When an editor wrote to offer me the task of writing a famous artist's authorized biography，I was surprised.I replied， "Me？Are you sure you have the right writer？" But that's just what I was thinking.At that point in my career，although I had written many magazine articles，I had just a few small books to my name — children's comic books，mostly.
So I asked why she chose me. "Because of your warmth，" the editor said.The editor thought my writing style would be a good fit for that artist.Finally，I accepted the writing task.I told my friend about the task.And she warned me，"Just understand that celebrities will often not treat others well.They all just seem nice on television，but they'll treat you like nothing but a servant to them."
Her words made me quite uncertain and anxious. "What if the artist ignores me？Can I finish the writing task？Should I give up？" I thought to myself.Anyway，days later I boarded the plane to the artist's city to meet her，still feeling very uncertain and anxious.However，these feelings melted into thin air within minutes after meeting her.My friend was wrong；this artist was an absolute sweetheart，who was humble，down-to-earth，funny and caring.
She shared cookies with me.She sat on the floor with me and we chatted into the middle of the night like we were old schoolmates.During the following days，she told me a lot about her life，work，dream，etc.And I managed to have a good knowledge of her.When I finished the book，the artist's husband called to tell me how well I had captured her，and that he felt very emotional and proud after reading the book.Hearing it，I was very glad.
Since that time，I've found I need to believe in myself and needn't be afraid of any uncertainty.Otherwise，I may miss a good opportunity in life.Now I've met many fascinating people and written many fascinating stories.
（1）Why was the author surprised when the editor offered her the writing task？ （no more than 10 words） Because the author had just a few small books.Because the author had just a few small books.
（2）What was the author's friend's warning to her？ （no more than 10 words） Celebrities will often not treat others well.Celebrities will often not treat others well.
（3）What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 probably mean？ （no more than 5 words） These feelings disappeared.These feelings disappeared.
（4）What made the author feel very glad after getting a call from the artist's husband？ （no more than 8 words） The response from the artist's husband.The response from the artist's husband.
（5）What lesson can you learn from the author's story？ （no more than 20 words） We need to believe in ourselves and needn't be afraid of any uncertainty.We need to believe in ourselves and needn't be afraid of any uncertainty.
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【答案】Because the author had just a few small books.；Celebrities will often not treat others well.；These feelings disappeared.；The response from the artist's husband.；We need to believe in ourselves and needn't be afraid of any uncertainty.
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