DrDavidspentlittletimewithhisfamily.

—>_Devoted_totheAidsproblem,DrDavidspentlittletimewithhisfamily

4.(Page2Lines15-16)ThisistheaveragesizeforBritishschools.

►averageadj.&n.平均(的)

【完成句子】

⑴Theaverageworkinghours—(平均工作小时)formostpeopleare40aweek.

(2)Temperaturethismonthis__aboveaverage(高于平均值).

(3)Wagesforcivilservantshaveincrcascd_by_15%onaverage.(平均增长了15%).

(4)Anewstudyfoundthat_onaverage__(平均说来)womenlivemuchlongerthanmen.

5.(Page2Lines17-19)Wealsohaddifferentstudentsinsomeclasses,soitwasastruraleformeto

rememberallthefacesandnames.

►strugglen.难事，斗争，努力vi.奋斗，努力，挣扎

【相关短语】

struggletodo...努力做...；挣扎着做

struggleagainst/with同...作斗争；与抗争

strugglewith...for...为争取...而与作斗争

struggletoone'sfeet挣扎着站起来

【完成句子】

(1)对于霍金来说，像正常人那样挪动身体是件很困难的事情。

ItwasastruggleforStevenHawkingtomovehisbodylikenormalpeople.

⑵Allthecountriesshouldjointogetherinthestruggleagainstterrorism(与恐怖主义作斗争).

⑶Youhavetostruggletopassthedrivinglicence(努力争取通过这次驾照考试).

(4)他挣扎着站起来，怒视着我。Hestruggletohisfeet,glaringatme.

6.(Page2Lines20-22)Ifoundthatthehomeworkwasnotasheavyaswhat[usedtogetinmyoldschool.

However,itwasabitchallengingformeatfirstbecauseailthehomeworkwasinEnglish.

aas..as...和…:样……(既可以用于肯定句，也可以用于否定句)

(1)Inmyopinion,Chemistryisaschallenging(asubject)asPhysics.

(2)ThenecklaceisnotasvaluableaswhatIpaidforit.

【知识拓展】

so...as...(常用于否定句，在否定句中表示“一方不及另一方”)

当as...as...中间有名词时，应采用如下格式：

as+adj.+a/an++as或as+a靖.+〃.(复数或不可数)+as。

【完成句子】

⑴Whatweheardwasnotsoexcitingaswesaw.(不加我们看到的激动人心).

(2)Talktohermore,andyou,llfindthatsheisnotsobadasyouusedtothink

(不像你原来认为的那么坏).

►abitalittle：用作形容词、副词，可互换使用。

Yourreportisabit/alittleloolong.Bettershortenittoonepage.

►notabit=notatall一点也不

notalittle=very(much)很,非常

7.(Page3Lines28-30)IusuallywenttotheComputerClubduringthelunchbreak,soIcouldsende-mails

tomyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree.

【同义短语】

免费的：for「ree:freeof.charge;withoutDaymen]

【完成句子】

Sendtextmessagesto1396andyoumaygelaconcertticketforfree.(免费获得音乐会的票).

8.(Page3Line42)ImissedChinesefoodalotatlunch.

【词义猜测】

(1)Hefiredatthetigerbutmissed(it)._脱离

(2)HersonhasgonetotheUSA,andshemisseshimverymuch.—思念

(3)Hemissedthe9.30trainandthereforemissedtheaccident._错过

(4)Wemissedseeingthefilmwhenitwasatthelocalcinema.___错过

(5)Themissingboywaslastseenplayingonthebankoftheriver,_失踪

9.(Page3Lines47-48)IlookbackonmytimeintheUKwithsatisfaction、...

►lookbackon/upon回顾，回首

【完成句子】

(1)当我回顾童年的时候，我仍然认为那是我一生中最快乐的时光。

WhenIlookbackonmychildhood.Istillbelieveitwasthehappiesttirrieinmylife.

(2)我可以问心无愧地回首过去，我已经尽力了。

Icanlookbackonthepastwithaclearconscience.IdideverythingIcould.

