用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）

Hello, my name is John. I’m a student. Yesterday, a writer ______ Tom came to my school and gave us a talk.
Tom talked about his life when he was a small ______ and what made him write books. He took his ------book Good Vibrations with him. It told his experiences of riding across America on a motorbike. He _______ it for us and showed us pictures. It made me feel that I ________ like to do something similar.
We asked Tom lots of ________ and he answered all of them. He also gave some ________ on how to write a book.
The talk lasted for seven________ . We also prepared cakes and _________ for everyone. They were delicious. It _______ a great day. I have some great ideas for stories now, and I ______ one day I will also be able to write a book.