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| "Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you can 1 , one day something good will happen. And you'll 2 that it wouldn't have happened if not for that 3 disappointment." Mother was 4 , as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in 5 , then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got 6 every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk 7 inexperienced people. "Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a 8 ," she said. I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and 9 a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I 10 . The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't hired. My disappointment 11 have shown. "Everything happens for the 12 ," Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car for job hunting. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired a(n) 13 . As I left his office, my 14 boiled over. I asked a1oud," 15 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 16 I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he let me stand 17 a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary 18 . On my way home, as I had many times 19 my graduation, I thought of my mother's words. I often wonder what 20 my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward. | ||||
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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 41 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 42 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 43 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 44 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 45 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 46 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 47 ," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 48 was PE. "We played volleyball." she said.
"The other students were 49 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 50 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 51 the net. NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 52 she failed.
A young man on her team 53 what she was going through." He walked up to me and ? 54 , 'Come on. You can do that'".
"You will never understand how those words of 55 made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 56 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have
57 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 58 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind----you have no idea how long the words will 59 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 60 words: You can do that.
41. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
42. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
43. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
44. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
45. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
46. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
47. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
48. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
49. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
50. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit
51. A. through B. into C. over D. past
52. A. after B. if C. because D. until
53. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed
54. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
55. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
56. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
57. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
58. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
59. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
60. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy
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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 43 was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were 44 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.
A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and 49 , 'Come on. You can do that'".
"You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that.
36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
45. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit
46. A. through B. into C. over D. past
47. A. after B. if C. because D. until
48. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed
49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy
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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.' "People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 43 was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said. "The other students were 44 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net- NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.
A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and 49 , 'Come on. You can do that'"
"You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel.. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness"
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind---you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that.
36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
45. A. kick B. pass C. carry D. hit
46. A. through B. into C. over D. past
47. A. after B. if C. because D. until
48. A. believed B. considered C. wondered D. sensed
49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy
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