Question

“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment (失望)，my

mother would say this to me.

After I left college in 1932, I decided to find a job as a sports announcer (广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every radio station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire (雇佣）a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete (运动员）to work for it. I wanted this job, but I was refused again.

“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded (提醒）me. Dad offered 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 hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt so frustrated (沮丧).“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 lift, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and 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 without the failure before.”

(    )    4.    Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

A. Because he never graduated from college.

B. Because he didn’t work hard in college.

C. Because he didn’t have much experience.

D. Because he didn’t know about sports.

(    )    5.    Which of the following shows the correct order of the events?

a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.

b. The writer was refused when he looked for jobs in Chicago.

c. The writer graduated from college.

d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.

A. c-b-d-a.    B.    c-b-a-d.    C.     b-c-d-a.    D.    b-c-a-d.

(    )6.    Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer’s parents didn’t want him to be a sports announcer.

B. There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C. The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.

D. The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.

(    )    7.    According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom    want to tell him?

A. He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.

B. Disappointment leads to failure.

C. He should be proud of himself.

D. Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.

Answer 1

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