Read the following passage and choose the most likely answer to each of the following questions.
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but also explain that there's a big difference between"being a writer"and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. "You've got to want to write, "I say to them, "not want to be a writer".
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U. S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer（自由撰稿人）, I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York apartment building. It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and felt like a genuine writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering. What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test even enough it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
What can be concluded from the passage? （ ）
A、
Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.
B、
A writer's success depends on luck rather than on effort.
C、
Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.
D、
The chances for a writer to become successful are small.
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：
根据文章第二段的第二句话“相对于每一个被命运亲吻的作家来说，还有成千上万的人，他们的渴望从未得到回报”，可推断出D项正确，即作家成功的机会很小。