I did very badly at school．My headmaster thought I was （36） and when I was 14，he said，"You are （37） going to be anything but a failure．"
After five years of （38） jobs，I fell in love with a very nice middle﹣class girl．It was the best （39） that could have happened to me．I decided to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to her what people said about me was （40） ，especially her mother，who had said to me，"You have failed at everything you have ever done．"So I tried hard with my （41） and went to college，my first novel（42） while I was at college．
After college I taught during the （43） in high schools and attended evening classes at London University，where I got a （44） in history．I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of giving up that job to write full time when I was offered a part﹣time job at Leeds University．I began to feel proud of myself﹣﹣it was a working﹣class boy who had left school early，now teaching at the university．
My writing career（生涯） （45） when I realized my own style．Now I am rich and famous，have been on TV，and met lots of film stars．But what does it mean？I just wish all the people that have put me down had said，"I believe in you．You will succeed．"
36．A．bright |
B．useful |
C．simple |
D．hopeful |
37．A．never |
B．sometimes |
C．often |
D．seldom |
38．A．low |
B．poor |
C．good |
D．useful |
39．A．support |
B．happiness |
C．surprise |
D．thing |
40．A．wrong |
B．right |
C．stupid |
D．foolish |
41．A．experiment |
B．experience |
C．writing |
D．practice |
42．A．came on |
B．came in |
C．came back |
D．came out |
43．A．day |
B．night |
C．month |
D．year |
44．A．graduation |
B．pass |
C．degree |
D．success |
45．A．took off |
B．put off |
C．gave off |
D．got off． |
Say something Good to Others
How nice of you to read this passage．I can see from your eyes that you are a clever child I love the way you …
In the USA，January 24 this National Compliment （赞美）Day．（61） We all feel good when we hear something nice about ourselves．Nice words make up happy．
But do you often say nice words to your friends？（62） Your nice words are important to them．So now tell your friend，"You look good today．"Say to your mother．"You're a good cook．"Say to your father，"（63） "．
Remember．（64） Don't say anything if you don't have anything good to say．（65） if you can't find anything good about people，or you will do more harm them good．
A．Speak out
B．Keep silent
C．You're a great father．
D．Thank you very much．
E．On that day people say something nice to others．
F．Your nice words must come from your heart．
G．Do you ever say anything good to your parents？
A：Hello，House of Noodles．
B：Hello，I want to order some food．
A：（76） ？
B：I'd like a bowl of beef noodles．
A：（77） ？
B：A large bowl．
A：Would you like some drinks？
B：Yes，（78） ．
A：OK，A large bowl of beef noodles and a cup of coffee，What's your address？
B：It's 798 Jianshe Road．
A：（79） ？
B：It's 3988﹣4528．
A：All right，That'll be twenty﹣one yuan．
B：Well，thank you．See you
A：You are welcome．（80） ．
For this month's Young World magazine，I interviewed 19﹣year﹣old Asian pop star Candy Wang．Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her （66） （shy）．Now she's not shy anymore and enioys （67） （sing） in front of crowds．
I asked Candy how life was diffierent after she became famous．She explained that there are many good things，like being able （68） （travel） and meet new poople all the time，"I didn't use to be popular in school，but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go"（69） （however），too much attention can also be a bad thing，"I always have to worry about how I appear to others，and I never dare to be （70） （care）about what I say or do．And I have much （71） （little） private time now because there are always guards around me．"
What does Candy have to say to all （72） （that）young people who want to become famous？"Well，"she begins（73） （slow），"you have to be prepared to give up your normal life．You can never imagine how dificult the road to success is．Many times I （74） （think） about giving up，but I fought on．You really require a lot of talent and hard （75） （work） to succeed．Only a very small number of people make it to the top"．
One evening a young woman walked on the beach．She （36） to see the footsteps （足迹）she had left in the sand，but they had already been washed away by the water．When she turned to continue her walk，she was surprised to see an old woman（37） by a fire．
She walked up to the old woman and asked，"Where did you come from？I didn't see you here a minute ago"
（38） answering her question，the old woman said，"Sit with me，my child．I have something to show you．"
As the young woman sat down beside the fire，the old woman handed her a book．She turned the pages of the book one by one and was （39） to discover they told the story of her whole life，from the early days of （40） to the present．But when she turned to the next page，she found it empty．And the rest of the pages in the book were all empty．
"Does this mean my life ends tonight？"she asked．
"No．my child．It means tonight your life （41） "
At that time the old woman took the book into her hands and began to tear （撕掉）each of the pages that had words out of the book．She then threw （42） into the fire until all left were empty pages．She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman．
"You see，"she said，"just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand，your past is forever gone．What you （43） have is here and now．Each moment is the beginning of the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest，because you won't live that moment a（an） （44） time．For your future，you are free to shape it as you wish，（45） it has not yet been written．"
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36．A．turns |
B．turned |
C．is turning |
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37．A．sitting |
B．to is |
C．sat |
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38．A．Thanks to |
B．Instead of |
C．As for |
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39．A．tired |
B．sad |
C．amazed |
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40．A．childhood |
B．adulthood |
C．old age |
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41．A．ends |
B．lives |
C．begins |
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42．A．them |
B．it |
C．her |
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43．A．hardly |
B．lately |
C．truly |
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44．A．other |
B．another |
C．second |
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45．A．whether |
B．because |
C．then． |
There are lots of extreme（极限） sports we can do today， and rock climbing is one of them． Many people enjoy rock climbing． And it is （1）b more and more popular．
You can do it indoors on （2）s walls or outdoors on real mountains． There are many（3）a of rock climbing﹣ ﹣it is fun and it also helps people forget their （4）w ．
The most important equipment（装备） to have （5）i good shoes． They need to be half a size （6）s than usual， so they aren't easy to fall off． The next thing you need is a harness（安全带）． This （7）a you to move freely， but will hold you （8）u _____if you fall．It's important to know how to use your equipment．If you start to learn it，it's best to have lessons．People with （9）e can help you a lot when you are learning to climb．
Rock climbing is very exciting for people of different ages． （10）C ，however，must be careful not to pollute the environment． Sometimes they leave rubbish on the mountains where they climb． They should take it with them and throw it away．