阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 31_____ and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 32_____ but a failure.”

After five years of 33_____ jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 34_____ that could have happened to me. I 35_____ I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 36_____ that what people said about me was 37_____. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 38_____it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 39_____ and went to college. My first novel (小说) 40_____ while I was at college.

After college I taught during the 41_____ in high schools and attended evening classes at London University,  where I got a 42_____ in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 43_____ that job to write full time 44_____ I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 45_____ was a working-class boy who’d 46_____   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   47_____, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 48_____ what does it mean? I 49_____ wish all the people that have put me down had 50_____: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. A. while           B. if                  C. when                       D. or

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 ___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