“Everything happens for the best,” my mother ...

"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 1on, something good will happen some day." Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 2 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was3every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that4stations wouldn't employ a person without5 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 6  in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just  7for me but I wasn't hired.

My disappointment had8as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum9 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 10I left his office,! asked aloud,"11can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director12  . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to13an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was14and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the15Saturday.

1.                A．put            B．take            C．move D．carry

2.                A．devoted        B．designed        C．found    D．enjoyed

3.                A．invited         B．promised       C．refused   D．accepted

4.                A．large           B．all             C．no   D．small

5.                A．experience      B．examination     C．agreement    D．college

6.                A．played         B．joined          C．taken    D．fought

7.                A．possible        B．successful       C．right     D．important

8.                A．shown         B．disappeared     C．resulted  D．turned

9.                A．woke          B．advised         C．demanded D．reminded

10.               A．While          B．After          C．Before    D．So

11.               A．What          B．How           C．Whenever D．Wherever

12.               A．calling          B．answering       C．broadcasting    D．announcing

13.               A．make          B．act            C．broadcast  D．play

14.               A．moved         B．sorry          C．thankful   D．satisfied

15.               A．future          B．coming         C．last   D．later

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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”

I didn’t pay attention to her words. After finishing my college education, I decided to look for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said to me that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get to a small station and work for some time,” she said.

When I went back home, my dad told me that a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mum said to me. Later, I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone to work for him. As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer (播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call, “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He let me sit in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, and finally I succeeded.

On my way home, Mum’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son.”

1.What was the writer’s ideal（理想的） job?

2.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

3.The sentence “I got turned down every time” means “　　”.

4.The writer got a job 　　 in the end.

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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced _____. “If you can ______ , one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if it were not for that ______ disappointment.”

Mother was right, which I _______ after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a/an _______in radio, then work my _______ up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got ______ every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring ________ persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a _______ station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.

I went home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was _______ I had played high school football, I ______. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't ______.

My disappointment ______. Although I didn’t say anything, Mom reminded, “Everything happens for the best.” Dad _______me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had _______ hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my ______ boiled over（沸溢，发怒）. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a _____ announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur _______ , “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a _______ and asked me to broadcast an _______ game.

1.A. falling　　 B. disappointment　　 C. pain　　 D. suffering

2.A. put on　　 B. take on　　 C. carry on　　 D. get on

3.A. previous　　 B. timely　　 C. later　　 D. difficult

4.A. looked　　 B. searched　　 C. checked　　 D. discovered

5.A. job　　 B. talk　　 C. interview　　 D. speech

6.A. way　　 B. means　　 C. road　　 D. feet

7.A. turned up　　 B. turned off　　 C. turned on　　 D. turned down

8.A. inexperienced　　 B. beautiful　　 C. disappointed　　 D. experimented

9.A. large　　 B. small　　 C. new　　 D. old

10.A. when　　 B. the place　　 C. that　　 D. where

11.A. admitted　　 B. applied　　 C. accepted　　 D. received

12.A. refused　　 B. agreed　　 C. hired　　 D. managed

13.A. can have shown　　 B. must have shown　　 C. should have shown　　 D. could have shown

14.A. offered　　 B. provided　　 C. took　　 D. supplied

15.A. ever　　 B. still　　 C. yet　　 D. already

16.A. frustration　　 B. interest　　 C. anger　　 D. happiness

17.A. news　　 B. sports　　 C. radio　　 D. story

18.A. commanding　　 B. calling　　 C. whispering　　 D. suggesting

19.A. reception　　 B. computer　　 C. desk　　 D. microphone

20.A. imaginary　　 B. unbelievable　　 C. important　　 D. unexpected

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Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me，“Everything happens for the best. If you _______，one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for  that previous _______．”As  it _______, mother was right.

In 1932，I ended my college life. _______ that，I had decided to try for a job in radio，and then could work my way up to sports  _______．I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every _______,and was turned down every time. In one station，a  _______ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked  _______．“Go to  _______ town and find a little station that'll give you a chance，” she said. I then ________ to Dixon. While there was no radio- announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ________ its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I ________．The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't ________．

My disappointment must have ________．“Everything happens for the best，” Mom ________me. Dad ________ me one car for me to job hunt. I________ WOC Radio in Davenport. The program ________，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur，told me they had already

________ a contract  with another announcer.

I often ________ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.

