I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all--there wouldn't be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are mostly asked. Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That's how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte's Web, I like animals and my farm is a very pleasant place to be--at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it; it was published(出版). ( I am not a fast writer, as you can see.)
Sometimes I'm asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early -as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of making a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) stories. In real life, a family doesn't have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn't write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too--truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.
The writer wrote this passage to           .

A．introduce his new books.

B．introduce two funny stories

C．explain why he enjoys writing

D．answer some readers’ questions

We can know from the passage that the writer is a person who           .

A．writes imaginary stories for children

B．writes very fast.

C．mainly writes stories for adults

D．works on a friend’s farm

The writer started to write because he wanted to           .

A．improve his spelling

B．express his thoughts

C．show his sadness

D．make a good living

What is probably the last question?

A．Are your stories true?

B．What is the truth in your stories?

C．Will you write more imaginary stories?

D．Do you know a child looking like a mouse?