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　 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 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 7 . 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

——You missed a good chance .

　 ——Yes , I 　　　　 that job when it was offered .

　 A．should take 　　　　　　　　 B．should have taken 　　　

　 C．must have taken 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．would take