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TO RENT | |
A.Quiet flat in Greenwood 2 bedrooms, large kitchen Near shops and restaurants £600 a month Phone 07348 0848153 | C.House available in Hoburn from end of September 3 bedrooms, small garden Near the university £1000 a month Phone 07122 7476933 |
B.Small 3rd-floor flat in central London 1 bedroom 2 minutes from train station £650 a month Phone 020 933 9458 |
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1.Which flat or house can be rented at the lowest price?
A.Flat A. B.Flat B. C.House C.
2.If a man really likes gardening on weekends, which flat or house should he rent?
A.Flat A. B.Flat B. C.House C
“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say so.
After I_________from 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_________, I was refused every time. At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire ( 雇 佣 ) an inexperienced person and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her _________, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job, but I was_________ again. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom _________me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I_________WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, said they had hired an announcer. As I left his office, my frustration (挫败感) boiled over. “How can I become a sports announcer_________I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud. While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone
_________my name. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast (广播) an imaginary game. _________with my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you __________, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous (之前的) disappointment.”
1.A.left B.returned C.graduated
2.A.kindly B.unluckily C.certainly
3.A.order B.advice C.decision
4.A.refused B.suggested C.watched
5.A.smiled B.reminded C.changed
6.A.tried B.called C.met
7.A.as B.. until C.if
8.A.calling B.crying C.singing
9.A.Angry B.Unsatisfied C.Pleased
10.A.get on B.carry on C.put on
I still remember the park we first met three years ago.
A.which B.where C.when
— What did John say to you?
— He asked me .
A.that I had a good time
B.If I would like to go skating
C.When did I buy this poster
—I like Zhou Dongyu most among all the actresses.
—Me, too. role she played in this movie!
A.What an interesting B.What interesting C.How interesting
—They finally get the prize.
—So they do. They have spent as much time as they can ________ it.
A.practice B.practicing C.to practice
