第二部分 听短文，回答问题(听两遍)
() 6. When was Hemingway’s first book published?
A. In 1923. B. In 1926. C. In 1952.
() 7. Where did Hemingway live in his early twenties?
A. In London. B. In Paris. C. In New York.
() 8. What is his first novel about?
A. Some famous French writers and artists.
B. His experiences during World War II.
C. A group of gifted but lonely and angry people.
() 9. Who is the main character of The Old Man and the Sea?
A. An old soldier. B. An old fisherman. C. An old writer.
() 10. When did Hemingway win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A. In 1952. B. In 1953. C. In 1954.

二、根据首字母提示，补全短文
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