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LONDON—An 18-year-old author has received a£400,000 advance for her first novel, one of the biggest deals for a young author in British publishing history. 

     Helen Oyeyemi, a first-year student at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, is now one of the British outstanding authors.

     Ms Oyeyemi struck a two-book deal with Bloomsbury after the publisher was impressed by her novel The Icarus Girl. The story concerns Jessamy, an eight-year-old girl who, while on a visit to relatives in Nigeria, meets Tilly, a friend whom only she can see. Their relationship is friendly at first but becomes darker as it appears that Tilly is a ghost who wants Jessamy's body for her own.

In an interview, the Nigerian-born author said she was astonished that her novel would become a hit. "I had to sign the contract(合同) between my exams. It was on the day of my theology A level," she said.

Ms Oyeyemi, whose father is a teacher and whose mother is training to become a driver for London Underground, began writing at the age of seven.

"I rewrote Little Women so that Laurie married Jo because I thought that was a better ending."

She began writing The Icarus Girl last year when she was in the sixth form of Notre Dame School. Her agent (代理), Wade, showed the book to Alexandra Pringle, editor-in-chief at Bloomsbury, who is also Donna Tartt's editor. "The prose sings immediately right from the first page," Ms Pringle said.

Ms Oyeyemi does not believe that she will become a full-time writer, however. "I don't think that many people can do that these days," she said. "I would quite like to be a literary agent. "

h of the following statement is true according to the article?

     A. Oyeyemi was trained to be a writer at the age of seven.

     B. Ms Pringle did not think well of Oyeyemi’s novel at first.

      C. Bloomsbury did not decide to publish two books of Oyeyemi.

      D. Oyeyemi did not expect her novel to be successful and popular.

60. What is the publisher’s reaction to the girl’s novel The Icarus Girl?

A. He disliked it.                      B. He ignored it. 

C. He was attracted by it.               D. He was frightened by it.

61. According to what she has said, Helen would ________.

A. not keep writing novels                B. work in the library

C. get into publishing                   D. not devote all her time to writing

62. This article is probably seen ________.

A. in the newspaper                     B. on the first page of Helen’s novel

C. in a magazine about fashion           D. in a magazine for children

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