I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2but a failure.”
After five years of 3jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best4that could have happened to me. I5I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to6that what people said about me was7. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my9and went to college. My first novel (小说)10while I was at college.
`After college I taught during the 11in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a12in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13that job to write full time 14I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15was a working-class boy who’d16school 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. 18what does it mean? I 19wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’11 succeed.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      bright
   2. B.
      useless
   3. C.
      simple
   4. D.
      hopeful
2. 2.
   1. A.
      anything
   2. B.
      something
   3. C.
      everything
   4. D.
      nothing
3. 3.
   1. A.
      low
   2. B.
      poor
   3. C.
      good
   4. D.
      useful
4. 4.
   1. A.
      support
   2. B.
      happiness
   3. C.
      surprise
   4. D.
      thing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      admitted (承认)
   2. B.
      decided
   3. C.
      planned
   4. D.
      told
6. 6.
   1. A.
      me
   2. B.
      them
   3. C.
      her
   4. D.
      it
7. 7.
   1. A.
      wrong
   2. B.
      right
   3. C.
      stupid
   4. D.
      bad
8. 8.
   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      know
   3. C.
      understand
   4. D.
      face
9. 9.
   1. A.
      experiment
   2. B.
      practice
   3. C.
      writing
   4. D.
      composition
10. 10.
    1. A.
       came on
    2. B.
       came in
    3. C.
       came out
    4. D.
       came back
11. 11.
    1. A.
       day
    2. B.
       night
    3. C.
       month
    4. D.
       year
12. 12.
    1. A.
       graduation
    2. B.
       pass
    3. C.
       degree
    4. D.
       success
13. 13.
    1. A.
       giving in
    2. B.
       giving back
    3. C.
       giving out
    4. D.
       giving up
14. 14.
    1. A.
       while
    2. B.
       if
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       or
15. 15.
    1. A.
       there
    2. B.
       here
    3. C.
       it
    4. D.
       that
16. 16.
    1. A.
       left
    2. B.
       attended
    3. C.
       changed
    4. D.
       graduated
17. 17.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       calm
    3. C.
       nervous
    4. D.
       famous
18. 18.
    1. A.
       And
    2. B.
       But
    3. C.
       However
    4. D.
       Well
19. 19.
    1. A.
       just
    2. B.
       exactly
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       very
20. 20.
    1. A.
       praised
    2. B.
       said
    3. C.
       answered
    4. D.
       advised

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was ____36____ and when I was 14 years old, he predicted, “You are never to be ____37____ but a failure.”
After 5 years of poor jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best thing ____38____ could have happened to me. I ____39____ I should do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove ___40___ her that what people said about me had gone ___41___, especially her mother, who once said to me, “Let’s ____42____ it. You’ve failed every thing you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my ____43____ and went to ____44____. My first novel ____45____ while I was still a college student.
After college, I taught during the day in high schools and attended ____46____ classes at London University, where I ____47____ a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of ____48____ that job to write full time when I was ____49____ a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself---here was a working-class boy who’d ___50___ school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career ____51____ when I discovered my own writing ____52____. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. _____53____ what does it mean? I just wish that all those people who have ____54____ me down had just said, “I believe in you and you will be ____55____.”

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   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 beat   39   that could have happened to me. I   40   I wanted-to do something positive (积极地) 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.”

 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.”