先阅读短文，然后从文中每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
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 (1) but a failure(失败者).
After five years of poor jobs, I fell (2) with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me, “You’ve (3) in 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 (4) about 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 (6) during 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 (7) at Leeds University. I began to feel (8) of myself –here was once a poor boy who’d left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯) (9) when 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’ll succeed.”
【小题1】A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing【小题2】A．workB．loveC．helpD．study【小题3】A．failedB．wonC．beatenD．succeeded【小题4】A．difficultB．easyC．negativeD．positive【小题5】A．terribleB．excellentC．wrongD．right【小题6】A．stayedB．laughtC．livedD．studied【小题7】A．bossB．scientistC．teacherD．student【小题8】A．proudB．sadC．tiredD．happy【小题9】A．set offB．went offC．broke offD．took off【小题10】A．coolB．famousC．cleverD．helpfulA
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解析：
【小题1】否定词never 之后用anything。
【小题2】固定词组“爱上”fall in love with 。
【小题3】根据上下文提示可推断出“失败”。
【小题4】根据上文知此处表示“积极的”词义的词。
【小题5】根据上下文可知“让人们知道他们“错了””。
【小题6】根据下文提示可知“学习”。
【小题7】根据下文的at Leeds University提示可知。
【小题8】习惯用法“感到自豪”feel proud of。
【小题9】根据上下文提示可知“我的写作生涯开始起飞了”。
【小题10】根据上下文可推断“富有、知名”。