When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it  37 and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the  38 .However I became   39 interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.

I was afraid Dad would be  40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41 my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with  42 but with myself. I have failed  43 I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about  44 I have done wrong all these years.” 

Dad began  45 along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.

1.A. drive      B. work             C. live             D. travel

2.A. made       B. repaired         C. waited       D. parked

3.A. concert    B. bookstore        C. shop             D. cinema

4.A. very       B. too              C. so           D. fairly

5.A. excited    B. angry            C. disappointed     D. sad

6.A. at             B. to           C. for          D. with

7.A. me             B. it           C. you          D. him

8.A. so             B. because      C. after            D. before

9.A. where      B. when             C. why          D. how

10.A. running   B. driving      C. crying       D. walking

根据句子中所给的单词首字母或中文提示，填写正确的单词。
【小题1】–I often a        with my mother. What should I do? –Maybe you should say you’re sorry.
【小题2】It is not p         to laugh at others when they make mistakes.
【小题3】–What do your parents do?
–They are b       doctors. They work in the same hospital.
【小题4】Some students feel s        in class because they stay up to search the Internet at night.
【小题5】–What would you do if you had a lot of money?
–I would buy a big house with a beautiful g          for my parents.
【小题6】–Which pair of shoes do you want, the black one or the ___________ (棕色的) one?
–I’d like the black one.
【小题7】–What do you think of the advertising today?
–Some of the advertisements don’t tell the __________ (真相).
【小题8】–How do you feel when you see the national flag of China?–It makes me feel ______ (自豪的) .
【小题9】–Where would you like to travel?
–I’d like to go to the countryside because I love __________ (大自然).
【小题10】–How much are the pants? –They are only __________ (二十) dollars.

I had a very unusual experience on1.星期天。At around ten   o'clock in the morning, I was walking down the street when a UFO landed in 2.f_____ of me. You can imagine how 3.奇怪的it was! An alien got out and walked down the Center Street. I 4.跟随it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the souvenirs, the assistant called the 5.p_______.

“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment(失望),my mother would say this to me.

After I left college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire（雇佣）a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete(运动员)to work for it . I wanted this job, but I was refused again.

“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt so frustrated(沮丧). “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.

While I was waiting for the lift, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”

1.Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

A．Because he never graduated from college.

B．Because he didn’t work hard in college.

C．Because he didn’t have much experience.

D．Because he didn’t know about sports.

2.Which of the following is the correct order of events?

a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.

b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.

c. The writer graduated from college.

d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.

A．cbda             B．cbad             C．bcda             D．bcad

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer’s parents didn’ t want him to be a sports announcer.

B．There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C．The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.

D．The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.

4.According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?

A．He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.

B．Disappointment leads to failure.

C．He should be proud of himself.

D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.