I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ___36___ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be ___37___ but a failure.”

After five years of ___38___ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best ___39___ that could have happened to me. I ___40___ I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to ___41___ that what people said about me was ___42___. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s ___43___ it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my ___44___ and went to college. My first novel (小说) ___45___ while I was at college.

After college I taught during the ___46___ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a ___47___ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ___48___ that job to write full time ___49___ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself—___50___ was a working-class boy who’d ___51___ school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and ___52___, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. ___53___ what does it mean? I ___54___ wish all the people that have put me down had ___55___: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

36. A. bright   B. useless       C. simple D. hopeful

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

38. A. low      B. poor   C. good   D. useful

39. A. support B. happiness   C. surprise      D. thing

40. A. admitted      B. decided      C. planned      D. told

41. A. me       B. them   C. her     D. it

42. A. wrong  B. right   C. stupid D. faulty

43. A. see       B. know  C. understand  D. face

44. A. experiment  B. practice      C. writing       D. composition

45. A. came on      B. came in      C. came out    D. came back

46. A. day      B. night   C. month D. year

47. A. graduation   B. pass    C. degree D. success

48. A. giving in     B. giving back       C. giving out  D. giving up

49. A. while   B. if C. when  D. or

50. A. there    B. here    C. it D. that

51. A. left      B. attended    C. changed     D. graduated

52. A. tired     B. calm   C. nervous      D. famous

53. A. And     B. But     C. However    D. Well

54. A. just      B. exactly       C. so       D. very

55. A. praised B. said    C. answered    D. advised

 I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1  and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2  but a failure.”

After five years of 3  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best  that could have happened to me. I  I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6  that what people said about me was . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8  it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.”  So I tried hard with my 9  and went to college. My first novel (小说) 10  while I was at college.

`After college I taught during the 11  in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13    that job to write full time 14  I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15  was a working-class boy who’d 16  school early, now teaching at the university

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18  what does it mean? I 19  wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1.

A.bright

B.useless

C.simple

D.hopeful

 

2.

A.anything

B.something

C.everything

D.nothing

 

3.

A.low

B.poor

C.good

D.useful

 

4.

A.support

B.happiness

C.surprise

D.thing

 

5.

A.admitted (承认)

B.decided

C.planned

D.told

 

6.

A.me

B.them

C.her

D.it

 

7.

A.wrong

B.right

C.stupid

D.bad

 

8.

A.see

B.know

C.understand

D.face

 

9.

A.experiment

B.practice

C.writing

D.composition

 

10.

A.came on

B.came in

C.came out

D.came back

 

11.

A.day

B.night

C.month

D.year

 

12.

A.graduation

B.pass

C.degree

D.success

 

13.

A.giving in

B.giving back

C.giving out

D.giving up

 

14.

A.while

B.if

C.when

D.or

 

15.

A.there

B.here

C.it

D.that

 

16.

A.left

B.attended

C.changed

D.graduated

 

17.

A.tired

B.calm

C.nervous .

D.famous

 

18.

A.And

B.But

C.However

D.Well

 

19.

A.just

B.exactly

C.so

D.very

 

20.

A.praised

B.said

C.answered

D.advised

 

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