"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren"t going
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"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren"t going my way. "Don"t worry. One day your luck will change." Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time. In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn"t got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said. I went back home. I couldn"t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn"t get the job. I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone. As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can"t get a job in a radio station?" I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded. On my way home, Mom"s words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it"ll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you"ve had." At that moment I knew just what she meant. 16. What"s the writer"s ideal job? A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant. C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman. 17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? A. Because he was too young. B. Because he didn"t get college education. C. Because he"s got a good-looking person. D. Because he hadn"t got enough experience. 18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ". A. But I was refused every time B. But I was successful every time C. But I lost my way every time D. But the door of every station was always closed 19. What made the writer succeed in the end? A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help. C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work. 20. What"s the best title of this passage? A. Mother"s Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best. C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult. |
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Do you believe in love at the first sight? Many people answer "No, we don’t", but I say I do.why? I’ll tell you my story. From childhood, I like people with blue eyes. I had a few dolls and I painted their eyes blue. I was really very happy with my blue-eyed dolls. Time rushes by quickly, and soon I was not a child any more. I had finished my studies as I was 20. I liked to drive my father’s old car. Once I went to a nearby town .I was busy that day.I left my car near the office where I had to go. In a few minutes, I came back and a young policeman was waiting for me near my car. I was not happy to see him. He tried to explain that I had parked my car in the wrong place, but I couldn’t pay my attention to his words. I had to stare at his beautiful blue eyes. He repeated his words but I did not bear him well. He became serious and began to speak in a loud voice.I paid him the fine(罚款)and I said to him" Your eyes are so nice." He smiled and said goodbye to me. In the evening this blue-eyed policeman called me up. The following day we went to the cinema. After that, my story has a happy ending. We married and we now live happily together. ( )6.Does the writer believe in love at the first sight? A.Yes B.No C.Yes or No D. It’s difficult to say ( )7.When the writer was young, she liked . A. dolls with black eyes B. people with blue eyes C. her few dolls D.boys with grey eyes ( )8.A young policeman was waiting for her, because A. he wanted to tell her that he loved her too B.he wanted to sit in her car C.she had stopped her car in the wrong place D.they had an appointment ( )9.she didn’t hear the policeman well because . A.she was not interested in his words B.she was not happy to see him C.she paid a lot of attention to his blue eyes D.he became serious ( )10.we can see from the passage that love at the first sight A.can sometimes have a happy ending B.can always have a happy ending C.can have a happy ending if the man is a police man D.can sometimes lead to a sad marriage |
I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a box and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely(模糊地) 1 the brightness of sunshine and what color red is. It would be wonderful to see things again, 2 a disaster can do strange things to people. It happened to me the other day that I might not have come to love 3 as I do if I hadn’t been blind. I believe in life now. I am not sure that I would believe in it so 4 . I don’t mean that I would prefer to go without my eyes. I 5 mean that the loss of 6 made me enjoy more of 7 I have now. Life asks us to keep making 8 to reality. If a person is able to get ready for anything changeable his world will 9 more meaningful. I became blind, but I was 10 . My parents and my teachers saw 11 in me-a potential(潜力) to live, you might call it-which I didn’t see, and they make me fight it out with blindness. The hardest 12 I had to learn was to believe in myself. That was what I had to do at least. If I hadn’t been able to do that, I would become a chair rocker for the 13 of my life. When I say I believe in myself I am not talking about simply the kind of self-confidence that helps me down an unfamiliar staircase 14 . That is part of it. But I mean something bigger than that: A belief that I could deal with anything alone; that somewhere in the 15 there is a special place where I can make myself fit. 1. A. imagine B. find C. remember D. guess 2. A. but B. though C. so D. because 3. A. myself B. life C. eyes D. blindness 4. A. that B. therefore C. happily D. deeply 5. A. seldom B. just C. hardly D. always 6. A. them B. it C. blindness D. light 7. A. that B. what C. which D. where 8. A. moments B. encouragements C. improvements D. changes 9. A. become B. change C. look D. end 10. A. brave B. lucky C. sad D. wise 11. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything 12. A. problem B. experience C. difficulty D. lesson 13. A. rest B. whole C. need D. last 14. A. lonely B. alone C. self D. person 15. A. company B. group C. society (社会) D. family |
A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had 36 to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well 37 it, so he told him that a sports car was all he wanted. Then on the morning of his graduation(毕业),he was called to his father’s room. His father told him how 38 he was to have such a fine son, and told him how 39 he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 40 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible(圣经)with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his 41 to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible? " He then 42 out of the house, leaving the Bible. Many years passed and the young man was very 43 in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. 44 that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him 45 that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a 46 telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take 47 of the things that his father left him. When he began to search through his father’s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, 48 as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to 49 the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag(标牌)dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the 50 of his graduation, and the words "PAID IN FULL". Sadness and regret(悔恨)filled his heart.