【短语辨析】

lookup;lookforwardto;lookafter;lookbackon

(1)WhenIlookbackonthosedays,IrealizeIwasratherunhappy.

(2)Couldyouhelpmelookupthenewwordinthedictionary?

(3)ThankyouforlookaftermypetwhileIwasaway.

(4)Hangingupthephone,shebegantolookforwardtoreceivingthegiftfromhermother.

►satisfactionn.满意satis巾usatisfied/satisfyingadj.

(1)Hiswonderfulperformancesatisfiedtheteacher.

(2)Hiswonderfulperformancewasreallysatisfying.

(3)Theteacherwassatisfiedwithhiswonderfulperformance.

(4)Totheteacher's_satisfaction_,heperformedwonderfully.

10.(Page5)Nextyear,IplanonattendingahighschoolinChinaonastudentexchangeprogrammeandI

foundyourarticleagreatencouragetome.

►exchangen.&vt.交换；交流；兑换

【相关短语】

inexchange(fbr)作为交换(...)exchangeAforB以...交换

exchangesth.withsb_与某人交换某物exchangepresents/looks交换礼物、眼神

【完成句子】

(1)用我的旧电视换这架照相机，你愿意吗？

WouldyoulikemyoldTVinexchangeforthiscamera?

(2)我想把一些人民币兑换成美金。

FdliketoexchangesomeRMBfbrdollars.

二、专题指津

Litisreallytoplaywithchildrensinginganddancinginthegarden.

Whichofthefollowingwordscannotbeusedhere?

A.pleasureB.funC.interestingD.enjoyable

2.OurEnglishteacherhasinteachingandislikedbyeverystudent.

A.manyexperienceB.muchexperienceC.muchexperiencesD.fewexperience

3.MyvillagehasgreatchangesinthelasttenyearswhichIcouldneverhaveimaginedbeforereturning.

A.collectedB.expectedC.receivedD.experienced

4.1t*snecessarytobepreparedforajobinterview.theanswersreadywillbeofgreathelp.

A.TohavehadB.HavinghadC.HaveD.Having

5.Allhertimeexperiments,soshehasnotimeforfilms.

A.isdevotedtodoB.devotedtodoing

C.devotingtodoD.isdevotedtodoing

6.一Whatdoyouthinkofchemistry?-Inmyopinion,itisasphysics.

A.asdifficultasubjectB.asadifficultsubject

C.difficultasasubjectD.asubjectsodifficult

7.…Doyoulikeyesterdayysfilm?

---.Itisworthseeingasecondtime.

A.ItdependsB.NotabitC.NoproblemD.Notalittle

8.Mymindwasn'tonwhathewassayingsoI'mafraidIhalfofit.

A.wasmissingB.hadmissedC.willmissD.missed

9.rmluckytohavegottwotickets.Areyoutogototheconcertwithme?

A.freeofcharge；convenientB.fbrfree：accessible

C.freely；averageD.fbrfree：available

lO.Evenstudentswithintelligencecanbeexcellentstudentsafterbettering（heirstudyhabits.

A.averageB.unusualC.splendidD.popular

答案：ABDDDADDDA

三、自我检测

“There'snopointintalkingwithyou：Youdon'tunderstandme.Youdon'tevenknowme.^^Ateenspitsthese

wordsataparent,whoishurtandannoyed.Howcanherownchildsaythesethings?She'sworkedhardgettingto

knowhim,learningtoreadhisfeelingsfromhisvoiceandgestures.Howcanherownchildnowsaytoher,“You

don'tknowwhoIreallyam?”

Nothingshakesaparent'sconfidenceasmuchasthestartingofachild'sadolesccnce.Thccommunicationthat

hasflowedeasilythroughword,glanceandtouchbecomesaminefield（雷区）.

Recentdiscoveriesthatthehumanbrainundergoesspecificanddramaticdevelopmentduringadolescence

offernew“explanations“ofteenbehavior,particularlyoftheimpulsiveness（冲动）ofteenagers.Duringthis

development,theremaybetoomanysynapses（神经元突触）forthebraintoworkefficiently：thementalcapacities

ofdecision-making,judgmentandcontrolarenotmatureuntiltheageoftwenty-four.

