"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. "  36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened  37  the disappointment you had experienced  38 ." Mother was right,  39  I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job  40  radio, then  41  my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got  42 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the  43 " she said.
I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local  44  to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was  45  I had played high school football, I  46 . The job sounded just  47  for me. But l wasn't hired.
My disappointment  48  have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother  49 . Then 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, my disappointment boiled  50 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the  51  when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he  52  me before a  53  and asked me to broadcast a(n)  54  game.
On my way home, as I have many times  55 , I thought of my mother's words.

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L＝Li Ying     X＝Xie Fei

( Xie Fei seems to be upset , so Li Ying goes to talk with him )

L: Hi , Xie Fei . What do you 1. f       like doing during the coming winter holiday ?

X: I may have lots of things to do .

L : Don’t be upset . What happened ?

X: My parents plan to2.a        a baby in this winter vacation in 3.s      of my opinion .

L: So you’ll have to look4.a      the baby . But why ?

X: They think I’ve5.g      into bad habits and I’m especially lazy and impatient . They seem a little 6.d        with me . They think taking care of a baby will possibly change me . But I don’t think I’m lazy . You know I have little housework to do , because my family is a 7.t       one-child family .

L: In my opinion , their decision is reasonable . You’ll understand them 8.f        .

X: I hope so .

( On the first day of the new term , Li Ying comes across Xie Fei on the way to school )

L : How was your winter vacation ?

X: It’s great . I have learned a lot . During the holiday , I have learned to do with a great 9.d     of housework and how to care about others . Taking care of a baby made me more responsible .

L: That’s great . As the10.s      goes , “ No pains , no gains . ”

X: Yes , I agree with you .

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请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

L = Lucy   J = Jim

L : Oh, I’ve just had a (76) t        day today.        76．     

J : What (77) h         ?                 77．     

L : Well, I overslept in the morning. I didn’t hear the       

   (78) a        clock.                    78．     

J : Oh, everyone does that once in a (79) w          79．     

L : I was late for class, so I drove a little (80) f       . Guess who saw me?

                            80．     

J : A policeman? You got a ticket?

L : Yeah. He didn’t care that I was late. Anyway, I got to class,

   (81) b        I had brought the wrong book. The teacher wasn’t     81．     

   (82) h         .                  82．     

J : That’s really had.

L : What’s (83) w        , I have a paper due tomorrow. It’s on a 83．     

Hard drive (硬盘). I went to the computer lab and I couldn’t

(84) f          my file. I forgot to save the information.       84．     

J : Oh, not!

L : And now I need to go home. And you know (85) w       ?       85．     

   My car keys are missing.

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. "  36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened  37  the disappointment you had experienced  38 ." Mother was right,  39  I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job  40  radio, then  41  my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got  42 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the  43 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local  44  to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was  45  I had played high school football, I  46 . The job sounded just  47  for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment  48  have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother  49 . Then 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, my disappointment boiled  50 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the  51  when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he  52  me before a  53  and asked me to broadcast a(n)  54  game.

On my way home, as I have many times  55 , I thought of my mother's words.

1.                A．Get on         B．Carry on        C．Work on  D．Concentrate on

2.                A．in spite of       B．regardless of     C．but for   D．instead of

3.                A．previously      B．preciously       C．precisely  D．presently

4.                A．it             B．what           C．that  D．as

5.                A．in             B．on             C．by   D．from

6.                A．feel           B．work           C．find  D．push

7.                A．declined        B．accepted        C．reduced  D．received

8.                A．city            B．home          C．country   D．town

9.                A．salesman       B．athlete         C．shop assistant  D．manager

10.               A．in which        B．when          C．where D．how

11.               A．appealed       B．refused        C．agreed    D．applied

12.               A．right           B．reasonable      C．improper  D．stable

13.               A．should         B．must           C．could D．might

14.               A．recommended   B．requested      C．reminded  D．required

15.               A．above          B．out            C．in    D．over

16.               A．lift            B．result          C．response  D．offer

17.               A．told           B．stood          C．showed   D．helped

18.               A．radio          B．station         C．TV   D．microphone

19.               A．live            B．ordinary        C．imaginary  D．fierce

20.               A．before         B．since          C．until  D．unless