完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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. ThemselvesB. 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
答案：
1.A
2.B
3.A
4.D
5.C
6.D
7.B
8.C
9.D
10.B
【解析】
试题分析：本文主要讲我们即便身处劣境，也不要气馁，而应保持积极的心态，努力进取。同时作者也希望人们能给那些表现不很出色的人多一些鼓励。
1.A考查不定代词及语境理解。anything but 是习语，意为“决不”“根本不”，与其前的否定词never构成双重否定，表示强调的肯定，即校长认为我肯定是一个失败的人。故选A。
2.B考查介词及语境理解。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者爱上了一个非常漂亮的女孩。fall in love with sb为固定短语，指爱上某人。故选B。
3.A考查动词及语境理解。failed ：失败，won：赢，spent：花费， paid：报酬、付款。根据下文“can’t bring any happiness to…”的描述可知，这里指的是女孩的母亲说作者所做的事情都失败了。故应选A。
4.D考查名词及语境理解。son ：儿子，friend：朋友，parent：父亲或母亲，daughter：女儿。根据前文“a very nice girl”可知，这里指的是那位母亲说作者不能给她的女儿带来任何快乐。故应选D。
5.C考查形容词及语境理解。terrible：可怕的，excellent：优秀的，wrong：错误的，right：正确的。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者想证明，人们认为他不行的看法是错误的。故应选C。
6.D考查动词及语境理解。stayed：待、停留，laughed：笑，lived：居住，studied：学习。根据上文“worked hard”以及下文“went to evening classes at college”可知，这里指的是白天学习，晚上还要上夜大。故选D。
7.B考查反身代词及语境理解。themselves ：他们自己，myself：我自己， himself：他自己，herself：她自己。根据语境可知，这里指的是作者为自己取得的成绩感到骄傲、自豪。故应选B。
8.C考查形容词及语境理解。proud：自豪的，rich ：富有的，poor：贫穷的、差的，happy：开心的。根据前文“I did very poorly in school. My headmaster thought I was useless.”可知，这里指的是作者自嘲自己曾经是一个极差的孩子。故应选C。
9.D考查动词短语及语境理解。set off：出发，went off：熄灭，broke off：打破，took off：脱下、起飞。根据语境可知，这里指的是当作者发现自己的风格的时候写作生涯便崛起了。故应选D。
10.…have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.”可知，这里指的是作者有钱了，出名了。故选B。
考点：考查人生百味类短文阅读.