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“Everything happens for the best. ”Whenever I faced disappointment,my mother would say this to me.
After I graduated from college in 1932,I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer (广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But 1 ,I was refused every time.
At one station,a kind lady told me that 2 stations wouldn’t hire an inexperienced person and 3 that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice,I went back to Dixon,where I had grown up. There were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,and my father said a newly opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job,but I was refused again.
“Everything happens for the best,”Mum reminded me. Dad 4 me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa. The program director,Peter MacArthur,told me they had already 5 an announcer.
As I left his office,my 6 boiled over. “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 7 . It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?”
Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance,he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home,I thought of my mother’s words：“If you carry on,one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous(先前的) 8 .”
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C. unluckily D. naturally
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C. pleasure D. disappointment
“Everything happens for the best. ”Whenever I faced disappointment,my mother would say this to me.
After I graduated from college in 1932,I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer (广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But 1 ,I was refused every time.
At one station,a kind lady told me that 2 stations wouldn’t hire an inexperienced person and 3 that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice,I went back to Dixon,where I had grown up. There were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,and my father said a newly opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job,but I was refused again.
“Everything happens for the best,”Mum reminded me. Dad 4 me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa. The program director,Peter MacArthur,told me they had already 5 an announcer.
As I left his office,my 6 boiled over. “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 7 . It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?”
Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance,he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home,I thought of my mother’s words：“If you carry on,one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous(先前的) 8 .”
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C
)1. A. immediately B. usuallyC. unluckily D. naturally
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B
)2. A. small B. big C. old D. new(
D
)3. A. agreed B. asked C. explained D. suggested(
A
)4. A. offered B. borrowed C. announced D. bought(
D
)5. A. chosen B. decided C. invited D. hired(
A
)6. A. frustration B. anger C. pride D. worry(
C
)7. A. shouting B. talking C. calling D. crying(
D
)8. A. information B. encouragementC. pleasure D. disappointment
答案
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.D
