Question

    When I was 15, I said to my classmates that I wanted to be a writer one day. All the _____ laughed at me. One of them said, “Don't be silly. Only geniuses (天才) can become writers.” I was deeply hurt and I couldn't help _____.

That night I wrote a short poem and mailed it to a newspaper. To my _____, they published (出版)it and sent me two dollars. I told my classmates about that, but they laughed again. For me, I was happy, _____ I moved closer to my dream.

When I graduated from high school, I _____ all my published works together. But I never talked about my writing with my classmates again. They were _____ killers.

Later, I wrote a book about the meaning of my life. It took me nine months to finish it. I chose a publisher and mailed my book _____ a note in it, “I write this book myself and I hope you will like it. Thank you.”

Waiting for a month, I _____ received a letter, with an invitation to publish the book. I was very excited. I'm not a genius. I just try to do what I want to do.

To all those who dream of being _____, I want to say to you, “You should always ______ your dreams by yourselves. You can make it if you try hard.”

1.A.students B.teachers C.doctors D.parents

2.A.thinking B.hiding C.crying D.guessing

3.A.heart B.surprise C.failure D.success

4.A.when B.though C.till D.because

5.A.regarded B.finished C.collected D.carried

6.A.dream B.mind C.care D.worry

7.A.by B.with C.out D.for

8.A.loudly B.secretly C.probably D.finally

9.A.important B.patient C.successful D.common

10.A.keep on B.live on C.put on D.look on

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇记叙文。讲述作者小时候就有作家梦,但遭到同学的嘲讽。作者并不气馁,在付出努力后出版了很多作品,实现了自己的梦想。作者鼓励那些有梦想的人,只要坚持,梦想最终会变为现实。