" Everything happens for the best. " Whenever I was sad, my mother would say this to me.

After I graduated from in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(廣播員). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But , I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that stations wouldn't allow an inexperienced person and that I try my luck at smaller stations. Later, my father said a newly—opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job , but I was refused .

"Everything happens for the best, " Mom me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport and failed.

As I left his office, I was . "How can I become a sports announcer if I can't get a job in a radio station?" I asked aloud.

While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone . It was MacArthur. "What was that you said about ? Do you know anything about football? "

Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary(想象的) game. my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, "lf you carry on, one day something good will happen. "

1.A. family B. office C. college D. bank

2.A. exactly B. usually C. unluckily D. differently

3.A. small B. big C. old D. new

4.A. suggested B. asked C. considered D. agreed

5.A. more B. again C. already D. finally

6.A. reminded B. asked C. said D. bought

7.A. sad B. happy C. kind D. hopeful

8.A. singing B. laughing C. calling D. crying

9.A. stations B. food C. cars D. stops

10.A. Frustrated by B. Pleased with C. Worried about D. Surprised at

 

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

【解析】

試題分析:在一九三二年,我大學(xué)畢業(yè)之后,我決定去電臺(tái)做一名體育廣播員。我去了芝加哥的每一個(gè)電臺(tái),但是,不幸運(yùn)是,我每一次都被拒絕了。母親提醒我:一切都會(huì)好的。在又一次經(jīng)歷應(yīng)試之后,終于取得了成功。

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考點(diǎn):人生哲理類閱讀。

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