I used to be very close to my father when I was a child. He gave me almost everything I wanted. Whenever I quarreled with my mother, I would turn to my father for comfort. He was everything to me.

Time flies like a bird. As I got older, I became silent and found it hard to start a conversation with my father. The gap(代沟) between us began to grow. He had done so much for me but I always took it for granted(理所当然).

Last time our school gave us two days off, and daddy gave me a ride home on his motorbike. I was tired and fell asleep on his back. Later my mother said he was very happy because it had been a long time since we got close last. Suddenly I felt a little shamed. I realized that I had paid no attention to him a lot during the last few years.

The next day I stayed in bed and when daddy tried to wake me up to have breakfast, I pretended(假装) that I couldn’t hear him. At last he brought a bowl of noodles to my bed, and said, “Come on, dear, have your breakfast and then continue your dream.” I got so angry with him for troubling my sleep that I shouted, “__________.”

As I said this, I sat up quickly, and the bowl of noodles broke on the floor. Hearing the noise, mum came in and shouted at me, “What do you think your father is? Who else treats you as well as he does?”

I was shocked and didn’t know what to say. Finally I rushed with tears all over my face. I went to the pool where I used to go fishing with daddy. A few minutes later, I heard the sound of daddy’s motorbike. He was looking for me worriedly, but he didn’t notice me as I was sitting behind a tall brush.

I didn’t return home until 10 a.m.. The moment my parents saw me, they rushed to me. Mum hugged me tightly and daddy looked at me with worry in his eyes. “Are you hungry, dear?” he said at last. Before I could say anything, he had gone off on his motorbike to buy food for me.

1.When the writer grew older, he found it         for him to have a talk with his father.

 A. good        B. pleasant         C. a problem        D. fantastic

2.The sentence in this passage “He was everything to me” means ________.

A. My father gave me everything

B. My father would give me whatever I wanted  

C. When my father was angry, he wouldn’t give me anything    

D. I used to depend on him in everything in my life

3.Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处) in Paragraph 4?

A. Stay with me.       B. Take me out.     C. Leave me alone.       D. Pick me up.

4.The best title for this passage is _________.

A. The gap between the Father and the Son            B. Father’s Love   

C. How to get on with Father                       D. I Love Father

 

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.”

Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.

On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.

1. What’s the writer’s ideal (理想的) job?

A. A sportsman   B. A shop assistant    C. A sports announcer   D. A businessman

2.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? 

A. because he was too young              B. Because he didn’t get college education

C. Because he’s got a good-looking person   D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience

3.Which of the following is true according to the article?

A. You just need wait for some time, then luck will come.

B. Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C. It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D. You should trust your mother.

4.The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” Means “______”

A. But I was refused every time      B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time      D. But the door of every station was always closed

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Mother’s words            B. Everything Happens For The Best 

C. No One Is Always Lucky     D. To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult

 

阅读下面短文,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空(必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

“Everything happens for the best," my grandmother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry, one day your luck 1._______(change). "

Grandmother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had decided to be sports announcer (广播员) in a radio station, so I 2._______ ( go) to Shanghai and knocked on the door of every station. But I got refused every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was short of experience. " Get some work with a small station and 3._______(work) your way up ," she said.

I couldn't get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a company and needed someone 4._______ ( manage) the sports center. But again, I didn't get the job.

I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Granny reminded me. I tried another radio station in Beijing. But the owner, a nice man, told me he already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, " How can someone be a sports announcer if he 5._______(not, get) a job in a radio station?"

I 6._______( wait) for the elevator when I heard the man call, " What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" I 7._______(put) in front of a microphone and asked to imagine I was commenting (评论) on a football game. "Now you 8._______ (watch) the football game between Lu Neng and Shen Hua. . . "

On my way home, Granny's words came back to me, " One day your luck will change, boy. And when it 9. _______( happen) , it'll feel twice as good because of all the disappointment (失望) you 10._______ ( have) . " At that moment I knew just what she meant.

 

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