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 bee 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 onB．Carry on C．Work onD．Concentrate on【小题2】A．in spite ofB．regardless ofC．but forD．instead of【小题3】A．previouslyB．preciouslyC．preciselyD．presently【小题4】A．itB．whatC．thatD．as【小题5】A．inB．onC．byD．from【小题6】A．feelB．workC．findD．push【小题7】A．declinedB．acceptedC．reducedD．received【小题8】A．cityB．homeC．countryD．town【小题9】A．salesmanB．athleteC．shop assistantD．manager【小题10】A．in whichB．whenC．whereD．how【小题11】A．appealedB．refusedC．agreedD．applied【小题12】A．rightB．reasonableC．improperD．stable【小题13】A．shouldB．mustC．couldD．might【小题14】A．remendedB．requestedC．remindedD．required【小题15】A．aboveB．outC．inD．over【小题16】A．liftB．resultC．responseD．offer【小题17】A．toldB．stoodC．showedD．helped【小题18】A．radioB．stationC．TVD．microphone【小题19】A．liveB．ordinaryC．imaginaryD．fierce【小题20】A．beforeB．sinceC．untilD．unlessB
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解析：本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。
【小题1】考查词组：A. Get on 上车B. Carry on继续C. Work on从事D. Concentrate on专注，句意：一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去总有一天会有好事发生。选B。
【小题2】考查词组：A. in spite of虽然B. regardless of 不管C. but for要不是D. instead of相反的，该句句意是“你会认识到如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。选C。
【小题3】考查副词：A. previously以前地B. preciously 宝贵的C. precisely明确地D. presently现在地，这里是指“以前的挫折（失望）。选A。
【小题4】考查连词。 “母亲是对的发现这个是在 1932 年我刚从大学毕业。 as 引导定语从句，代表前面的整个句子。选D。
【小题5】考查介词：句意：我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做然后争取做体育节目的播音员。“在电台”用介词in。选A。
【小题6】考查动词：这几个词搭配one’s way含义不同：A. feel one’s way摸索着前进， B. work one’s way奋力前进，C. find one’s way找到出路D. Push one’s way挤出去，争取做体育节目的播音员。选B。
【小题7】考查动词：A. declined拒绝 B. accepted接受C. reduced减少D. received收到，从后面的句子：In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons.可知是被拒绝了。选A。
【小题8】考查名词：A. city城市B. home家C. country 乡村D. town城镇，从下文的I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs.可知是到乡村试一试。选C。
【小题9】考查名词：A. salesman 销售员B. athlete运动员C. shop assistant商店营业员D. manager经理，父亲说蒙哥马利沃德开了一家新商店想雇请一个本地的运动员管理 manage 店里的体育部。选B。
【小题10】考查表语从句：迪克森是我高中打过橄榄球的地方。选C。
【小题11】考查动词：A. appealed 吸引 B. refused拒绝C. agreed同意D. applied申请，我去申请了这份工作。选D。
【小题12】考查形容词：A. right恰当的B. reasonable合理的，C. improper不适合的，D. stable稳定的，句意：工作听起来挺适合我的.
【小题13】考查情态动词：A. should 应该B. must必须C. could能够D. might可以，从后面的内容可以推出，当时“我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。选B。
【小题14】考查动词：A. remended建议B. requested 要求C. reminded提醒D. required要求，“母亲（又）提醒我说。 “一切总会好的”,选C。
【小题15】考查动词短语。boil over 原意为“因沸溢出，发怒”，这里用于形容作者失望到了极点。选D。
【小题16】考查名词：A. lift 电梯B. result结果C. response回复D. offer提议，作者已经被拒绝，应该是等电梯。选A。
【小题17】考查动词：A. told 告诉B. stood站C. showed展示D. helped帮助，他让我站在麦克风前面解说一场想象中的比赛。选B。
【小题18】考查名词：A. radio广播B. station 车站 C. TV电视D. microphone麦克风，解析同上。选D。
【小题19】考查形容词：A. live 现场直播的B. ordinary普通的C. imaginary想象的， D. fierce激烈的，根据语境可以知道此时没有比赛，因此是想像中的比赛。选C。
【小题20】考查连词：A. before在…前面B. since自从，既然C. until直到D. unless除非，从那时起，我经常想到妈妈的话。选B。