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