Anolderexplanationisthatangerhormonesaccountfbrtheapparentlyunreasonablemoodiness（情绪化）of

tcens.Thoughhormonesdoplayaroleinhumanfeelings,therealtaskofadolescence,andtherealcauseofthe

unrest,istheuncertaintyofteenagersaboutwhotheyare,alongsidetheireagernesstoestablishasenseofidentity.

Thisinvolvesself^questioning,self-discoveryandselMevelopmentacrossarangeofissues,includingsex,

faith,intellectandrelationships.Asenseofwhoweareisnotamereluxury；withoutitwefeelworthless.Ateen

oftenlooksuponhisorherfriendsasmodels："Idon'tknowwhoIam,butIknowwhoheis,I'llbelikehim,“

istheunderlyingthought.Parentsalsobecomesuchmirrors：Teenswantthatmirrortoreflectbacktothemthe

vividnessandclaritytheythemselvesdonotfeel.

Argumentswithparentscanoftenbeunderstoodinthiscontext.Whilethosecommonteenager-parentquarrels,

whichexplodeeveryfewdays,areoftenoversmallthingssuchashomework,housework,andrespect；ateenager*s

realfocusisonaparent'srecognitionofhismaturityandcapabilityandhumanvalue.t4No,youcan'tgoout

tonight,“impliesthataparentdoesn'ttrusthimtomakedecisions.And,inateen'seyes,that'snotonlyunfair,

butshame/4Haveyougotyourkeys?"or"Doyouhaveenoughmoneyfbrthebus?”arequestionsthatcanbe

easilyacceptedifaskedbyaconcernedfriend,butawakenateen'sowndoubtsifaskedbyaparent.Feelingthe

needtodistinguishhimselffromthekidwhocan'tremembertotakehislunch,hiskeysorhismoney,heblames

theparentforremindinghimofthechild-selfstilllivingwithinhim.Whatmyresearchshowsisthatquarrelingwith

yourteendoesn'tnecessarilymeanyouhaveabadrelationship.Thequalityofteenager-parentrelationshiphas

severalmeasures.

1.Accordingtothetext,teenagers.

A.canfullyunderstandtheirparents'feelings

B.needguidanceineveryaspectoftheirlife

C.mayexperienceahugementalchange

D.knowthemselvesbetterthantheirparentsdo

2.Whatdowelearnfromthetext?

A.Parentshatetalkingtotheirchildrenbecausetheycan'tunderstandthem.

B.Thebrainsofteenagersworkmoreefficientlybecauseofthesynapses.

C.Hormonesaretherealcausesofunrestandmoodinessinteens.

D.Whatteensreallycareaboutisbeingrecognizedbytheirparents.

3.Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?

A.Quarrelsbetweenchildrenandparentsofteninvolveseriousissues.

B.Aparentshouldnotaskachildaboutmoney.

C.Achildwantsrespect,especiallyfromhisorherparents.

D.Quairelsareasignofabadrelationship.

答案：CDC

初升高(初高中衔接)学生暑期英语学习讲与练

M1U1词汇2

目标导航：

1.衔接第一单元经典背记和语法难点，锻炼认知策略中的复述策略

2.复习和掌握第一单元Task&Project的基础知识

3.通过自我检测做一些基础检查和巩固提高，提高认知能力

一、知识整合

1.(Page14)However,somehowIcan'trememberthetitle.

►somehowadv.a.以某种方式Wemusislophimfromseeinghersomehow.

b.不知何故Somehow,Idon*1feelIcantrusthim.

2.(Page16)WeregrettoinformyouthatourlibrarywillbeclosednextWednesday,ThursdayandFriday

forthesportsmeeting.

►regret(regretted,regretted,regretting).v后悔，遗憾

(I).regretdoingsth./havingdonesth.后悔做了...

Heregrettedhavingmentionedthematterinthefaceofhiswife.

(2).regrettosay/tell/infonn...很遗憾地说/告知...

Wcregrettotellyouthatyourapplicationhasn'tbeensucccssfiil.

【典型例题】

(1)—Robertisindeedawiseman.

