阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, only can bee writers, ” the English teacher said, “And you are getting a D this term. ” I was so that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They . “Just plain dumb luck. ” the teacher said. I tasted and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks（剪贴簿） filled with my published works. I mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their .
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a self addressed stamped and without making a copy of the manuscript(原稿).
A month later I received a（n） , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36, 000 dollars. years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live , but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is： “None. ” I just write. I’m not a genius.
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(答案→)D
解析：文章讲述了当作者十五岁时，他向班里宣布要写书。这让老师和同学感到意外，并得到了同学的耻笑。在作者收到稿酬时，老师和同学仍然不以为然，作者下定决心，不会再告诉老师和同学有关自己的梦想的事情。作者选择了坚持自己的梦想。
【小题1】Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the nearly fell out of their chairs laughing有一半的学生在冷笑，剩下的几乎要要笑趴下了。A整个；B其他；后加名词复数；C大多数；D剩下的。故选D。
【小题2】only can bee writers只有天才才能成为作家，根据“And you are getting a D this term.”可知，老师也不相信作者。A将军；B发言人；C天才；D间谍。故选C。
【小题3】I was so that I burst into tears.我感到如此的羞耻，以至于大哭起来。A高兴的；B焦急的；C羞耻的；D烦恼的。老师和同学都嘲笑作者，这让作者感到尴尬和羞耻。故选C。
【小题4】根据“about broken dreams”可知，作者写了一首关于破碎的梦想的短诗。A难过的；B清白的；C令人失望的；D困惑的。故选A。
【小题5】根据“To my , they published it and sent me two dollars.”可知，报社出版了那首诗，这让作者感到惊讶。A开心；B惊讶；C舒服；D幸福。故选B。
【小题6】根据“published it and sent me two dollars”可知，作者现在也是有出版作品和报酬的作家了。A借入；B借出；C支付，买；D花费。故选C。
【小题7】Just plain dumb luck. 只是纯粹的运气罢了，老师和同学都笑了。A哭泣，叫喊；B同意；C发誓；D大笑。故选D。
【小题8】I tasted and I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. 我尝到了成功（的味道），卖掉了写的第一份作品。A失败；B成功；C寒冷，冷漠；D挤，压迫。故选B。
【小题9】根据“That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was 44 with me.”可知，作者不在乎他人的看法，就算是运气，也很满足。A好的；B混合的；C比较；D饱的，满的。故选A。
【小题10】During the next two years I sold dozens of , letters, jokes and recipes.在接下来的两年里，作者卖掉了几十份的诗歌、信件等作品。A书；B诗人；C小说；D诗歌。故选D。
【小题11】By the time I from high school,到作者高中毕业时。A退出；B离开；C毕业；D解雇。故选C。
【小题12】I mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. 作者没有再次向老师和同学提起他的作品。A曾经；B从未；C很少；D甚至。故选B。
【小题13】 people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their 49 .如果人们必须在朋友和梦想之间做出选择，他们必须选择他们的梦想。A如果；B除非；C直到；D在......以前。故选A。
【小题14】作者没有再次向同学和老师提起作品的事情，因为作者认为他们是梦想的谋杀者。作者在朋友和梦想之间做出选择，选择了坚持梦想。A教师；B家人；C朋友；D梦想。故选D。
【小题15】考查近义词辨析。spend的主语是人，cost花钱，take花时间。根据nine months可知，用took。A花费，度过；B花钱；C花时间；D浪费。故选C。
【小题16】I mailed it without a self addressed stamped 作者用不带地址的信封邮寄作品。A信；B信封；C作家；D封面。故选B。
【小题17】A month later I received a（n） , and a request to start working on another book. 一个月后，作者收到了一份协议和要求，让作者开始写一本书。A协议；B版本；C交易；D专利。故选A。
【小题18】 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand.大多数年份，作者挣的钱在五千到一万之间。A最近；B值得纪念的；C大多数的；D几个。故选C。
【小题19】5000-10000并不够继续生活，但仍然比打零工挣得多。live with和......住一起；live by以......为生；live on继续生活；live in住在。A和；B在；C通过；D在......里。故选B。
【小题20】根据college(大学)和degrees(学位)可知，这里是问作者上的什么大学，attend college上大学。A值得；B介绍；C建立；D参加。故选D。