"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turned down every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边缘地区) and find a small station that'll give you a chance," she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best," Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration boiled over. I asked aloud, "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he put me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.
On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother's words: "If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment."
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
1.The author dreamt of becoming ________.
A. a manager in a station
B. a football player
C. a manager in a sports department in Dixon
D. a sports announcer
2.The reason why author failed to find a job in Chicago may be that ________.
A. at the very beginning, he decided to become a sports announcer
B. the stations in Chicago had hired others
C. he had no working experience
D. he preferred to work in his hometown
3.Which of the following words can be used to best describe author?
A. Diligent and polite.
B. Persistent and inexperienced.
C. Confident and handsome.
D. Hardworking and energetic.
4.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. How to find a job
B. Peter MacArthur gave me a chance
C. Mother’s words
D. A lesson of life
Hundreds of years ago，a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.
One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die.”
They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they were very tired, too, and one by one, they fell asleep.
The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more，the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟). He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment，they were on their feet and ready for a battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.
The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.
1.The result of the war is that ________.
A.the Scots defeated the Romans
B.the Romans killed all the Scots
C.the Scots were defeated
D.the Scots were driven out of Scotland
2.At the shout of a Roman soldier, all the Scots who were asleep at the hill ________.
A.woke and rose immediately, ready to fight
B.put their feet into their shoes at once and were ready to fight
C.stood up without putting on their shoes and began to fight
D.began to fight the Romans hard
3.The Scots made thistle their national flower because thistle ________.
A.gave them happiness
B.had so many sharp needles all over it
C.helped the Scots in wiping out the Romans
D.is lovely, though not beautiful
假设你班本期英语墙报的主题是“The woman I admire most”，请你根据表格信息，写一篇介绍特蕾莎修女(Mother Teresa)的英语短文。短文内容要点如下：
1. 生平 （1910年8月26日生于马其顿(Macedonia)；1997年在印度病逝）
2. 主要经历和成就
1） 在印度教地理多年；
2） 1979年获诺贝尔和平奖；
3） 晚年饱受心脏病折磨。
注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
1. The leader of the team ______________________（开始意识到） that doing a survey on his own mattered a lot. (to)
2.It’s no use complaining that the firecracker ______________________（不响）. (go)
3.During rush hours, the subway is always ______________________（太拥挤了以至于不能）get in. (too)
4.Personally, I think with careful nursing he will pull through soon though he ______________________（严重受伤）. (injure)
5.Once he ______________________（犯罪）, he will be put in prison. (commit)
根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，用单词的恰当形式填空，并把完整单词填写在答题卷相应的位置上。
1.The committee is going to give him ___________ (自信) to deal with all the urgent cases.
2.The People’s Republic of China was f_________ in 1949.
3.We are too far from the earth to feel its pull, the earth g_________.
4.He is always working from day to night. He is really a w_________.
5.The champion can’t stand being served like a queen by her __________(热心的) supporters there.
6.The novel you choose to read should not be too difficult, o__________ you will give up reading it soon.
7.The athlete got a gold medal and his coach got __________ (升职) after the game.
8.The volunteers are supposed to know how much work will be involved in _________(组织) a march.
9.It’s t___________ to eat turkey at Thanksgiving in this country. Let’s do as the Romans do.
10.There are toilets for the _________ (残疾人) in the public places.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and 1. ___ (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches.
At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last 2. ___ entire evening.
Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a 3.___ (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually 4. ___ (eat) much.
During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially– 5. ___ (prepare) dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving.
Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas 6. ___ (carry) in for each guest. But she depended on her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying 7. ___ a warm conversation.
Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader’s political chat 8.___ she simply never has time 9.__ (finish) a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put 10.___ down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.
