1,C return——in return (for),固定搭配:作为报答;相应地;2,B suffering—— suffer from 伤痛、疾病等;3,C common—— have sth. in common,有相似点4,D career—— 从后面看主人公从25就开始写作了,用“工作”或“职业”来描述显然不够精确,writing career 写作生涯; 5,D blaze—— 大火照亮了整个地区;6,B on foot——步行,固定搭配,如:by bus, on foot, in a car(cars)7,A still——其它几项要么意思不对,要么位置不对; 8,D is as old as——其它几项要么缺