1.A. go on　　 B. give up　　 C. look up　　 D. stay up

2.A. disappointments　　 B. successes　　 C. lives　　 D. results

3.A. carried out　　 B. looked out　　 C. turned out　　 D. figured out

4.A. Since　　 B. Before　　 C. After　　 D. During

5.A. announcer　　 B. athlete　　 C. hostess　　 D. performer

6.A. firm　　 B. station　　 C. store　　 D. school

7.A. beautiful　　 B. cruel　　 C. strict　　 D. kind

8.A. money　　 B. knowledge　　 C. appearance　　 D. experience

9.A. bad　　 B. small　　 C. big　　 D. good

10.A. walked　　 B. saw　　 C. turned　　 D. added

11.A. run　　 B. buy　　 C. sell　　 D. show

12.A. refused　　 B. applied　　 C. managed　　 D. yelled

13.A. fired　　 B. satisfied　　 C. fitted　　 D. employed

14.A. disappeared　　 B. fallen　　 C. shown　　 D. responded

15.A. reminded　　 B. asked　　 C. advised　　 D. recited

16.A. lent　　 B. offered　　 C. sold　　 D. promised

17.A. visited　　 B. passed　　 C. tried　　 D. poured

18.A. actor　　 B. singer　　 C. photographer　　 D. director

19.A. designed　　 B. knew　　 C. signed　　 D. resigned

20.A. doubted　　 B. wondered　　 C. intended　　 D. expected

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My mother raised me as best as she could, taking on odd jobs in the neighborhood for money. Still without a father to tell me how to act and what was expected of me, I felt lost. I wandered for years and got involved with tough guys on the East Side of New York. They would fight madly over a dropped coin. They would steal to get what they wanted. I wanted to be like them.

It was lucky for me that I left the city and entered a world of discipline (纪律), after following my mothers advice. During three years of military service, I had time to rethink my life, and my thoughts often ran to my mother. I realized suddenly just how much of a heartache I must have been to her, how little I had noticed her suffering. When my father left this world, my mother was completely alone. To support us, my mother cleaned apartments and took in washing and ironing from the neighbors. And as she worked hard at this labor, she kept her head high. Each week she would bring a pile of books home from the library and read to us. My mother had wanted nothing more, than for me to turn into an honest responsible man. But I had acted against her. Finally, almost too late I had the sense to feel shame.

Ten years passed and I returned to the apartment on the East Side. I knew I wouldn’t fall back in with the wrong people, although I still wasn’t sure where I was heading. My mother, I could tell, was worried about me. In my neighborhood, to become a police officer or a firefighter was a mark of significant social success and achievement. For me it was an opportunity for a real start in life. I wondered if I was up to it, but I knew that it was time to try. When I found myself in the big hall raising my hands to take the firefighters oath (誓言) of office, my mother was sitting a few rows behind with a smile of relief. She knew that at last I was off on life’s road and moving steadily. Her smile said, “My job is finally done.”

1.The author used to behave ________.

A. strangely　　 B. well

C. outstandingly　　 D. badly

2.According to the context，“odd jobs” in the first paragraph refer to jobs ________.

A. with house work

B. which are dangerous

C. done by people to make extra money with

D. of cleaning, washing and ironing

3.Why did the author say he was lucky in the second paragraph?

A. He spent three years of military service.

B. He escaped from a world of discipline.

C. He moved to another city with his mother.

D. He enjoyed the books his mother read to him.

4.What does the mother’s word “My job is finally done” mean in the last paragraph?

A. She needn’t be worried about her son again.

B. She can lower her head.

C. Her son has grown up to be an honest and responsible man.

D. She will no longer do all available jobs to support the family.

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When I was a child, my mother didn't force me to eat everything in my dish. She said I had to______every food three times. Her ____ was the first time to try it, the second time to get over the fact that you had just tried it, and the third to ______that you don't like it. After that, if I still______the taste, she would ____make me eat it again. Her reasonable approach _______almost every time----except with bananas, which I still don't eat now.

