阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I did very badly at school. My
headmaster thought I was1and when I was 14 he said, "You're
never going to be2but a failure."
After five years of3jobs,
I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best4that
could have happened to me. I 5I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with
my life because I wanted to prove to 6that
what people said about me was7. Especially her mother, who had said to
me, "Let's8it, you've failed at everything you've
ever done." So I tried hard with my9and went to college. My
first novel10while I was at college.
After college I taught during
the 11in high schools and attended evening
classes at London University, where I got a 12in
history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of13that
job to write full time14I was offered a part-time job at Leeds
University. I began to feel 15of myself — here was 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 and17,
have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18what
does it mean? I19wish all the people that have put me down
had20: "I believe in you. You'll
succeed."
(1)
A .
bright
B .
simple
C .
useless
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 .
agreed
B .
decided
C .
planned
D .
told
(6)
A .
me
B .
them
C .
her
D .
it
(7)
A .
wrong
B .
right
C .
stupid
D .
faulty
(8)
A .
see
B .
know
C .
face
D .
understand
(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 .
shy
B .
proud
C .
happy
D .
surprised
(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
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)B;(4)D;(5)B;(6)C;(7)A;(8)C;(9)C;(10)C;(11)A;(12)C;(13)D;(14)C;(15)B;(16)A;(17)D;(18)B;(19)A;(20)B;