“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment(失望),my mother would say this to me.
After I left college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(广播员). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.
At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire（雇佣）a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete(运动员)to work for it . I wanted this job, but I was refused again.
“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. 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, I felt so frustrated(沮丧). “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.
While I was waiting for the lift, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”
小题1:Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?
A．Because he never graduated from college.
B．Because he didn’t work hard in college.
C．Because he didn’t have much experience.
D．Because he didn’t know about sports.小题2:Which of the following is the correct order of events?
a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.
b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.
c. The writer graduated from college.
d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.
A．cbda
B．cbad
C．bcda
D．bcad小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The writer’s parents didn’ t want him to be a sports announcer.
B．There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.
C．The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.
D．The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.小题4:According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?
A．He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.
B．Disappointment leads to failure.
C．He should be proud of himself.
D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.
