阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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 　26 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 　27 but a failure.” After five years of 　28 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific 　29 that could have happened to me. I 30 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 31 that what people said about me was 　32 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 　33 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 　34 and went to college. My first novel 　35　 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 　36 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 　37 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 　38 that job to write full time 　39 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 　40 was a working-class boy who’d 　41 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 　42 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 　43 what does it mean? I 　44 wish all the people that have put me down had 　45 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The people below are all looking for entertainments to amuse themselves in March in Shanghai. After the description of these people, there is information about six advertisements of activities A-F. Decide what activities would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one activity which you do not need to use.

____ 1. Raymond, a foreign student studying history in Shanghai Fudan University, is planning for his weekend in the first week of March. As he has a phone from his father from home, he is surely to return to his dormitory before 8:pm.

____ 2. Vanessa, has been working in Shanghai for a couple of months and has got a number of friends, who are interested in western music and dance. What they want to do is to amuse themselves and learn something new.

____ 3. Jack and his friends usually enjoy their joyful weekend by attending late night activities. As they are music fans, they would like to listen to a live concert.

____ 4. Smith is interested in a variety of music and he is free in early March. He would like to amuse himself by attending concerts, no matter what price they might be.

____ 5. Alice, a French girl of 26, is returning home in 2 days. She and her companions want to do shopping in the evening and bought some presents for their family and friends back home.

This March is a busy month in Shanghai. There's a lot to do. Here are the highlights.

A. Brightman’s Solo Concert

Brightman, the versatile singer who shifts freely between opera, musicals, trip hop and folk songs, is to give a solo concert in Shanghai in March. The event will be part of a global tour promoting her new album "Harem".

　　Her concert in Shanghai has outrageously high ticket price between 2,500 and 380 yuan, but "hardcore" fans have bought tickets worth 2 million yuan in just one week.

B. Raffles City Shanghai

         Positioning the mall in the middle and middle upper income group, the target consumers of 20-35 age groups. Each floor presents a specific theme like popular young fashion, casual wear and beauty gallery, lifestyle, food and kids, international collections, health and fine dining, etc.

C. Exhibitions - Shanghai Museum

There are 120,000 pieces on show here. You can see the whole of Chinese history under one roof. It' s always interesting to visit, but doubly so at the moment with the Egyptian Tombs exhibition. There are lots of mummies and more gold than you've ever seen before. Let us know if you see a mummy move!

D. Dining - Sushi chef in town

Sushi is getting really big in Shanghai. In Japan, it' s become an art form. The most famous Sushi 'artist' is Yuki Kamura. She' s also one of the few female chefs in Japan. She' ll be at Sushi Scene all of this month.

E. Live Music - Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis, the famous trumpet player. He's coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie' s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don't expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie' s third visit to Shanghai. The first two were sold out, so get your tickets quickly.

F. Scottish dancing

Take your partners and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. Instructors will demonstrate the dances. The live band, Gordon Stroppie and the Weefrees, are also excellent.