―Oh,yes.HowoftenIhaveregrettedhisadvice!

A.totakeB.takingC.nottotakeD.nottaking

(2)—Isthegirlsenttothehospitalyesterdayfeelinganybetternow?

—Iregretyoushediedthoughthedoctorsdidalltheycouldtosaveher.

A.tellingB.totellC.tohavetoldD.told

答案：DB

ainformv.通知；通告；知会

(l)informsb.of/aboutsth.通知某人某事

Iinformedhermotherofhersafearrival

⑵informthat+从句

I'vebeeninformedthattheywillmarrynextyear.

(3)informsb.when/where/howtodosth.

(4)keepsb.(well)informedof/aboutsth.(随时)让某人知道某事

Keepmeinformedofanythingthathappens.

【典型例题】

(1)Themanagerpromisedtokeepmeofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.

A.tobeinformedB.oninformingC.informedD.informing

(2)whatishappeninginhisowncountry,hewatchesTVandreadsnewspapersevery

day.

A.ToinformofB.Informingof

C.TobeinformedofD.Havinginformedof

(3)Boththepoliceandtheworkmenweregratefultothestudentforinadvance.

A.theyhadbeeninformedthisB.theirinformingofthis

C.informingthemofthisD.havinginformedthemthis

答案：ccc

3.(Page18Lines7-9)Heappravedtheidea,andtwoyearslater,I'minchargeoftheradiodubastheoldest

studentmember.

►approve

(1)w由匕准，通过(计划、项目等)

ThecourseisapprovedbytheMinistryofEducation.

(2)比赞成，向意(后接宾语时与介词of连用)

Hedoesn'tapproveofmyleavingschoolthisyear.

【完成句子】

(1)委员会上月底批准了这个计划。

Thecommitteeapprovedtheplanat〔heendoflastmonth

(2)父母赞成我挣些钱，但提醒我不要放弃学业。

Myparentsapprovedofmymakingsomemoney,butremindedmenottogiveupstudy.

►chargev.&n.掌管，负责

beinchargeof掌管，负责beinthechargeof...由..什么掌管

takecharge(of…)掌管，负责leavesb.incharge让某人负责

【完成句子】

父亲去世后，Johnny掌管了农场。(两种句式)

Afterhisfathers'death,Johnnytookchargeofthefarm.

Afterhisfathers'death，Johnnywasinchargeofthefarm.

【词义猜测】

chargev.&n.其他含义：

(1)Beforeuse,thebatterymustbecharged.充电.

⑵Theychargedme$5foracupofcoffee.一要价

(3)Hewaschargedwithstealingacar.控告

(4)Theorganizationprovidesarangeofservicesfreeofcharge.费用

4.(Page18Line9)Ourclubismuchmorethanjustmusic.

►morethan

a.不仅仅(=notonly)

MrZhangismorethanourEnglishteacher.Heisalsoourfriend.

b.超过(=over)

Morethanonestudenthasfailedtheexam.

c.很，非常(=very)

bemorethanhappy/glad/pleased...todosth.非常/很高兴做...

I'mmorethangladtohelpyou.

【完成句子】

(1)她是个热心人，愿意帮助任何一个需要帮助的人。

Sheisawarm-heartedpersonandismore[hanwillingtohelpanyoneinneed.

(2)50多人在事故中受伤。

Morethan50menwerehurtintheaccident.

【经典例题】

(1)Historyisasubjectthatletsusknowsomethinginhistory;italsotellsusalotoftruth.

A.notmorethanB.lessthanC.morethanD.nomorethan

(2)—Doyouneedanyhelp,Lucy?

—Yes.ThejobisIcoulddomyself.

A.lessthanB.morethanC.nomorethanD.notmorethan

答案：CB

5.(Page18Linesl2)Duringexamtimewehaveaspecialprogrammethattellsstudentsthethingsthey

shouldforpreDaration.

