"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced dis

"Everything happens for the best, "my mothersaid whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 1 on,something good will happen some day." Mother was right, as I discoveredafter graduating from college. I had   2  myself fora sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every stationand was  3 every time. In one station, a kind lady told methat  4 stations wouldn't employ a person without  5   since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town andfind a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my highschool education and had   6  in the school footballteam. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manageits sports department. The job sounded just  7 for me but Iwasn't hired.

My disappointment had  8 as if bydesign. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  9 me. Dadlent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The programdirector told me they had already hired an announcer.  10 Ileft his office,! asked aloud,"  11 can a fellow get tobe a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly,I heard the director  12  . "Do you know anything aboutfootball? " Then he asked me to  13 an imaginary game. Itwas easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was  14 andtold me I would be broadcasting a game on the  15   Saturday.

1.                A．put            B．take            C．move D．carry

2.                A．devoted        B．designed        C．found    D．enjoyed

3.                A．invited         B．promised       C．refused   D．accepted

4.                A．large           B．all             C．no   D．small

5.                A．experience      B．examination     C．agreement    D．college

6.                A．played         B．joined          C．taken    D．fought

7.                A．possible        B．successful       C．right     D．important

8.                A．shown         B．disappeared     C．resulted  D．turned

9.                A．woke          B．advised         C．demanded D．reminded

10.               A．While          B．After          C．Before    D．So

11.               A．What          B．How           C．Whenever D．Wherever

12.               A．calling          B．answering       C．broadcasting    D．announcing

13.               A．make          B．act            C．broadcast  D．play

14.               A．moved         B．sorry          C．thankful   D．satisfied

15.               A．future          B．coming         C．last   D．later

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1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

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