7.--Jack,take more clothes when going camping.It _____ be very cold in the mountains.
--Thank you,Mum.I will.( )
--Thank you,Mum.I will.( )
A. | can | B. | should | C. | shall | D. | must |
6. the direct personality of Americans is widely appreciated,it sometimes surprises foreigners.( )
A. | Since | B. | If | C. | When | D. | While |
5.Doctors warn people that anger through unnatural methods is much more harmful to a person's health than the anger itself.( )
A. | controlled | B. | to be controlled | ||
C. | having controlled | D. | controlling |
3."Everything happens for the best,"my mother said whenever I faced disappointment."If you(1)carry on,one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that(2)previous disappointment."
Mother was right,as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try for ajob in radio,then work my way up to sports (3)announcer.I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door ofevery station and got turned down every time.
In one studio,a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't(4)risk hiring an inexperienced person.
"Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a(5)chance,"she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon,Illinois.While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local(6)athleteto manage its sports department.
Since Dixon was where I had played high school football,I (7)applied.The job sounded just right for me.
But I wasn't (8)hired. My disappointment mus have (9)shown."Everything happens for the best,"Mom reminded me.Dad offered me the car to job (10)hunt.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,a wonderful Scotsman (11)named Peter MacArthur,told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office,my frustration (12)boiledover.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 (13)calling,"What was that you said about
sports?Do you know anything about football?"Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an (14)imaginarygame.
On my way home,as I have many times since,I thought of my mother's words.I often wonder
what (15)direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
Mother was right,as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try for ajob in radio,then work my way up to sports (3)announcer.I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door ofevery station and got turned down every time.
In one studio,a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't(4)risk hiring an inexperienced person.
"Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a(5)chance,"she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon,Illinois.While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local(6)athleteto manage its sports department.
Since Dixon was where I had played high school football,I (7)applied.The job sounded just right for me.
But I wasn't (8)hired. My disappointment mus have (9)shown."Everything happens for the best,"Mom reminded me.Dad offered me the car to job (10)hunt.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,a wonderful Scotsman (11)named Peter MacArthur,told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office,my frustration (12)boiledover.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 (13)calling,"What was that you said about
sports?Do you know anything about football?"Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an (14)imaginarygame.
On my way home,as I have many times since,I thought of my mother's words.I often wonder
what (15)direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
1.A.carry on | B.keep up | C.stick to | D.insist on |
2.A.old | B.previous | C.early | D.original |
3.A.lawyer | B.manager | C.announcer | D.speaker |
4.A.help | B.risk | C.miss | D.afford |
5.A.practice | B.suggestion | C.advantage | D.chance |
6.A.worker | B.student | C.official | D.athlete |
7.A.accepted | B.approved | C.applied | D.promised |
8.A.hired | B.treated | C.received | D.welcomed |
9.A.rewarded | B.brightened | C.disappeared | D.shown |
10.A.site | B.hunt | C.interview | D.exam |
11.A.named | B.told | C.liked | D.met |
12.A.turned | B.put | C.boiled | D.took |
13.A.wondering | B.calling | C.whispering | D.announcing |
14.A.invited | B.indoor | C.imaginary | D.ordinary |
15.A.side | B.action | C.approach | D.direction. |
12.Only with the greatest of luck to escape from the rising flood waters.( )
A. | managed she | B. | she managed | C. | did she manage | D. | she did manage |
11.As Jack left his membership card at home,he wasn't allowed into the sports club.( )
A. | going | B. | to go | C. | go | D. | gone |
10.We should do what we can ______ people's hard work pays off.( )
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A. | be sure | B. | being sure | C. | making sure | D. | to make sure |