2014年全国各地名校中考英语模拟试汇编
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【江苏省常州市2013-2014学年初中毕业、升学模拟】
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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 31 . Only geniuses (天才) can become writers,” the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）. “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 32 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） 33 writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates. They laughed again. “Just plain dumb luck,（纯属侥幸）” the teacher said. However, I’d tasted 34 . I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written.
