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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced _____. “If you can ______ , one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if it were not for that ______ disappointment.”

Mother was right, which I _______ after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a/an _______in radio, then work my _______ up to sports announcer. I hitchhiked(搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got ______ every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring ________ persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a _______ station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.

I went home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was _______ I had played high school football, I ______. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn't ______.

My disappointment ______. Although I didn’t say anything, Mom reminded, “Everything happens for the best.” Dad _______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 _______ hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my ______ boiled over(沸溢,发怒). I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a _____ announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur _______ , “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a _______ and asked me to broadcast an _______ game.

1.
A.fallingB.disappointmentC.painD.suffering
2.
A.put onB.take onC.carry onD.get on
3.
A.previousB.timelyC.laterD.difficult
4.
A.lookedB.searchedC.checkedD.discovered
5.
A.jobB.talkC.interviewD.speech
6.
A.wayB.meansC.roadD.feet
7.
A.turned upB.turned offC.turned onD.turned down
8.
A.inexperiencedB.beautifulC.disappointedD.experimented
9.
A.largeB.smallC.newD.old
10.
A.whenB.the placeC.thatD.where
11.
A.admittedB.appliedC.acceptedD.received
12.
A.refusedB.agreedC.hiredD.managed
13.
A.can have shownB.must have shownC.should have shownD.could have shown
14.
A.offeredB.providedC.tookD.supplied
15.
A.everB.stillC.yetD.already
16.
A.frustrationB.interestC.angerD.happiness
17.
A.newsB.sportsC.radioD.story
18.
A.commandingB.callingC.whisperingD.suggesting
19.
A.receptionB.computerC.deskD.microphone
20.
A.imaginaryB.unbelievableC.importantD.unexpected
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