►preparationm准备；筹备preparev.准备；preparedadj.做好准备的

(l)inpreparation(for)在准备(...)中

(2)makepreparationsfor做准备

(3)prcparcforsth.为某事做准备

(4)preparesb.forsth.使某人为...做好准备

(5)preparetodosth.准备做某事

(6)be/getpreparedfor为...做好准备

(7)bepreparedtodosth.乐意并能够做某事

【完成句子】

(l)Whatmakesmeconcernedismyfinalexamwhichwillbeheldintwoweeks,soIhaveto

prepareforil.(做准备)

(2)Schoolsshoulddomoretoprepareourchildrenfbrtheworldofwork.(让孩子做好准备)

(3)Therewasnonewsandwewerepreparedfortheworst.(做好准备)

6.(Page18Lines25-26)WhenIattendedthefirstmeeting,IwasrequiredtowriteapoemandIhadtoread

ittotheclub.

►requirevl.需要，要求n.requiremenl(可数)

(1)requiresth.

Thisisajobthatrequiresattentionandpatience.

(2)requircsb.todosth.

Youarerequired(要求你)bylawtowearseatbeltwhiledriving.

(3)requirethat+从句

Thesituationrequiredthathe(should)bepresent.

(4)sb.1sth.requiredoing/tobedone

Theclassroomrequirescleaning/tobecleaned(打扫)everyday.(cleaning动名词主动表被动)

类似:want,need

【完成句子】

⑴这项计划需要仔细考虑。(一句多译：require+n./v-ing/tobedone)

TheDianneedsconsideringcarefully/carcfulconsidcration/tobeconsideredcarefully.

(2)老板要求人人参加会议。(requiresb.todosth./that...)

Tiebossrequiredeveryonetoattendthemeeting/thateveryoneshouldattendthemeeting.

(3)Thenewcomputersystemwillsaiisfyourreauiremenis.(满足要求)

【经典例题】

thatthesepetsshouldbewelllookedafter.

A.WhatisrequiredB.WhatrequiresC.ItisrequiredD.Itrequires

答案：c

二、专题指津

l.Yourclothesaresodirty.Theyrequire.

A.towashB.WashingC.washesD.wash

2.hardlymadeAllanpayanyattentiontocorrectinghismistakes.

A.ScoldingB.TobescoldedC.BeingscoldedD.Havingscolded

3.Thepopulationinsomepartsoftheworldhasdoubledinthepasttenyears.

A.morethanB.asmanyasC.largerthanD.somuchas

4.—Whyhaven'tyouboughtanewcomputeryet?

—Myparentsdon'tmyspendingtoomuchmoney.

A.approveforB.approveofC.allowforD.agreewith

5.Asawriter,shesucceededincallingtomanyoftheterriblewrongsthatexistedatthattime.

A.interestB.AttentionC.noticeD.mind

6.1fmyplan,allmyworkwillhavebeenwasted.

A.doesn'tapproveofB.isn'tapprovedC.isagainstD.isnJtinfavorof

7.Thechildrenwereleftchargeofanurse.

A.inB.totheC.intheD.with

8.isknowntousallisthatthe2012OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinLondon.

A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which

9.1knowwhatwe'redoingisnotagainstthelaw,butitdoesn'tfeelright.

A.howeverB.anywayC.somehowD.anyhow

10/'Thematterrequired,“theyallsaid.

A.tolookintoB.beinglookedintoC.tobelookedD.lookinginto

答案：BCABBBABCD

三、自我检测

Decadesago,IwasoneoftheunhappiestmeninNewYork.Iwassellingmotor-trucksforaliving.Ididn't

knowwhatmadeamotor-truckrun.Thatwasn'tall：1didn'twanttoknow.Idespised（看不起）myjob,Idespised

livingina11furnishedroomfilledwithcockroaches（蟒螂）.WhenI12outforafreshnecktie,they

scatteredinalldirections.!despisedeatingindirtyrestaurants13filledwithcockroaches.

Icamebacktomylonelyroomeachnightwithasickheadache14bydisappointmentand

bitterness.Wasthislife?WasthistheadventureIhad15?Wasthisaillifewouldever16to

me—workingatajobIdespised,livingwithcockroaches*andeatingbadfood?I17forleisuretoreadand

towritethebooksIhaddreamedofwritingbackinmycollegedays.

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