Steve is interviewing the famous biographer（传记作家）Caren Thomas.
Steve: Thomas,        a famous writer, would you please tell us something about yourself and your new books?
Garen: Of course.
Steve: Where were you born?
Garen: I was born in Chicago, but I spent most of my childhood in New York.
Steve:        was your childhood like?
Garen: I had pretty strict parents. They wished me to be successful in studies. So I think my childhood was        （bore）and I was always complaining about it.
Steve: Do you get along well         your parents now?
Garen: Oh sure, I have reached middle age now. So far I         （understand）their loves to me.
Steve: Where did you go to university?
Garen: I graduated         Yale University with a degree in English Literature.
Steve: How did you start writing?
Garen: I like writing from young,         it is not easy for me to enter this occupation. You know, I once worked in companies. I started writing for magazines and eventually was
       （ask） to write books, so I was pretty lucky.
Steve:         did you begin to write the book about the president Obama?
Garen: From the beginning of 2008, it        （take） me 6 months to prepare for it, interviewing and finding information about him. Obama told me many stories about his life and family.
Steve: Sounds interesting.