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