Question

   I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 1 but a failure (失敗者) .”

   After five years of poor jobs,I fell in 2 with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me , “You’ve 3 in everything you’ve ever done. You can't give any happiness to my daughter!” It was the frustrating thing that could have changed me later. I decided to do something 4 about my life,because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was 5 .

   So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I 6 during the day in a high school and went to evening classes at college. Later,I gave up that job to write full time. At the same time,I was offered a part-time job as a 7 at LeedvS University. I began to feel 8 of myself—here was once a poor boy who'd left school early,now teaching at the university. My writing career (生涯) 9 when I discovered my own style.

   Now I'm rich and 10 ,have been on TV,and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down had said ,“I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1. A. anything   B. something   C. everything   D. nothing

2. A. work   B. love   C. help   D. study

3. A. failed   B. won   C. beaten   D. succeeded

4. A. difficult   B. easy   C. negative   D. positive

5. A. terrible   B. excellent   C. wrong   D. right

6. A. stayed   B. taught   C. lived   D. studied

7. A. boss   B. scientist   C. teacher   D. student

8. A. proud   B. sad   C. tired   D. happy

9. A. set off   B. went off   C. broke off   D. took off

10. A. cool   B. famous   C. clever   D. helpful

Answer 1

l 〜5 ABADC 6 〜10 BCADB