Loading question...
You are in free guest mode. Timed Practice Revision List Attempt History Progress Tracking Create a free account to unlock these tools
Prev Next
Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #46751 My novel
Instructions
'You've    not    had    much    luck    with    the    book,    I    hear.'    That    had    to    be    the    understatement    of    the    year.    My    novel    had    been    rejected    four    times    far.    I've    no    doubt    that    behind    my    the    family    were    having    a    good    snigger.    Rhona    of    course    had    been    the    loyal    exception,    though    I    admit    that    her    piteous    expressions    when    the    thing    limped    home    battered    by    franking    stamps    were    harder    to    than    her    sister's    outright    sarcasm:    'Has    your    boomerang    got    back    yet,    Patton?'    she'd    enquire,    while    her    husband    Jack    would    give    the    knife    an    extra    twist    by    asking    if    I'd    managed    to    sell    any    of    my    daubs.    Which    meant    that    he    presumed    I'd    my    job    on    the    railways    to    pursue    a    painting    career.    Maybe    I    should    have.    The    manuscript    had    begun    to    show    bruises    from    its    days,    weeks    and    months    buried    in    the    'slush    pile'    of    various    publishing    firms.    Actual    criticism    of    the    novel    by    its    rejectors    was    very    on    the    ground,    although    the    consensus    of    opinion    seemed    to    indicate    that    its    main    weakness    in    its    apparent    'lack    of    plot'.    

Result:

With a free account: Retry and compare every attempt.
How difficult was this question?
Others found: 100% Easy · 0% Medium · 0% Hard
Saving...