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When I was six, I went to a local grade school. In grade school, I was 36 the other children because of my speech and reading 37 . All the children would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy, ” and so on. I thought they were 38 because all my grades showed it. I had no self-confidence（自信心）

Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and very clumsy（笨拙的）. I would 39

Cups and trays in the café, and sometimes 40 myself and fall onto the floor when I walked. In sixth grade, I became interested in 41 The class had its annual field day. Each class would have its own teams 42 against each other. I went out for all of the 43 I was not the best 44 I was not bad. The thing that I could do was run and run fast. This 45 the other children because I was so clumsy, and then 46 a lot more name-calling from the children. When somebody else won a race, the children told how 47 he was. When I won, they called me 48

I did not know why they were doing this. I think that it was unfair, and it 49 me.

Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to 50 In three months, I grew seven inches. At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football. I was much bigger than everybody else. I was 51 than most of the backs we played against. The other team would not 52 the ball towards me, so I just ran them 53 It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and 54 it. It was a new feeling of 55 .

A. above B. before C. behind D. among

A. materials B. questions C. skills D. problems

A. right B. smart C. rude D. foolish

A. clean B. drop C. collect D. serve

A. trip B. help C. enjoy D. injure

A. studies B. sports C. books D. talks

A. stand B. fight C. quarrel D. compete

A. teams B. subjects C. tests D. and

A. because B. if C. but D. and

A. interested B. shocked C. delighted D. disappointed

A. happened B. continued C. made D. came

A. famous B. good C. happy D. leaders

A. names B. numbers C. classmates D. worried

A. frightened B. ashamed C. hurt D. play

A. progress B. change C. grow D. harder

A. faster B. taller C. cleverer D. catch

A. push B. run C. hand D. away

A. back B. down C. off D. away

A. judged B. recognized C. decided D. knew

A. courage B. sadness C. pride D. regret

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.

"Everything happens for the best." My mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous 37 ."

Mother was right. After graduating from college I had decided to try for a job in 38 , then work my way up to 39 . I got 40 on the door of every station every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't 41 hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边远地区) and find a 42 station that'll give you a chance." she said.

I thumbed(搭便车) home to Dixon, Illi. 43 there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 44 to manage 45 sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I 46 the post, but I wasn't hired.

My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom 47 me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I 48 WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感) 49 over. I asked aloud. "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station ?" I was waiting for the 50 when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about 51 ?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an) 52 game.

I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would 53 Saturday's game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, 54 I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."

I often wonder what my 55 might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

A. work hard B. are brave C. carry on D. are lucky

A. problems B. difficulty C. disappointment D. unemployment

A. sports B. radio C. shops D. clubs

A. sports announcer B. sports star C. shop manager D. film maker

A. turned away B. turned down C. turned in D. turned off

A. like B. decide C. stand D. risk

A. bigger B. small C. local D. private

A. If B. While C. Unless D. Until

A. businessman B. college student C. athlete D. announcer

A. his B. her C. their D. its

A. applied for B. accepted C. considered D. refused

A. blamed B. suggested C. reminded D. persuade

A. listened to B. found C. tried D. expected

A. became B. turned C. went D. boiled

A. lift B. director C. result D. reply

A. radio B. directing C. football D. broadcasting

A. live B. imaginary C. exciting D. lively

A. join in B. miss C. broadcast D. organize

A. as B. then C. when D. though

A. dream B. aim C. life D. failure

I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need 38 fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That 40 to be one of my best decisions as a kid.

Our worst game __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.

Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.

Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.

I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.

21．A. shouting B. screaming C. laughing D. applauding

22．A. up B. over C. more D. out

23．A. another B. other C. some D. any

24．A. immediately B. secretly C. personally D. finally

25．A. took out B. turned out C. gave off D. gave out

26．A. never B. once C. ever D. again

27．A. game B. team C. story D. score

28．A. won B. met C. beat D. fought

29．A. accessible B. comfortableC. sensitive D. acceptable

30．A. happen B. succeed C. spread D. develop

31．A. liberation B. closing C. graduation D. school

32．A. honor B. hope C. success D. surprise

33．A. take B. manage C. solve D. explain

34．A. courage B. devotion C. teamwork D. contribution

35．A. united B. appeared C. prepared D. lost

36．A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind

37．A. time B. record C. date D. ability

38．A. pleased B. grateful C. hopeful D. loyal

39．A. fight B. join C. desire D. enjoy

40．A. take on B. put on C. rely on D. keep on

---- What do you think of Tom’s playing football.
------ I think he plays football ______ , if not better than, Jack.

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration (挫折) boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding (在前的) autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
【小题1】The writer shows his _____ by saying “… if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward”.

【小题2】 The underlined phrase “out in the sticks” probably means _____?