Question

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You’re never going to be 1but a failure(失敗者).
After five years of poor jobs, I fell 2with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me, “You’ve 3in everything you’ve ever done. You can’t give any happiness to my daughter!” It was the frustrating thing that could have changed me later. I decided to do something 4about my life, because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was 5.
So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I 6during the day in high schools and went to evening classes at college. Later, I gave up that job to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part­-time job as a 7at Leeds University. I began to feel 8of myself –here was once a poor boy who’d left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯)9when I discovered my own style.
Now I’m rich and 10, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’11 succeed.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      anything
   2. B.
      something
   3. C.
      everything
   4. D.
      nothing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      work
   2. B.
      love
   3. C.
      help
   4. D.
      study
3. 3.
   1. A.
      failed
   2. B.
      won
   3. C.
      beaten
   4. D.
      succeeded
4. 4.
   1. A.
      difficult
   2. B.
      easy
   3. C.
      negative
   4. D.
      positive
5. 5.
   1. A.
      terrible
   2. B.
      excellent
   3. C.
      wrong
   4. D.
      right
6. 6.
   1. A.
      stayed
   2. B.
      laught
   3. C.
      lived
   4. D.
      studied
7. 7.
   1. A.
      boss
   2. B.
      scientist
   3. C.
      teacher
   4. D.
      student
8. 8.
   1. A.
      proud
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      tired
   4. D.
      happy
9. 9.
   1. A.
      set off
   2. B.
      went off
   3. C.
      broke off
   4. D.
      took off
10. 10.
    1. A.
       cool
    2. B.
       famous
    3. C.
       clever
    4. D.
       helpful

Answer 1

ABADC DCADB
1.否定詞never 之后用anything。
2.固定詞組“愛上”fall in love with 。
3.根據上下文提示可推斷出“失敗”。
4.根據上文知此處表示“積極的”詞義的詞。
5.根據上下文可知“讓人們知道他們“錯了””。
6.根據下文提示可知“學習”。
7.根據下文的at Leeds University提示可知。
8.習慣用法“感到自豪”feel proud of。
9.根據上下文提示可知“我的寫作生涯開始起飛了”。
10.根據上下文可推斷“富有、知名”。