"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry. One day your luck will change."

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.

16. What's the writer's ideal job?

A. A sportsman.                  B. A shop assistant.

C. A sports announcer.             D. A businessman.

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

A. Because he was too young.

B. Because he didn't get college education.

C. Because he's got a good-looking person.

D. Because he hadn't got enough experience.

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

A. But I was refused every time

B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time

D. But the door of every station was always closed

19. What made the writer succeed in the end?

A. His mother’s words.             B. A kind lady’s help.

C. His father’s car.                   D. His own hard work.

20. What's the best title of this passage?

A. Mother's Words.                  B. Everything Happens for the Best.

C. No One Is Always Lucky.          D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.

 

"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren't going my way. "Don't worry. One day your luck will change."

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.

16. What's the writer's ideal job?

   A. A sportsman.                  B. A shop assistant.

C. A sports announcer.             D. A businessman.

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

A. Because he was too young.

B. Because he didn't get college education.

C. Because he's got a good-looking person.

D. Because he hadn't got enough experience.

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

A. But I was refused every time

B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time

D. But the door of every station was always closed

19. What made the writer succeed in the end?

   A. His mother’s words.              B. A kind lady’s help.

C. His father’s car.                   D. His own hard work.

20. What's the best title of this passage?

A. Mother's Words.                  B. Everything Happens for the Best.

C. No One Is Always Lucky.          D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.

 

The bell for class rang. All the students took out their  1  , waiting for the teacher. Our Chinese teacher, Miss Liu, had told us before that we were going to write a composition 2  class.

A minute passed, and another,   3  the teacher didn't appear. We began to wonder what the matter with her was. Was she ill? Or had she forgotten about the class?    4  could tell. Soon some students began to study other subjects, some students began to talk and even made  5  .

About ten minutes later, the door opened and Miss Liu   6  came in, smiling. She didn't say sorry to the class. We felt   7  angry. The teacher often told us never to be late for class and said it was   8  manners to be late. She also said that if we were late, we should make an apology (道歉)   9  at once or after class. But now she was late and had kept the whole class waiting for such a long time and didn't even tell us the reason. It was unfair. At this moment, Miss Liu picked up a piece of chalk(粉笔) and     10     "Teacher IsLate" on the blackboard and said that was the topic of our composition today. All of us smiled and understood what the teacher meant.

1.	A．desks B．seats C．books D．chairs

 

2.	A．at B．in C．on D．to

 

3.	A．but B．and C．or D．so

 

4.	A．Somebody B．Everybody C．Anybody D．Nobody

 

5.	A．voices B．sounds C．noises D．notes

 

6.	A．at last B．at first C．at all D．at times

 

7.	A．little B．less C．a little D．much more

 

8.	A．good B．bad C．nice D．fine

 

9.	A．neither B．not only C．both D．either

 

10.	A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．said

 

The bell for class rang. All the students took out their 46 , waiting for the teacher. Our Chinese teacher, Miss Liu, had told us before that we were going to write a composition    47 class.

A minute passed, and another, 48 the teacher didn't appear. We began to wonder what was the matter with her. Was she ill? Or had she forgotten about the class? 49 could tell. Soon some students began to study other subjects, some students began to talk and even made    50 .

About ten minutes later, the door opened and Miss Liu 51 came in, smiling. She didn't say sorry to the class. We felt 52 angry. The teacher often told us never to be late for class and said it was 53 manners to be late. She also said that if we were late, we should make an apology (道歉) 54 at once or after class. But now she was late and had kept the whole class waiting for such a long time and didn't even tell us the reason. It was unfair. At this moment, Miss Liu picked up a piece of chalk(粉笔) and    55    "Teacher Is Late" on the blackboard and said that was the topic of our composition today. All of us smiled and understood what the teacher meant.

1.A. desks B. seats C. books D. chairs

2.A. at B. in C. on D. to

3.A. but B. and C. or D. so

4.A. Somebody B. Everybody C. Anybody D. Nobody

5.A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. notes

6.A. at last B. at first C. at all D. at times

7.A. little B. less C. a little D. much more

8.A. good B. bad C. nice D. fine

9.A. neither B. not only C. both D. either

10.A. read B. wrote C. spoke D. said

 

阅读短文后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词

past  which  write  expensive  better  because  instead  goodbye

Grade 9 students are going to say 1 to each other．Everyone must have a lot to say to their classmates at this moment．But where can they put all their warm words?

In the  2  ，each student would buy a big beautiful notebook and ask their classmates to __3  in it．But things are a bit different now．

Grade 9 students use floppy disks（软盘） _4  of notebooks．Some students are not good at Chinese．They can't use sweet words to show how they love their friends．But with the floppy disks they can write，draw or even make cartoons for each other．

One of the students said，"I like a floppy disk  5  it costs less than five yuan，but a good notebook costs more than twenty yuan．And there is a lot of space for me to write more words in the floppy disk．"

But some students still like notebooks  6  ．They say words in computers are cold．It is bad for their eyes to use computers too much．"Though a notebook is more  7  ，I still choose one．A notebook can keep my classmates' handwriting  8 makes me think of them．What's more，it's easier to carry，and keep，" said a boy．

Which way will yon choose to say goodbye to you classmates?