Question

完形填空，閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs, laughing at me. “Don’t be 1 . Only geniuses (天才) can become writers,” the English teacher said sarcastically（諷刺地）. “And you are getting a D this term.” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly.

That night I wrote a short, sad poem about 2 dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly newspaper. To my surprise, they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a（an） 3 writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates. They laughed again. “Just plain dumb luck,（純屬僥幸）” the teacher said. However, I’d tasted 4 . I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.

By the time I graduated from high school（with a C-minus average）, I had scrapbooks filled with my published 5 . I never talked about my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.

Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and 6 about life. It took me nine months, just like a（an） 7 . I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which read: “I wrote this book myself, I hope you like it. Chapters(章節(jié)) 6 and 12 are my 8 . Thank you.” I mailed it without an envelope.

A month later, I received a letter, and a request to start working on 9 book. Crying Wind became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended, what degrees I have, and what qualities I have to be a writer. The answer is 10 . I just write. I’m not a genius, and I’m not gifted. I just write. To all those who dream of 11 , I’m shouting at you, “Yes, you 12 ! Don’t listen to them!” Writing is easy. It’s fun, and anyone can do it.

1. A. shy B. dishonest C. silly D. proud

2. A. strange B. broken C. beautiful D. unusual

3. A. welcomed B. educated C. honored D. paid

4. A. luck B. failure C. success D. pain

5. A. works B. poems C. letters D. jokes

6. A. did B. felt C. heard D. saw

7. A. animal B. plant C. baby D. boy

8. A. explanations B. reasons C. dreams D. favorites

9. A. others B. another C. other D. the other

10. A. many B. few C. some D. none

11. A. writing B. being famous C. success D. being rich

12. A. must B. need C. can D. should

Answer 1

1C  2B  3D  4C  5A  6B  7C  8D  9B  10D  11A  12C