小题1: | A.hoped | B.believed | C.enjoyed | D.felt |
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小题2: | A.afford | B.spend | C.cost | D.pay |
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小题3: | A.excited | B.proud | C.angry | D.afraid |
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小题5: | A.Interested | B.Tired | C.Surprised | D.Relaxed |
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小题6: | A.hand | B.head | C.voice | D.sound |
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小题7: | A.looked | B.moved | C.walked | D.ran |
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小题8: | A.careful | B.helpful | C.wonderful | D.successful |
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小题9: | A.Wanting | B.Suggesting | C.Noticing | D.Realizing |
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小题11: | A.bag | B.ticket | C.phone | D.book |
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小题12: | A.care | B.part | C.notes | D.time |
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小题13: | A.just | B.only | C.always | D.already |
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小题15: | A.place | B.date | C.test | D.name |
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Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __1___ happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The ___2__ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it hard to ___3__ down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then ___4___ one day I thought of “Why not make reading for fun?” it gave me __5___ again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually(事实上) talking ___6___ the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, __7___ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life. Attitude (态度) can make a great ___8___. Someone once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom(自由) to __9___ their attitude.” So, don’t complain about study or work. It helps __10___. Try to see things from a different way. I’m sure this will change the situation and help you a lot. ( )1. A. sang B. jumped C. returned D. danced ( )2. A. way B. habit C. suggestion D. idea ( )3. A. calm B. sit C. lie D. turn ( )4. A. sadly B. quickly C. suddenly D. hardly ( )5. A. advice B. hope C. time D. knowledge ( )6. A. with B. about C. of D. at ( )7. A. because B. though C. but D. so ( )8. A. decision B. difference C. discussion D. promise ( )9. A. announce B. choose C. show D. hide ( )10. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something |
It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it 36 we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, covered with some bits of clothes, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would 37 him a coin or a cup of hot tea. I asked my 38 to go over and hand this old man something. He 39 into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “ 40 .” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live 41 the cold night. I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next 42 , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the 43 and came up to my window and 44 at me. This time I offered him a 45 of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He 46 food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he 47 me think of my father.” I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could _48___to one of us, 49 please do not pass by a 5 0 person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.
小题1: | A.after | B.when | C.before | D.if |
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小题2: | A.send | B.leave | C.invite | D.pick |
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小题3: | A.father | B.son | C.husband | D.friend |
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小题4: | A.watched | B.entered | C.came | D.looked |
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小题5: | A.Excuse me | B.Beg your pardon | C.Take it easy | D.Thank you |
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小题6: | A.in | B.through | C.under | D.off |
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小题7: | A.year | B.month | C.week | D.day |
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小题8: | A.office | B.gift | C.car | D.shop |
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小题9: | A.smiled | B.pointed | C.called | D.shouted |
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小题10: | A.box | B.bag | C.bottle | D.basket |
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小题11: | A.held | B.ordered | C.dropped | D.received |
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小题12: | A.got | B.forced | C.made | D.allowed |
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小题13: | A.wait for | B.surprise at | C.ask for | D.happen to |
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小题15: | A.quiet | B.sick | C.poor | D.shy |
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