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 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．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

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.，總有一天好的事情會發生。

2.2】B　與首句中的Whenever I felt disappointed相對應。

3.3】D　就像結果表明的那樣，母親是正確的。

4.4】C　根據空格后的“I had decided”的時態可以確定應該在此之前。

5.5】A　根據45題后面的“While there was no radio?announcing jobs in Dixon，”可知作者到Dixon的目的就是尋求播音員工作的。

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

7.7】B　能告訴作者碰壁原因的人應該是和藹的人。

8.8】D　大的播音公司不可能冒險聘用缺乏工作經驗的新播音員。

9.9】B　到小城鎮上找小的播音公司去嘗試。

10.0】D　表明作者的目標發生轉變。

11.1】A　懂體育的運動員去經營體育用品部。

12.2】B　作者聽說了這個消息，就去申請這個工作。

13.3】B　雖然感覺很適合自己，但是自己沒有被聘用。

14.4】C　肯定是作者的失落情緒出現了，作者的母親才開始進行提醒、勸導。

15.5】A　作者的母親開始提醒作者。

16.6】B　為了孩子找工作，父親為其提供了一輛車。

17.7】B　我嘗試(申請)了WOC Radio。

18.8】D　部門負責人(主管)告訴作者他們已經與另外一個播音員簽了約。

19.9】A　部門負責人(主管)告訴作者他們已經與另外一個播音員簽了約。

20.20】B　我一直疑惑，想知道如果自己在Montgomery Ward被錄用的話，自己現在的生活方向應該是什么呢？