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
It goes________my principles to cheat in the exam.
A.for B.against
C.above D.beyond
________the new economical policy,he expanded his business and made more profits than before.
A.Benefiting from B.Benefited from
C.Having benefiting D.To benefit
As expected,the program is actually slowing down due to a________budget.
A.flexible B.complex
C.adequate D.tight
-Jeffery seems to go without proper food and sleep for days.
-Leave him alone.That's________he reacts to a lost love.
A.what B.how
C.why D.when
She________the opportunity,but unfortunately she just let it go.
A.should have taken B.must have taken
C.needn't have taken D.can't have taken