语法填空Romancing the Library
I have a special place in my heart for libraries. I have for as long as I can remember. I was always an enthusiastic reader, sometimes 【小题1】 (read) up to three books a day as a child. Stories were 【小题2】 air to me and while other kids played ball or went to parties, I lived out adventures through the books I checked out from the library.
My first job was working at the Ukiah Library when I was 16 years old,【小题3】 was a dream job. I had so much enthusiasm, shelving books, reading to the children for story time.【小题4】 my friends and I would hang out there often, teaching children and doing homework.
The library meant more to me as I grew older and had several children. It was a big deal for us to load up and go to the local library,【小题5】 my kids could pick out books to read or books they wanted me to read to them.
I always read, using different voices, as if I were acting out the stories with my voice and they loved it! It was a special time to bond with my children and keep them 【小题6】 (fill) with the wonderment(惊喜)of books.
Libraries offered story hour and I’d take my children, and then my grandchildren there 【小题7】 (listen) to writers read books. Now, I see my children taking their children to the library and I am happy that the excitement of going to the library 【小题8】 (live) on from generation to generation.
As an author of romance novels, I've found a new relationship with libraries. I see libraries 【小题9】 haven(避风港)for readers and writers, a bridge that 【小题10】 (help) to put together a reader with a book.
I could say ray first love affair was with books, and was constantly romancing the library.