挑战弹吉他这件事深深鼓舞，想起了自己曾经几乎要放弃想成为一名作家的梦想，于是作者从简单的事情开始做起，慢慢地，作者在写作方面也取得了很好的成绩。
36 ．根据 “I saw a guitar in his room” 及 “I asked him why the guitar was in his room” 可知，看到他房间里有一把吉他觉得很奇怪， B 选项 “ 据我所知，他以前不会弹吉他 ” 符合，故选 B 。
37 ．根据 “but now he is confident ( 有信心的 ) enough after his first successful show at school” 可知，前文应是讲述之前他的性格， F 选项 “ 他过去害怕在公共场合讲话 ” 符合，故选 F 。
38 ．根据 “After watching Jack’s first show, I thought carefully about myself that night” 及 “That was because I was not good at writing” 可知，此处应讲述作者和写作的渊源， A 选项 “ 我差点放弃当作家的梦想 ” 符合，故选 A 。
39 ．根据 “I couldn’t achieve my dream in a day, but I could start to do something easy” 可知，此处讲述作者为了实现梦想，先从哪些简单的事情做起， C 选项 “ 例如，我可以开始写一些简单的故事 ” 符合，故选 C 。
40 ．根据 “Now everything is going well and my writing skills have improved a lot” 可知，此处讲述作者在写作方面取得的成绩， D 选项 “ 到目前为止，我已经在校报上发表了五篇文章 ” 符合，故选 D 。