"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(播音員) 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.

 

根據對話內容，從方框內選擇恰當?shù)木渥犹钊雽υ捪鄳�的空白處，使對話完整，合乎情�?有兩個多余選項)。

A：Hello，Mike! What's the time?

 B：(1) ______________________________

A：Where’s Bob? I can't find him.

B：I don't think he can come.

A：(2) ______________________________

B：He has to look after his sister.

A：(3) ______________________________

B：She doesn't feel well.

A：(4) ______________________________Did she go to see the doctor?

B：Yes．

A：(5) ______________________________

B：The doctor said nothing serious，but she has to rest.

A. Why can't he come? B. I'm sorry to hear that. C. Where did the doctor go? D. It's half past eight. E. What did the doctor say? F. I'm glad to hear that. G. What’s wrong with his sister?

 

閱讀下面的短文，并根據短文內容用完整的句子回答問題。
At a special ceremony（儀式）, a special award was offered
to a group of students from Changjian University on February 11,
2010. They were brave enough to help save two boys from
Changjiang Rive. All the students were there except three, who lost
their lives when they tried to save the boys.

On the afternoon of October 24, 2009, some students were     
taking a trip to Changjiang River. Suddenly two boys fell into the river. Some of them quickly jumped into the water and saved one boy. However, things didn’t go so well when they tried to save the other one. More students joined in, and, hand in hand, they formed a human wall. Finally the other boy was saved.
However, the human wall broke down and many students were swept away by the rushing water. At that moment several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help and succeeded in saving many of the students. But the three of them, who were only 19, were nowhere to be found.
【小題1】What did the students receive at the ceremony?
___________________________________________________________________________
【小題2】 Were all the students who saved the boys at the ceremony?
___________________________________________________________________________
【小題3】What was described in the second paragraph?
___________________________________________________________________________
【小題4】Why were many students rushed away by the water?
___________________________________________________________________________
【小題5】 What’s your idea after reading this story?
___________________________________________________________________________

根據對話內容，用方框內所給的句子補全對話, 其中有兩項是多余的。（5分）

A: Good morning, Li Fei. I want to write a story.

B: 1._______________

A: A Chinese girl. Thanks to Project Hope, she finished her art dream.

B: Please tell me your main writing idea.

A: OK. 2. _______________Her parents died in a car accident. And she had to drop out of school.

B: What’s next?

A: Next? The girl’s art teacher found her talent on art, so she wanted to help the girl.

B: 3. ________________

A: She reported the girl’s story to Project Hope. She also raised some money for the girl.

B: Then, How was the end of the story?

A: With the help of Project Hope, the girl finished her education. 4. ________________

B: That sounds wonderful! When are you going to start the story?

A: This weekend. 5. ________________

B: Wow! You’re great! After all, you aren’t Chinese.

A: Thank you! My Chinese is very good!

A. What did the kind teacher do?

B. What is the story about?

C. And I will write it in Chinese.

D. She was a fan of pop.

E. First, I will describe the poor girl.

F. She returned to her hometown and taught the children art.

G. No one knows what will happen in the end.

 

 

"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(播音員) 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.