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

 The other day I decided to come home early because it was such a beautiful day. The      were outside playing in my apartment complex (公寓大楼) and the ice cream truck was whistling its tune. As I       slowly to avoid an accident, I noticed a little boy       at the ice cream truck. He didn’t get anything and he walked away with a       look on his face. I asked the ice cream seller what happened and he said the little boy had no      . I had no cash on me so I drove to my building and went upstairs to       some cash. When I found it, the ice cream seller was       waiting but the little boy had      .

I went in the      I thought he might have gone and I saw a       getting out of her vehicle. I asked her if she had a little boy and she said yes. She then told me that she and her son had gone to the grocery store the day before and had       ice cream but she did not have enough money to buy        .

She quickly went into the        to get her son, and when she        several minutes later, I realized that he was not the         little boy I had seen. This boy was a bit older and his sister came out with him. I took them both to the truck and let them         out what they wanted.

I        told the mom it was not the same boy I was talking about. I        myself to the mother properly and         my baby-sitting services free of charge if she ever needed them. 1 couldn't find the original boy        but 1 hope he gets some ice cream soon.

1.A. cats                 B. kids                      C. dogs                     D. students

2.A. walked                          B. ran                      C. climbed           D. drove

3.A knocking                  B. shooting                   C. lying                   D. looking

4.A. puzzled                         B. curious          C. disappointed          D. delighted

5.A. excuse                          B. money                     C. parents          D. friends

6.A put away                        B. look for                   C. borrow          D.  lend

7.A. still                           B. anxiously                  C. doubtfully               D. nervously

8.A. left                           B. appeared                 C. cried                        D. escaped

9.A. station                     B. line                            C. sight                   D. direction

10.A. woman                  B. girl              C. granny                      D. conductor

11.A. chosen                  B. ordered          C. wanted     D. eaten

12.A. it                             B. ones                          C. them                  D. those

13.A. house                    B. shop                    C. truck                         D. market

14.A. disappeared              B. returned                 C. waited                     D. stayed

15.A. lost                     B. strange          C. short                        D. same

16.A. look                   B. pick                    C. speak                        D. make

17.A. never                          B. seldom           C. often                  D. ever

18.A. explained                   B. admitted                 C. devoted                  D. introduced

19.A. denied                  B. resigned                   C. offered          D. operated

20.A. somewhere               B. everywhere           C. anywhere          D. nowhere

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阅读下面的短文，从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

For years we have been told that encouraging a child’s self-respect is important to his or her success in life. __41__ child experts are now learning that __42__ praise can lead to the opposite effect. Praise-aholic(受表扬上瘾的) kids who __43__ it at every turn may become teens who try to get the same kind of __44__ from friends when asked if they want to go in the backseat of the car. ks5*u

The meaning of saying “You are the __45__ girl in class,” or talking about the goals she scored but not her general __46__, is that you love her __47__ when she looks the best, scores the highest, achieves the most. And this __48__ over to the classroom.

Social psychologist Carrol Dweck, PhD, tested the effects of overpraise on 400 fifth graders __49__ she was at Columbia University. She found that the kids who were __50__ for “trying hard” did better on tests and were more likely to take on difficult tasks than __51__ praised for being “smart”.

“Praising qualities or abilities leads to a false __52__ that success will come to you because you __53__ that quality, and it devalues(贬值) effort. __54__, children are afraid to take on challenges, ” says Dweck, now at Stanford University, “They think they’d better __55__ while they’re ahead.”

1.  A. And      B. But              C. Then             D. So

2.  A. enough   B. a little     C. too much         D. some

3.  A. expect       B. rescue           C. notice   D. design

4.  A. education    B. praise       C. competition      D. direction

5.  A. prettiest    B. youngest     C. tallest      D. fattest

6.  A. ability          B. value        C. kindness     D. effort

7.  A. still        B. only         C. already          D. yet

8.  A. carries  B. looks        C. turns                D. takes

9.  A. while    B. because      C. until        D. unless

10. A. set down     B. looked through   C. picked up        D. thought highly of

11.A .one       B. it               C. that     D. those

12.A. idea     B. plan         C. schedule             D. decision

13. A. have B. like             C. advise               D. make

14.A. After all B. At first         C. As a result  D. In addition

15. A. move             B. stop         C. fight    D. work

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to   34   water to the runners. I remember being so  35   to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 36  up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked  37  , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性)  38  .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt  39  because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt  40  for a second.

But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had  41   abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my  42  was only to finish.

After a minute, it  43  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 44    .

I decided that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare  45 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment. In life we all have those moments where we  46  ourselves to others. It’s only natural . Don’t allow those moments to  47  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 48  anything you want in life.

1.A. bring out    B. pass out    C. take out       D. pick out

2.A. excited      B. worried     C. concerned       D. anxious

3.A. gave       B. made         C. signed    D. dressed

4.A. At times   B. In time      C. In all      D. After all

5.A. victory   B. decision     C. moment      D. conclusion

6.A. embarrassed   B. annoyed    C. moved       D. thrilled

7.A. relaxed      B. defeated    C. puzzled  D. inspired

8.A. special    B. evident      C. common        D. different

9.A. motto      B. plan        C. goal         D. direction

10.A. worried      B. hit      C. reached    D. hurt

11.A. attraction    B. devotion     C. inspiration  D. expectation

12.A. slightly     B. hardly   C. clearly      D. properly

13.A. introduce   B. relate  C. present      D. compare

14.A. weaken     B. wound    C. amuse         D. cheer

15.A. reserve    B. deliver    C. achieve        D. abandon

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