"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.
小题1: | A.Get on | B.Carry on | C.Work on | D.Concentrate on |
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小题2: | A.in spite of | B.regardless of | C.but for | D.instead of |
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小题3: | A.previously | B.preciously | C.precisely | D.presently |
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小题7: | A.declined | B.accepted | C.reduced | D.received |
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小题8: | A.city | B.home | C.country | D.town |
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小题9: | A.salesman | B.athlete | C.shop assistant | D.manager |
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小题10: | A.in which | B.when | C.where | D.how |
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小题11: | A.appealed | B.refused | C.agreed | D.applied |
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小题12: | A.right | B.reasonable | C.improper | D.stable |
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小题13: | A.should | B.must | C.could | D.might |
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小题14: | A.recommended | B.requested | C.reminded | D.required |
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小题16: | A.lift | B.result | C.response | D.offer |
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小题17: | A.told | B.stood | C.showed | D.helped |
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小题18: | A.radio | B.station | C.TV | D.microphone |
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小题19: | A.live | B.ordinary | C.imaginary | D.fierce |
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小题20: | A.before | B.since | C.until | D.unless |
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