As I grew older, I brought that simple _____ into my life. I had been _____the diving(跳水) board at the pool, but I had______ to make the first jump off the board. When I breathed in water, my mother jumped in to ____ me. Before she could even reach me, I was up and out of the pool, heading back to that diving board. I jumped off______．More coughing followed, but I was determined to get over the fear. When I ______the pool the second time, my mom tried to cover me with a towel._____, I threw off the towel and_______trying. The third time there was no _____ and no water in my nose. In fact, there were_____ from the others at the pool. At that point, I fell in love with the pool.

In my mid-thirties, I ____ a successful job that didn't satisfy me in order to achieve my dream of being a writer. Having been ____ twice, I tried for a third time. I have been happily living the life of a writer ever since. We are all afraid of something _____. But how can we be sure that something won't be ____ unless we give it a try.

1.A.smell B.cook C.try D.share

2.A.reason B.decision C.dream D.order

3.A.point out B.make sure C.agree D.imagine

4.A.remembered B.required C.missed D.hated

5.A.even B.never C.still D.ever

6.A.worked B.changed C.formed D.developed

7.A.answer B.plan C.game D.rule

8.A.excited about B.afraid of C.bored with D.proud of

9.A.hoped B.waited C.managed D.continued

10.A.help B.watch C.warn D.praise

11.A.as usual B.by chance C.just now D.once again

12.A.fell into B.looked at C.got out of D.ran away from

13.A.Instead B.Besides C.Therefore D.Moreover

14.A.began B.regretted C.avoided D.kept

15.A.fear B.sadness C.surprise D.anger

16.A.invitations B.cheers C.replies　　　　　  D.thanks

17.A.left B.needed C.took D.offered

18.A.forgotten B.punished C.refused D.caught

19.A.dangerous B.unknown C.difficult D.strange

20.A.important B.special C.enjoyable D.similar

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I tried to grow a gardenia （梔子花）．I had tried everything my mother taught me about caring for houseplants—more light, less water, spraying, even replanting, but _1_ seemed to work．

I _2_ Mom were here now．Mother’s Day was coming up, the second one since her death, and the pain of losing her was still so fresh．There is a Mother’s Day _3_ I follow．One wears a red flower if one’s mother is _4_ and a white one if she is not．I had hoped that planting a white gardenia, Mom’s favorite flower, would help me through the sorrow of her _5．

Mom had a way with all things _6_．My sister and I always joked, “Mom could _7_ a telephone pole grow leaves and bear fruit．”

Why can’t I? I thought．Still, I couldn’t stand throwing the dead plant away．Instead, I placed it into a dark corner of our bathroom．I didn’t even water it．I just left it there _8_ I could deal with it．

My husband asked me if I was going to wear a white flower to church that Mother’s Day．“Yes,” I told him, “but I need a _9_ gardenia．” I added silently．

Sunday morning I woke up early to get dressed and made for the _10_．Still _11_, I walked to the bathroom．Suddenly I was woken up by a pleasant scent （香味）．I pushed the door open and stepped into the bathroom．That morning I knew I would be ready to wear a small white flower for Mom．In that dark corner, _12_ as if it had a light of its own, bloomed a perfect white gardenia!

1.A．everything               B．nothing                C．anything              D．something

2.A．feel                         B．believe                 C．wish                   D．think

3.A．way                        B．method                C．habit                   D．tradition

4.A．alive                        B．healthy                C．dead                   D．ill

5.A．passing                  B．getting                 C．giving                 D．dying

6.A．white                      B．blue                    C．green                  D．yellow

7.A．cause                      B．make                   C．use                     D．allow

8.A．when                      B．until                    C．while                  D．if

9.A．red                          B．plastic                 C．paper                  D．fresh

10.A．market                   B．school                 C．church                D．office

11.A．excited                  B．angry                  C．happy                 D．sleepy

12.A．bright                    B．dark                    C．large                   D．small

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For most of my 15 years, my father usually said very little to my mother and me. He preferred reading the newspaper or watching football matches on television to talking to his family.

