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(播音员) 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.

1. 1.

   What's the writer's ideal job?

   1. A.
      A sportsman.                 
   2. B.
      A shop assistant.
   3. C.
      A sports announcer.            
   4. D.
      A businessman.
2. 2.

   Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

   1. A.
      Because he was too young.
   2. B.
      Because he didn't get college education.
   3. C.
      Because he's got a good-looking person.
   4. D.
      Because he hadn't got enough experience.
3. 3.

   The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means"        ".

   1. A.
      But I was refused every time
   2. B.
      But I was successful every time
   3. C.
      But I lost my way every time
   4. D.
      But the door of every station was always closed
4. 4.

   What made the writer succeed in the end?

   1. A.
      His mother’s words.            
   2. B.
      A kind lady’s help.
   3. C.
      His father’s car.                  
   4. D.
      His own hard work.
5. 5.

   What's the best title of this passage?

   1. A.
      Mother's Words.                
   2. B.
      Everything Happens for the Best.
   3. C.
      No One Is Always Lucky.        
   4. D.
      To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.

“Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?” Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.
“What do you think, Jim?” Miss Baker asks.
“Dinner,” Jim answers.
“Dinner is the big meal of the day,” says Miss Baker. “But I don’t think we need it most.”
Tom puts up his hands. “ Do we need lunch most?”
“No,” says Miss Baker. “We need breakfast most.”“Why is this so?”
“From night to morning is a long time to go without food,” says Ann.
“That’s right,” says Miss Baker. “We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?”
The students have many answers to give.
“We may feel hungry.”
“We may not feel like working.”
“We may feel sick.”
“Yes, you are right,” says Miss Baker. “Now let’s talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.”
【小题1】____ are discussing （讨论） eating.
The mother and children         B. Some of the boys and girls
C. The teacher and her students     D. A group of friends
【小题2】Miss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.

“Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?” Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.

“What do you think, Jim?” Miss Baker asks.

“Dinner,” Jim answers.

“Dinner is the big meal of the day,” says Miss Baker. “But I don’t think we need it most.”

Tom puts up his hands. “ Do we need lunch most?”

“No,” says Miss Baker. “We need breakfast most.”“Why is this so?”

“From night to morning is a long time to go without food,” says Ann.

“That’s right,” says Miss Baker. “We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?”

The students have many answers to give.

“We may feel hungry.”

“We may not feel like working.”

“We may feel sick.”

“Yes, you are right,” says Miss Baker. “Now let’s talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.”

1.____ are discussing （讨论） eating.

2.Miss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.

3.Why is breakfast the most important meal?   Because_____.

A. it is the last meal

B. there are usually a lot of nice things to eat at breakfast.

C. people like to enjoy food before going to work.

from night to morning is a long time to go without food.