题目内容
— Cheer up. _______ and the problem will be solved.
B. Having a little effort
C. If you have a bit effort
D. A bit more effort
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”
I didn’t pay attention to her words. After finishing my college education, I decided to look for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports programme. 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 to me that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get to a small station and work for some time,” she said.
When I went back home, my dad told me that 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,” Mum said to me. Later, I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone to work for him. 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 let me sit in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, and finally I succeeded.
On my way home, Mum’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son.”
1.What was 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 a college education. |
C.Because he was not a good-looking person. |
D.Because he hadn’t got enough experience. |
3.The sentence “I got turned down every time” means “ ”.
A.I was refused every time |
B.I was successful every time |
C.I lost my way every time |
D.The door of every station was closed |
4.The writer got a job in the end.
A.in Chicago |
B.in his home town |
C.in a college |
D.in Iowa |
I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum 36 me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as 37 as it usually was.
I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 38 to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself 39 for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of 40 .
I finished getting ready and tried to 41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my 42 should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I 43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was 44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t 45 much. Then we headed to the test site.
I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just 46 time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.
I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some 48 and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become 49 and confident.
The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite 50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I 51 it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second 52 next Thursday.
Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her 53 made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was 55 for me.
1.A. got |
B. woke |
C. turned |
D. brought |
2.A. loud |
B. weak |
C. noisy |
D. strong |
3.A. unable |
B. unhappy |
C. unwilling |
D. unavailable |
4.A. mention |
B. forget |
C. leave |
D. put |
5. A. house |
B. kitchen |
C. garage |
D. bed |
6.A. set down |
B. take down |
C. calm down |
D. put down |
7. A. mum |
B. dad |
C. instructor |
D. teacher |
8. A. succeeded |
B. failed |
C. managed |
D. attempted |
9.A. missing |
B. lost |
C. disappeared |
D. gone |
10. A. work |
B. improve |
C. change |
D. get |
11. A. enough |
B. little |
C. more |
D. less |
12.A. ability |
B. performance |
C. time |
D. turn |
13. A. belief |
B. advantage |
C. anxiety |
D. comfort |
14. A. calm |
B. anxious |
C. excited |
D. cautious |
15. A. badly |
B. well |
C. unsuccessfully |
D. hardly |
16. A. passed |
B. went |
C. failed |
D. tried |
17. A. practice |
B. paperwork |
C. test |
D. parking |
18.A. words |
B. smile |
C. look |
D. anger |
19. A. however |
B. therefore |
C. although |
D. but |
20. A. sad |
B. happy |
C. nervous |
D. sorry |