"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.

【小题1】
A.put B.take C.moveD.carry
【小题2】
A.devoted B.designed C.found D.enjoyed
【小题3】
A.invited B.promisedC.refusedD.accepted
【小题4】
A.largeB.all C.no D.small
【小题5】
A.experienceB.examinationC.agreementD.college
【小题6】
A.played B.joinedC.taken D.fought
【小题7】
A.possibleB.successfulC.right D.important
【小题8】
A.shownB.disappearedC.resultedD.turned
【小题9】
A.woke B.advisedC.demandedD.reminded
【小题10】
A.WhileB.AfterC.BeforeD.So
【小题11】
A.WhatB.How C.WheneverD.Wherever
【小题12】
A.calling B.answering C.broadcastingD.announcing
【小题13】
A.make B.actC.broadcast D.play
【小题14】
A.moved B.sorryC.thankfulD.satisfied
【小题15】
A.future B.coming C.last D.later

For the British, the home is a private place in which he or she goes to hide away from the troubles of life. It is very seldom that one would be invited to a British person’s home. It is rude to knock on a person’s door if you are not invited. If you are invited, don’t ask to see more than the downstairs that your British host invites you into. Never ask how much the house or any of the items in it cost.

   To the American, most of them want their home to be a place where they can entertain (款待) and share their lives with their friends. They may be delighted to give you a full tour of their houses. They may also be pleased when you show your interest and pleasure in their houses.

   Both British and American people will engage in quite a bit of chat and a drink or two before the meal is served. After the first mouthful, you should say how delicious the food is and ask something about it. Remember, never eat with your mouth open and make very little noise while eating. It would be nice of you to help your host in any way. Maybe offer to pour some drinks or clear up after the meal.

1.British people _______ invite friends to their home.

A. often           B. always         C. seldom         D. never

2.If your British friend invites you to his home, you can ____.

A. see anything you like              

B. ask how much his house is

C. ask the cost of any of the items in it   

D. only see the downstairs that you are invited into

3.When you show your interest and pleasure in American people’s house, they may be _____.

A. angry        B. happy        C. sad           D. worried

4.What does the underlined “engage in” mean in Chinese?

A. 陷入        B. 参与          C. 回避            D. 限制

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Some manners on visiting British and American people’s home.

B. Different table manners between British and American people.

C. Different ideas about the home between British and American people

D. Different ideas about how to get along well with neighbors between British and American people.

 

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