The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a pair for his birthday.

He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn't want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass.

Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair(轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. “It is much better to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought.

It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in life.

1.Bill was sorry that _______.

A. the shoes in the shop were not the right size for him

B. he forgot to bring any money with him

C. his shoes were worn out(磨损)

D. he walked past the shoe shop

2.Why didn't Bill go home at once?

A. Because his mother was at work..

B. Because his mother wouldn't give him any money.

C. Because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park..

D. Because he didn't want to give his mother any trouble.

3.In the park, Bill found a girl _______.

A. without hands B. without feet

C. looking down at his shoes D. walking slowly

4.At last Bill ________.

A. decided to buy a new pair of shoes

B. left the park sadly

C. thought he was more lucky in life than the girl in the wheel chair

D. didn't know what to do with his shoes

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

After I graduated from college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer. 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) an inexperienced person 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 radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the 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, my frustration(挫败,失意) boiled over. “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 elevator, 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 broadcast (广播) an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance, 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 not for” that previous disappointment.

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 TRUE?

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

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

C. The writer became uninterested in sports announcing.

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

3.The underlined word boiled over means______.

A. 达到极点 B. 随遇而安

C. 无影无踪 D. 无法诉说

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.

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