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回答题Man of FewWords
Everyone chases success, but not all of us want tobe famous.
South African writer John Maxwell Coetzee is ( 51 ) for keeping himself tohimself.
When the 63-year-old was named the 2003 NobelPrizewinner for literature earlier this month, reporters were warned that theywould find him "particularly difficult to ( 52 ) ".
Coetzeelives in Australia butspends part of the year teaching at the University of Chicago.He seemed (53) by the news he won the US $1.3 million prize."It came as a complete surprise. I wasn't even aware they were due to makethe announcement. " he said.
His (54) of privacy led to doubts as to whether Coetzeewill attend the prize-giving in Stockholm, Sweden, onDecember 10.
Butdespite being described as (55) to track down, the critics agree that hiswriting is easy to get to know.
Born in Cape Town, South Africa,to all English-speaking family, Coetzee (56) his breakthrough in 1980 with thenovel "Waiting for the Barbarians"He (57) his place among the world's leading writerswith two Booker prize victories, Britain's highest honour fornovels. He first (58) in 1983 for the "Life and Times of MichaelK" and his second title came in 1999 for "Disgrace".
A majortheme in his work is SouthAfrica's former apartheid system, whichdivided whites from blacks. (59) with the problems of violence, crime andracial division that still exist in the country, his books have enabledordinary people to understand apartheid (60) within.
"Ihave always been more interested in the past than the future," he said ina rare interview. "The past (61) its shadow over the present. I hope I havemade one or two people think (62) about whether they want to forget the pastcompletely. "
In factthis purity in his writing seems to be (63) in his personal life. Coetzee is a vegetarian,a cyclist rather than a motorist and doesn't drink alcohol.
But whathe has (64) to literature, culture and the people of South Africa isfar greater than the thing she has given up. "In looking at weakness andfailure in life," the Nobel prize judging panel said, "Coetzee'swork (65) the divine spark in man. "
请在第____处填上正确答案。 A.unhappy
B.well known
C.busy
D.worried
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