Everything changed one morning. As soon as I came downstairs to breakfast, I could see that he wasn’t his usual reserved (缄默的) self. “Can’t wait! FIFA World Cup! Big match! Must see!”    I quickly figured out what all the excitement was about: Dad is a big football fan.

I had never been interested in football, but Dad’s excitement that morning made me more and more curious. I had to find out why this sport was making my normally reserved father act like a five-year-old on his first trip to Disneyland.

Dad decided that we should all eat at a little German restaurant so that we could watch the World Cup while eating. Secretly, I think he was hoping to turn Mum and me into football fans.

The match started a few minutes after we entered the restaurant. As I was eating my meal, a loud noise came from the television. Surprised, I looked up at the TV: “Why is that man jumping up and down?” Dad patiently explained: “That’s Papa Bouba Diop, my son. It’s normal for them to jump up and down after they’ve scored.”

Dad explained almost everything to me. His monosyllabic (单音节的) answers were a thing of the past. I loved the new Dad! I watched the rest of the match, becoming more and more interested. When I told my father that I planned to watch more matches with him, he smiled and gave me a wink (眨眼). At long last we had something in common.

Football has really helped Dad and me get closer and form a stronger relationship with each other. Who says football is only about 22 men running after a silly ball?

1.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s father?

A. A talkative football player.               B. A parent busy at work.

C. An encouraging father.                  D. A man of few words.

2.What made the author curious about his father one morning?

A. His unusual excitement.

B. His unexpressed eagerness.

C. His great interest in the newspaper.

D. His high expectation of the winner.

3.The author’s growing interest in watching the match mainly came from________.

A. his and his father’s common love of German food

B. watching a top level performance of the players

C. his father’s love of football and his explanation

D. eating in a restaurant with the excited fans

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Sharing is the foundation of good relationship.

B. Family members should be fans together.

C. Interest is the mother of success.

D. Personality decides everything.

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The day started out bad. She overslept and was late for work. Then everything __11__ happened at the office made her unhappy, too. By the time she reached the bus stop for her bus to go home, she had a bad stomachache.

__12__ usual, the bus was late, and full of people. There was no free seat for her and she had to stand in the bus. As the bus drove, it pulled her __13__ all directions, and she felt even __14__(bad).

Then she heard a voice from up front, "Beautiful day, isn’t it?" Because of the crowd, she could not see the man, __15__ she heard him as he continued to comment on the beautiful spring scenery, __16__ (call) attention to every building and thing that people could see as the bus passed by. Soon, all of the passengers __17__ (look) out of the windows. The man’s words were so powerful that she found __18__ smiling for the first time that day.

The bus reached her stop, and as she moved toward the door, she got a look at their "guide": an old gentleman __19__ a beard, wearing dark glasses and carrying a thin white cane. He was blind.

Sometimes it is not that there is no __20___(beautiful) in the world, it is just that there is no eye that can see that . Open your eyes and say, "Beautiful day, isn’t it?"

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Recently, one of my best friends, whom I’d shared just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we’d both always looked forward to the few times a year when we could see each other.

Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how she experimented with drugs and was into other bad habits. I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents because they didn’t want her around him.

I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. But she didn’t believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared. I just couldn’t believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang out with such a loser.

By the time she left, I was really worried about her. It had been so discouraging, and I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship—but I didn’t. I put the power of friendship to the ultimate(最终的)test. We’d been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer (克服)anything.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation，and then she told me that she had broken up with her boyfriend．I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life.

Never had I been so proud of a friend.

1.From the beginning of the text，we can learn that the author________.

A．lost touch with the girl several years ago.

B．used to spend weekends with the girl.

C．moved to the same town as the girl.

D．kept in touch with the girl.

2.It can be inferred that the girl ________.

A．knew she was in danger.                  B．took the author seriously.

C．lost hope of a bright future.                D．used to quarrel with her parents.

3.What’s the author’s purpose in telling the story?

A．To show the power of friendship.

B．To describe the troubles of friendship.

C．To tell the necessity of trusting friends.

D．To tell the importance of keeping up with friends.

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