Although I had left school against the advice (建议) of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to continue my studies in literature (文学) at evening classes. It was a long walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among grown-ups was 39 .I was the youngest in class, so I had no friends to talk with. I couldn' t stand it. It was a long walk on cold winter nights and it was 40 to put my heart into Shakespeare (莎士比亚) with wet shoes and trousers. So I 41 writing poems (诗) at home.
By chance, I won some prizes (奖励) for literature. One day a woman from a 42 came and told me I had won a national poetry. I looked at her in 43 and disbelieved what she said. She wanted to make a short film about me, but I 44 . Not that I had any real 45 I was just frightened. At last she persuaded (说服) me to do it the next day.
So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my 46 . I wondered what to do next and decided some time later that I could not imagine (想像) myself 47 the rest of my days doing with the machines. So I told my parents I wanted to get back to 48 . They were greatly surprised but did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was sure, if I knew what it 49 and whether I realized if I gave up my job training, I would have great 50 getting a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.
39. A. uninteresting B. impossible C. interesting D. possible
40. A. easy B. terrible C. wonderful D. hard
41. A. practised B. liked C. started D. stopped
42. A. newspaper B. radio station C. magazine D. TV station
43. A. excitement B. surprise C. silence D. happiness
44. A. agreed B. decided C. refused D. left
45. A. excuse B. idea C. plan D. thought
46. A. books B. stories C. poems D. novels
47. A. spending B. seeing C. keeping D. enjoying
48. A. work B. school C. my house D. my film
49. A. happened B. became C. meant D. ended
50. A. chance B. trouble C. idea D. way
补充：
答案：39~40AD
41~45CDBAC
46~50CABCB