初三英语阅读1[优质课].docVIP

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容, 选择最恰当的答案) Everything happens for the best, my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. After graduating from college in 1932,I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. but I was refused every time. In one studio(演播室), a nice lady told me that big stations didnt want to accept inexperienced person-Go to the countryside and find a small station thatll give you a chance, she said. I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father sad Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, moms words came to my mind: Everything happens for the best. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, I felt frustrated . I asked aloud, How can a man become a sport announcer if he cant get a job in a radio station? I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football? Then he made me stand before a microphone (麦克风)and asked me to broadcast an imaginary（想象的） game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturdays game! On my way home, I thought of my mothers words again: Everything happens for the best if you carry on, one day something good will happen. The writer wanted to be __________. A a manager B a sports announcer C a sportsman D a program director After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job __________ at first. A In Chicago B In Dixon C In