"Everything happens for the best, " my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you carry on, one day something good will happen." So I think my mother is the most beautiful mother in the world. 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 a sports announcer. I drove a car to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was 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 countryside and find a small station that'll give you a chance, " she said. I went back home to Dixon, Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete（运动员）to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied（申请）. 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 hunt a job. 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, I was frustrated（挫折）. 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 stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.
On my way home, I thought of my mother's words "If you carry on, one day something good will happen."
【小题1】What does the underlined word "turned down" mean in Chinese?| A．received | B．refused | C．slowed down | D．shut |
| A．Because he was too young. | B．Because he wasn't a local athlete. |
| C．Because he didn't get college education. | D．Because he hadn't got enough experience. |
a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.
b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.
c. The writer graduated from college.
d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.
| A．cbda | B．cbad | C．bcda | D．bcad |
| A．He should be proud of himself. | B．Disappointment leads to failure. |
| C．He shouldn't be a sports announcer. | D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying. |
| A．My Dream | B．Mother's words |
| C．Lesson for Living | D．No One is Always Lucky |
