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I did very poorly in school. My headmaster thought I was useless. When I was 14 he said “You are never going to be _________ but a failure(失败者).”

After 5 years of working bad jobs, I fell in love _________ a very nice girl. But her mother said to me “You have _________ at everything you’ve ever done. You can’t bring any happiness to my _________ !” it was the most frustrating (令人沮丧的) thing that could have happened to me. I decided to do something about my life because I want to show her that what people said about me was_________ .

So I worked hard on my writing and I _________ during the day and went to evening classes at college. My first book came out at that time. Then I started to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of _________ -here was once a _________ boy who left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯) _________ when I discovered(发现) my own style.

Now I’m rich and _________ , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

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

2.A. at              B. with           C. of             D. by

3.A. failed         B. won            C. spent           D. paid

4.A. son            B. friend        C. parent          D. daughter

5.A. terrible       B. excellent     C. wrong           D. right

6.A. stayed         B. laughed        C. lived           D. studied

7.A. Themselves      B. myself        C. himself         D. herself

8.A. proud           B. rich           C. poor            D. happy

9.A. set off         B. went off      C. broke off      D. took off

10.A. cool           B. famous         C. clever          D. helpful