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.” 小题1: A．bright B．useless C．simple D．hopeful 小题2: A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing 小题3: A．low B．good C．poor D．useful 小题4: A．support B．happiness C．surprise D．thing 小题5: A．admitted B．decided C．planned D．told 小题6: A．me B．them C．her D．it 小题7: A．stupid B．right C．wrong D．faulty 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 back D．came out 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．or D．when 小题15: A．there B．it C．here 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．so B．exactly C．just D．very 小题20: A．said B．praised C．answered D．advised