Question

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 got 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 radio­announcing 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．hold up　　　　　　C．look on　　　　　D．stay up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.A.down  B．small  C．big  D．faraway

10.A.walked  B．saw  C．added  D．turned

11.A.run  B．buy  C．sell  D．show

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

1.，总有一天好的事情会发生。

2.2】B 与首句中的Whenever I felt disappointed相对应。

3.3】D 就像结果表明的那样，母亲是正确的。

4.4】C 根据空格后的“I had decided”的时态可以确定应该在此之前。

5.5】A 根据45题后面的“While there was no radio­announcing jobs in Dixon，”可知作者到Dixon的目的就是寻求播音员工作的。

6.6】B 根据42空所在的句子中的“In one station(在一家电台)”可知答案。

7.7】B 能告诉作者碰壁原因的人应该是和蔼的人。

8.8】D 大的播音公司不可能冒险聘用缺乏工作经验的新播音员。

9.9】B 到小城镇上找小的播音公司去尝试。

10.0】D 表明作者的目标发生转变。

11.1】A 懂体育的运动员去经营体育用品部。

12.2】B 作者听说了这个消息，就去申请这个工作。

13.3】B 虽然感觉很适合自己，但是自己没有被聘用。

14.4】C 肯定是作者的失落情绪出现了，作者的母亲才开始进行提醒、劝导。

15.5】A 作者的母亲开始提醒作者。

16.6】B 为了孩子找工作，父亲为其提供了一辆车。

17.7】B 我尝试(申请)了WOC Radio。

18.8】D 部门负责人(主管)告诉作者他们已经与另外一个播音员签了约。

19.9】A 部门负责人(主管)告诉作者他们已经与另外一个播音员签了约。

20.20】B 我一直疑惑，想知道如果自己在Montgomery Ward被录用的话，自己现在的生活方向应该是什么呢？