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.”

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

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   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 best   _4that could have happened to me. I  5I wanted to do something positive (积极的) with my life because I wanted to prove to  6that what people said about me was   7. 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 my  9and 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 a  12in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of  13_   that 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'd  16school 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'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          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. 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

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 beatific   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   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 years old, he predicted, “You are never to be 2 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 3 could have happened to me. I 4 I should do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove 5 her that what people said about me had gone 6, especially her mother, who once said to me, “Let’s 7 it. You’ve failed every thing you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 8 and went to 9. My first novel 10 while I was still a college student.
After college, I taught during the day in high schools and attended 11 classes at London University, where I 12 a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time when I was 14 a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself---here was a working-class boy who’d 15 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career 16 when I discovered my own writing 17. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I just wish that all those people who have 19 me down had just said, “I believe in you and you will be 20.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      naughty
   2. B.
      lazy
   3. C.
      useless
   4. D.
      raggy
2. 2.
   1. A.
      nothing
   2. B.
      something
   3. C.
      everything
   4. D.
      anything
3. 3.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      which
   4. D.
      as
4. 4.
   1. A.
      thought
   2. B.
      promised
   3. C.
      decided
   4. D.
      expected
5. 5.
   1. A.
      to
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      with
   4. D.
      at
6. 6.
   1. A.
      ridiculous
   2. B.
      acceptable
   3. C.
      believable
   4. D.
      wrong
7. 7.
   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      face
   3. C.
      treat
   4. D.
      react
8. 8.
   1. A.
      writing
   2. B.
      experiment
   3. C.
      practice
   4. D.
      composition
9. 9.
   1. A.
      school
   2. B.
      college
   3. C.
      club
   4. D.
      company
10. 10.
    1. A.
       went across
    2. B.
       put aside
    3. C.
       came out
    4. D.
       set off
11. 11.
    1. A.
       lecture
    2. B.
       writing
    3. C.
       teaching
    4. D.
       evening
12. 12.
    1. A.
       received
    2. B.
       accepted
    3. C.
       gave
    4. D.
       offered
13. 13.
    1. A.
       giving up
    2. B.
       paying for
    3. C.
       signing up
    4. D.
       ridding of
14. 14.
    1. A.
       paid
    2. B.
       made
    3. C.
       offered
    4. D.
       tried
15. 15.
    1. A.
       finished
    2. B.
       gone
    3. C.
       delayed
    4. D.
       left
16. 16.
    1. A.
       made off
    2. B.
       took off
    3. C.
       gave off
    4. D.
       moved off
17. 17.
    1. A.
       style
    2. B.
       habit
    3. C.
       idea
    4. D.
       skill
18. 18.
    1. A.
       Therefore
    2. B.
       But
    3. C.
       Though
    4. D.
       For
19. 19.
    1. A.
       written
    2. B.
       turned
    3. C.
       torn
    4. D.
       put
20. 20.
    1. A.
       cheerful
    2. B.
       enjoyable
    3. C.
       successful
    4. D.
       forgettable

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 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.”

When I was a boy of 12, something happened to me that taught me a good lesson. We lived on the  36  of a forest, and every evening, birds would come and   37  in the trees and sing. There wasn’t a musical   38  made by man that could produce a more beautiful   39   than the song of the birds. So I   40   that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way I would have my own private   41   .

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, being   42   , the bird fluttered (扑腾) about the cage, but finally it   43   down in its new home. I felt very   44 

with myself and looked for­ward to some beautiful   45   from my little pet.

The next day, my new pet’s mother flew to the   46  with food in her mouth. The baby bird   47  everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to   48   her baby.

The following morning when I went to see my pet, I found it lying in the cage,   49  . What had happened! I had taken extremely care of my pet, or so I thought.

Arthur Wayne, an expert on birds, was visiting my father at the time, hearing me   50  

over the death of my bird, explained what had happened. “A mother bird,   51   her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it   52   berries (草莓). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live without   53   .”

  54   since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have the  55  to live freely.