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(積極地) 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 face it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my  8  and went to college. My first novel   9 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the   10  in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a degree in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of   11  that job to write full time   12  I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself. —Here was a working-class boy who’d   13 school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I   14  wish all the people that have put me down had  15  “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

My life is always full of sadness and little joy. However, no matter(無(wú)論) what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year,  I couldn’t believe the   1   that I could enter the only key high school in my hometown.  Then I rushed to my home and told my parents.  But my father didn’t  seem as    2        as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help   3  .
I knew very well what my family was   4___ . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset(心煩意亂) but I could say   5    to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work   6   my family.
To my surprise, things completely changed   7     the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which was   8     by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. No matter when I meet difficulties, I always   9     my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter how  10    life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”

完形填空

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3  a plan. They would toss(拋) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤礦) and, with his earnings(賺得的錢),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6     

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

   9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (舉杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too   14   Now I can’t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.                A．painting        B．books          C．school    D．money

2.                A．a(chǎn)ny            B．a(chǎn)ll             C．both D．neither

3.                A．looked out      B．worked out      C．took out  D．got out

4.                A．off            B．a(chǎn)way           C．up   D．down

5.                A．support        B．a(chǎn)gree          C．follow    D．let

6.                A．home          B．mine           C．college   D．school

7.                A．better          B．worse          C．cheaper D．older

8.                A．a(chǎn)rrived         B．graduated       C．walked   D．waited

9.                A．Before         B．When          C．Though   D．While

10.               A．picked         B．turned         C．looked    D．stood

11.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．mother

12.               A．way           B．idea           C．dream D．practice

13.               A．happily         B．surprisedly      C．a(chǎn)ngrily    D．softly

14.               A．early          B．late            C．good D．helpful

15.               A．legs           B．feet           C．a(chǎn)rms  D．fingers

The largest earthquake in Japanese history 31   in northern Japan at 2:46 pm of March 11, 2011. A tsunami (海嘯) followed, causing major flooding in  32  areas of Japan, as well as many strong aftershocks(余震). So far more than 13,000 people

33  with about 14,000 people missing. When news of this? disaster(災(zāi)難) 34   China, many Chinese people expressed their?35 for Japan and the Japanese, remembering that Japan helpedthe Chinese during China’s 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.

完形填空

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved   1  very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send   2   of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally   3   a plan. They would toss(拋) a coin. The loser would go  4 into the mines (煤礦) and, with his earnings(賺得的錢),   5  his brother studying at the college. Then, when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother studying at the   6  

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were much   7  than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he   8  , he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

  9  James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James  10 up from his seat to drink a toast (舉杯祝酒) to his dear   11    He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your   12   will come true. I will take care of you. "

But Jack said   13  , "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it' s too   14   Now I can' t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother' s hands with   15  towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", which became very famous years later.

1.                A．painting        B．books          C．school    D．money

2.                A．a(chǎn)ny            B．a(chǎn)ll             C．both D．neither

3.                A．looked out      B．worked out      C．took out  D．got out

4.                A．off            B．a(chǎn)way           C．up   D．down

5.                A．support        B．a(chǎn)gree          C．follow    D．let

6.                A．home          B．mine           C．college   D．school

7.                A．better          B．worse          C．cheaper  D．older

8.                A．a(chǎn)rrived         B．graduated       C．walked   D．waited

9.                A．Before         B．When          C．Though   D．While

10.               A．picked         B．turned         C．looked    D．stood

11.               A．brother        B．sister          C．father D．mother

12.               A．way           B．idea           C．dream D．practice

13.               A．happily         B．surprisedly      C．a(chǎn)ngrily    D．softly

14.               A．early          B．late            C．good D．helpful

15.               A．legs           B．feet           C．a(chǎn)rms  D．fingers