Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought ...

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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The thought of taking the exam again_____me, because I often felt____when I failed.

A. depressing; depressed　　 B. depressing; depressing

C. depressed; depressed　　 D. depressed; depressing

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"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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I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave _________something occurred which attracted my attention.

A.unless B.until

C.when D.while

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Most of the students felt rather disappointed at the English party. They say that it ______ better organized.

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I just expressed my thoughts on it and what I said only applies ______ some of you.

A．to               B．for               C．with              D．on

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Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera.

“Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a

moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture.

“Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “It’s the bargain of your holiday.”

“Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer.

“They’re normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. It’s the best value you’ll get in Chadwell.”

“You’ll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap.

“That’s as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,” said the cameraman. “It’s better in a way because it’s so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”

“I’ve never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isn’t worth that kind of money. It’s not as if I need the thing. Look, I’ll give you twenty-five.”

“No, I can’t do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p — that’s the price of the blank frame, so you see…”

“Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, I’m afraid. I’ll give you your 50p and that’s that.”

“Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar’s hand. “I can’t waste any more time with you. It’s 70p or I keep it.”

“Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.

1.Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?

A. It was his hometown.

B. He was there on holiday.

C. He was in the making of a film.

D. He was there to have his photograph taken.

2.Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________.

A. he thought he recognized her

B. he wanted the photograph to be amusing

C. she was having her photograph taken

D. he was feeling excited and cheerful

3. The photographer lowered his price to 70p because __________.

A. Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo

B. Edgar couldn’t afford to pay the normal price

C. Edgar was the only person in the photo

D. there was only one copy of the photo

4.What did Edgar think of the photo?

A. He thought it made him look like a criminal.

B. He liked it but thought it was too dear.

C. It annoyed him because he hadn’t expected it.

D. He thought it was a bargain at the price.

5.We can infer from the passage that _______ .

A. Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking man

B. Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographed

C. the photographer was actually a criminal

D. Edgar didn’t buy the snap at length.

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I often visit my parents, who live in the countryside   whenever ____.

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I fell in love with music from a young age and often sat down making a few songs of my own．What would life be like, I wondered, without a beautiful song? In 1992, I made two love songs to my darling wife and watched tears run down her face as I sang．"Sam," she said earnestly, "Your songs should be heard by more people."

She got my ballads and started bothering various media people about me, her singing barber husband．Two radio stations took an interest and played the songs．After the programme was aired, I became known in our community as the Singing Barber．

The biggest surprise, however, was still to come．I received a call from a music promoter who offered me a long-term recording contract．He explained that he would be investing a lot of money to market my songs．I needed to be wholly focused on selling my records all over Australia．

But I hesitated．

My friends all told me to go for it．And Mary also thought I should do．"Go, Sam．I'll manage with the family．．．it'll be OK．"

I watched my daughter and son playing in the backyard．Soon they would both be in high school．．．and where would I be? I was so used to my family turning to me for love and support．If I were to start a singing career, I would not only miss them terribly, I'd also certainly miss out on watching them grow up．Signing this contract would put a huge gap between my family and me．．．and I couldn't bear it．My family was my life．So I refused the music promoter's offer．I'm still making music, I'm rich in love and I have no regrets．

1.When the author was offered the contract, most of his friends _____．

A．envied him   B．laughed at him       C．encouraged him  D．didn't believe him

2.Why did the author give up the contract?

A．Because his wife was strongly against it．

B．Because the pay was not attractive enough．

C．Because he wanted to care about his two kids．

D．Because he didn't want his family life damaged．

3.According to the passage, we can infer the author _____．

A．used to be a country singer

B．preferred his present life

C．went on the road to fame

D．regretted giving up his contract

4.What does the author mainly intend to tell us?

A．One should know himself．

B．Interest is the best teacher．

C．Family should come first．

D．Every dog has its day．

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