Avi Wortis, known simply as Avi, writes historical novels. Historical novels mix historical facts with storytelling skills. These stories take place in the past. The main characters are not always real; they exist only in stories.

Avi decided to become a writer when he was a student in senior high school. This was quite a decision because he did not write well in school. He had a problem called dysgraphia, a writing disability. The problem caused people to spell words wrongly. Avi always enjoyed reading. He read many types of books as a child. Avi believes that reading is the most important activity for a person who wants to be a writer.

Avi also believes that strong characters make strong stories. He creates characters that can help to bring his ideas to life. His books often deal with questions about life. Writing stories lets him explore many sides of a subject. His favorite part is to make improvements in his writing. For him the hardest part is writing the first draft (草稿).

Avi’s first book was published in 1970. He has written more than 45 books ever since. Most of them are for young adult readers. Besides historical novels, he writes comedies and short stories about adventures, animals and so on. Fighting Ground, which was published in 1984, is an example of Avi’s historical novels. This attractive story takes place during the American Revolutionary War.

【小题1】What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A．How Avi developed characters.	B．Why Avi liked reading.
C．How Avi became a writer.	D．Why Avi decided to become a writer.

【小题2】According to Avi, what’s the most difficult thing in writing?

A．Making improvements.	B．Writing the first draft.
C．Finding an attractive character.	D．Writing the first part of a novel.

【小题3】We can learn from the text that Avi 　　　.

A．seldom changes his first drafts when writing	B．published his first story in 1984
C．believes in the importance of good characters	D．thinks reading is not important for writers

【小题4】What is the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A．To discuss how to become a writer.	B．To introduce a writer of historical novels.
C．To describe an important historical novel.	D．To show how a historical novel is written.