题目内容
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 was 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. give up C. look up D. stay up
2.A. disappointments B. successes C. lives D. results
3.A. carried out B. looked out C. turned out D. figured out
4.A. Since B. Before C. After D. During
5.A. announcer B. athlete C. hostess D. performer
6.A. firm B. station C. store D. school
7.A. beautiful B. cruel C. strict D. kind
8.A. money B. knowledge C. appearance D. experience
9.A. bad B. small C. big D. good
10.A. walked B. saw C. turned D. added
11.A. run B. buy C. sell D. show
12.A. refused B. applied C. managed D. yelled
13.A. fired B. satisfied C. fitted D. employed
14.A. disappeared B. fallen C. shown D. responded
15.A. reminded B. asked C. advised D. recited
16.A. lent B. offered C. sold D. promised
17.A. visited B. passed C. tried D. poured
18.A. actor B. singer C. photographer D. director
19.A. designed B. knew C. signed D. resigned
20.A. doubted B. wondered C. intended D. expected