Question

   “Everything happens for the best. n Whenever I faced disappointment,my mother would say that to me.

   After I graduated from college in 1992,I 31 to look for a job in a radio station as a sports announcer (广播员) .I went to Chicago and 32 on the door of every station. But 33 , I was refused every time.

At one station,a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire (雇用) an inexperienced person and suggested that I try my luck at 34 stations. Following her advice,I went back to Dixon,a small town where I 35 I applied for (申请) a job,but I was refused again.

   " Everything happens for the bestMom told me. Dad offered me his car to look for a job. I 36 WOC Radio in Davenport,another small town. The program director,Peter Mac Arthur,told me they had 37 hired an announcer.

As I left his office,I felt so upset. " 38 can I become a sports announcer,if I can't get a job in a radio station?” I asked myself aloud.

    While I was waiting for the elevator,I heard 39 calling. It was MacArthur. " What was all that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he asked me to broadcast (广播) an imaginary game. He was 40 with my performance,and 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."

31. A. decided   B. agreed   C. failed   D. forgot

32. A. turned   B. opened   C. hit   D. knocked

33. A. luckily   B. suddenly   C. unluckily   D. usually

34. A. bigger   B. smaller

   C. more famous   D. more different

35. A. grew up   B. stayed up   C. came up   D. turned up

36. A. worked   B. tried   C. started   D. wanted

37. A. always   B. hardly   C. still   D. already

38. A. Why   B. What   C. How   D. Where

39. A. someone   B. anyone   C. everyone   D. no one

40. A. strict   B. angry   C. happy   D. sorry

Answer 1

31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. C

[完形短文大意]作者毕业后想在广播电台找一份体育节 目广播员的工作，却屡次碰壁，但他牢记妈妈的话"一切都会好 的”，坚持不懈，终于找到了自己喜爱的工作。

31. A根据下文可知我决定在广播电台找一份体f节目广播员的工作，故选A.

32. D knocked on the door意为"敲门”，符合文意，故选D.

33. C 根据下文中的” I was refused every time” 可知 unluckily” 不幸地”符合文意。

34. B 根据上文中的"big stations wouldn’t hire (雇用) an inexperienced pereon”可知smaller符合文意。

35. A grow up.’长大”;stay up"熬夜'.;come up” 发生";turn up"开大”。由设空前的a small town可知选A.

36. B根据下文可知我尝试去另一家电台应聘，故选tried。

37. D此处表示"他们已经雇用了一个广播员”，故already符合文意。

38. C此处表示”如果我不能在广播电台找到一份工作，我如何才能成为一名体育节目广播员呢"，故选How。

39. A someone表示"某人"，符合文意

 40. C be happy with意为”对……感到满意”，符合文意，故选 C.