Many young people tell me that they want to be writers. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there is a big difference between being a writer and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and being famous, not the long hours alone at the typewriter.
When I became a writer, I had no future. What I had was a friend called George. He found me a home. It was cold and had no bathroom. I could only afford a used typewriter. A year later, however, I still hadn’t received a break and began to doubt myself. But I knew I wanted to write. I would keep putting my dream to the test—even though it meant living with fear of failure. This is the shadow land (阴影) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. Then one day I got a call from a friend who asked me to be an assistant for $6,000 a year. As the dollars were dancing in my head, something brought me to my sense. “Thanks, but no,” I heard myself saying. After that, I walked around my little room and started to feel like a fool. I felt a little low.
Later, I gradually began to sell my articles. It was after 17 years of being a writer that Roots was published. At once I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into great sunlight. Before that, it was a long and slow climb out of the shadows.
The second paragraph is mainly about ______.

A．the job chance the author ever had

B．the difficulties before the author succeeded

C．the great help from the author’s friends

D．the important choices the author made

The underlined word “something” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A．the author’s dream of being a writer

B．the author’s trouble in making money

C．the author’s hard life before success

D．the author’s wish to be successful

How did the author feel after he refused the job offer?

A．confident	B．angry
C．excited	D．Unhappy