"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   37  myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38  every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39  stations wouldn't employ a person without   40 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had  41  in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 42   for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had 43  as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  44  me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.  45 I left his office, I asked aloud,"  46 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director  47  . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 48  an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49  and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the   50  Saturday.

"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 on, something good will happen some day."

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   37  myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38  every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39  stations wouldn't employ a person without   40 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had  41  in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 42   for me but I wasn't hired.

My disappointment had 43  as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  44  me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.  45 I left his office, I asked aloud,"  46 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director  47  . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 48  an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49  and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the   50  Saturday.

1.                A．put            B．take            C．move D．carry

2.                A．devoted        B．designed        C．found    D．enjoyed

3.                A．invited         B．promised       C．refused   D．accepted

4.                A．large           B．all             C．no   D．small

5.                A．experience      B．examination     C．agreement    D．college

6.                A．played         B．joined          C．taken    D．fought

7.                A．possible        B．successful       C．right     D．important

8.                A．shown         B．disappeared     C．resulted  D．turned

9.                A．woke          B．advised         C．demanded D．reminded

10.               A．While          B．After          C．Before    D．So

11.               A．What          B．How           C．Whenever D．Wherever

12.               A．calling          B．answering       C．broadcasting   D．announcing

13.               A．make          B．act            C．broadcast D．play

14.               A．moved         B．sorry          C．thankful   D．satisfied

15.               A．future          B．coming         C．last   D．later

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on，one day something 36 will happen．And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have 37 if not for that previous disappointment．”　

M0ther was right, 38 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932．I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to sports 39 ．I hitchhiked(搭车)to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got 40 every time．

In one studio．a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an 41 person.“Go to the suburbs and find a small station that’ll give you a 42 ，”she said．

I thumbed home to Dixon，lllinois．While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 43 its sports department．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I 44 ．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t 45 .

My 46 must have shown．“Everything happens for the best，”Mom 47 me．Dad offered me the car to job 48 ．I 49 WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director．Peter MacArthur，told me they had already hired an announcer．

As I left his office，my annoyance 50 over．I asked aloud,“How can a fellow 51 .to be a spots 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 that you said about　 52 ？ Do you know anything about football?”Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to．53 an imaginary game．　

On my way home，as I have many times since，J thought of my mother’s 54．I often wonder what 55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

36．A．strange　　　　　　　 B．good　　　　　　　 C．funny　　　　　　 D．boring

37．A．ended　　　　　　　　 B．stopped　　　　　 C．happened　　　　 D．changed

38．A．as　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　 D．when

39．A．coach　　　　　　　　 B．judge　　　　　　　 C．assistant　　　　 D．announcer

40．A．turned down　　　 B．picked out　 C．found out　　　　 D．taken on

41．A．unimportant　　　　 B．inexperienced　 C．impolite　　　　　 D．dishonest

42．A．1esson　　　　　　　 B．chance　　　　　　 C．ride　　　　　　　　 D．check

43．A．manage　　　　　　　 B．possess　　　　　 C．describe　　　　　 D．desert

44．A．retired　　　　　　　　 B．quit　　　　　　　　 C．applied　　　　　　 D．refused

45．A．encouraged　　　　 B．hired　　　　　　　 C．awarded　　　　 D．disturbed

46．A．delight　　　　　　　　 B．excitement　　　 C．surprise　　　　　 D．disappointment

47．A．reminded　　　　　　 B．criticized　　　　 C．inspected　　　　 D．informed

48．A. hunt　　　　　　　　　　 B．report　　　　　　 C．description　　　　　　 D．design

49．A．phoned　　　　　　　 B．tried C. introduced D．interviewed

50．A．rolled 　　　　　　 B．fell　 　　　　　 C．bent 　　　　　　　　　　 D．boiled

51．A．get　 　　　　　　　 B．fail　 　　　　　 C．pretend 　　　　　　　　 D．appear

52．A．music　 　　　　　 B．sport　 　　　 C．radio 　　　　　　　　　　 D．program

53．A．host　 　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　 　　　 C．broadcast 　　　　　 D．guide

54．A．words　 　　　　 B．promises　 　 C．manners 　　　　　　　 D．dreams

55．A．stage　 B．action　 C．measures D．direction

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I   36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something   37 will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that   38 disappointment.”

Mother was right,   39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to   40 a job in radio, then work my way up to sports   41 . I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and   42 on the door of every station—and got turned   43 every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an   44 person –“Go out in the sticks（偏远地区） and find a small station that will give you a   45 ,” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.   46 there was no radio—announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to   47 its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football. I   48 . The job   49 just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have   50 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   51 me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. 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   52 . I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator   53 I heard MacAethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an)   54 game.

On my way home, once again I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what   55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I  36  disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that  37  disappointment.”

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try out a job in radio, then work my way up to sports  38  . 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 inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a  39  ,”she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.  40  there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local  41  to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I  42 . The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have  43  . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. 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  44  . I asked a1oud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur   45   . “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  46  game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what  47  my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.  

  36. A. faced       B. received     C. considered  D. met

  37. A. old   B. previous     C. early D. original

  38. A. layer B. manager     C. announcer  D. fan

  39. A. job   B. suggestion  C. chance       D. advantage

  40. A. While      B. When  C. Which D. So

  41. A. worker     B. student       C. announcer  D. athlete

  42. A. accepted   B. agreed C. applied       D. promised

  43. A. come       B. shown       C. disappeared       D. brightened

  44. A. turned over      B. hit over      C. boiled over D. took over

  45. A. murmuring      B. calling       C. whispering D. announcing

  46. A. forceful    B. close   C. imaginary   D. ordinary

  47. A. side  B. action C. approach    D. direction