“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.”
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.
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. c b d a B. c b a d C. b c d a D. b c a d
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.
It’s cool, it’s hot, and everyone is doing it. People talk about it often，and friends tell other friends how good they look. Sound like a fashion? It’s actually trend (倾向): “blog”. What’s a blog? A blog is a personal online diary. The word “blogger” means a person who writes diaries online.
Many bloggers are teens who’ve been logging (进入) onto sites to talk about anything in their lives. Many of today’s teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives. Teens complain about parents and homework. They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands and show pictures of theirs. They write their own poems (诗), say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every day.
However, many parents are afraid of these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk (喝醉的) last weekend and how they don’t like studying. They are using language that is surprising to their parents. Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, it’s older men asking to meet teenage girls. “These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words,” said Cara Cabral, a mother of two.
Many teens and young adults know it’s not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place they can be seen by anyone. But teens are unlikely to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them.
Are you a blogger? What do you think of the blog?
1.The word “it” means ___________ in the first paragraph “People talk about it often”.
A. the Internet B. the blog C. the website D. talking on line
2.According to this passage, teen bloggers mostly___________.
A. complain about parents and homework
B. share diaries and show pictures of theirs
C. offer support to each other
D. write down what they do every day
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. A blogger’s information about himself can be seen by anyone on the Internet.
B. Most of today’s teenagers aren’t afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives.
C. Teenagers are willing to try to give up blogging.
D. Many teens know it’s not safe to use the blog on the Internet.
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates (毕业生) make about $18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), he can make $42,000. With a master’s degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD (博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.
1.The passage mainly talks about ___________.
A. how education and pay are connected B. high paying jobs
C. jobs for high school students D. good schools
2.According to the passage, “earning power” means the ability to ___________ money.
A. save B. spend C. pay D. make
3.Each year a person with a PhD can make ___________ more than a person who does not finish high school.
A. $37,000 B. $68,200 C. $60,400 D. $26,000
“Keep your eyes on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us. It’s a simple rule, but it’s not a rule everybody chooses to
This morning, I felt was watching me too closely during an English exam. I turned my head quickly and saw James, who sat me. My eyes caught his and he , “Let me see your answers!”
I gave him a , not sure if he was joking, and returned to my test. This time I moved a little more closely towards my own paper. “I can’t see!” James said in a low voice.
“What am I going to do?” I . Cheating(作弊) was wrong. I’d studied hard for the test, but James . I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn’t see the answers. I knew I did what I felt was right. Maybe it made James angry.
When the exam ended, I stood there for a moment, wondering . But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong. My searched for the right words.
“Sorry, James, but you know me to understand how I feel about cheating,” I said slowly and gently. “But maybe I can help you study before the next test.” “OK, Brain”, “You’re right. I should study hard.” I stood there for a moment, finally able to breathe again. I was happy my friendship with James wasn’t destroyed.
1.A. break B. follow C. take D. check
2.A. nobody B. anybody C. everybody D. somebody
3.A. in front of B. behind C. before D. around
4.A. whispered B. talked C. spoke D. answered
5.A. book B. note C. hand D. smile
6.A. said to him B. asked the teacher C. thought to myself D. talked to me
7.A. had B. hadn’t C. has D. didn’t
8.A. how to say B. when to say C. what to say D. where to say
9.A. eyes B. body C. mind D. memory
10.A. well enough B. good enough C. hard enough D. bad enough
--- Do you mind if I turn on the air-conditioner?
---___________. I feel a bit hot.
A. You’d better not B. Go ahead C. I’d rather you didn’t D. Of course
---Will you go with us for an outing on Saturday?
--- I’d like to, but I am really busy these days. I can’t _______ a whole weekend.
A. afford B. offerC. shareD. spend
