Задание 26985 ЕГЭ по английскому языку

She always 34 ______ it funny when they sent her a clipping about the elusive Alexander Green, or an alleged sighting of him somewhere unlikely like Somali.

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Donna was happy. By the end of the week, she 30 ______ to finish and email the manuscript to her literary agent Polly Smith to hand in to the publisher. Polly informed her that her most recent book was currently climbing bestseller lists at a rapid rate.

Donna had become a regular feature on it by then, but was never blasé about it. It thrilled her every time when she got emails from Polly congratulating her and 31 ______ her that one of her books was on the list week after week. This was another big bestseller.

Donna wrote under the pseudonym Alexander Green. Her publishers were still 32 ______ that the books were written by a young woman, and her identity was the best-kept secret in the business.

The publicity department occasionally planted an item about the author, that he was hunting in Wales, or researching a new book somewhere, or had just 33 ______ to his ranch in Texas to start work on a new thriller. Donna almost believed he was real, like some alter ego.

After her editor left, Donna decided to look 35 ______ a new apartment, since the second lease on hers was expiring in June. This time it took her two weeks to find one.

It was slightly smaller than the one she’d had, but it suited her. She liked to have her own place to live, 36 ______ she missed her sisters and the warmth of being among them.