It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be (1) _______ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is (2)_________ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (3)_______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, (4)_________ the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (5)______ of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If (6), __________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars (7)__________ were once out of work . There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8) ________. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (9)________ extent. But things are more likely to (10) ________ well if you persevere and stay positive.

Câu 1: A. alert                         B. clever                 C. intelligent             D. aware
Câu 2: A. overflowing          B. packed                     C. filled                      D. full
Câu 3: A. idea                         B. brain                      C. thought                   D. mind
Câu 4: A. shouldn’t let         B. won’t let                C. didn’t let                 D. don’t let
Câu 5; A. absentee                  B. shortage               C. missing                  D. lack
Câu 6: A. hence                      B. whereas                 C. otherwise             D. however
Câu 7: A. which                     B. whom                    C. they                        D. who
Câu 8: A. publish                     B. to publish            C. publishes              D. published
Câu 9: A. plenty                     B. numerous               C. definite                   D. certain
Câu 10: A. sail through          B. come into             C. deal with               D. turn out