In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't6hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边远地区) and find a7station that'11 give you a chance." she said.
I thumbed(搭便车) home to Dixon, Illi.8there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local9to manage10sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I11the post, but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom 12me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I13WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感)14over. 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 15when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about16?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an) 17game.
I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would18Saturday's game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother's words,19I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."
I often wonder what my20might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

1.
1. A.
  work hard
2. B.
  are brave
3. C.
  carry on
4. D.
  are lucky
2.
1. A.
  problems
2. B.
  difficulty
3. C.
  disappointment
4. D.
  unemployment
3.
1. A.
  sports
2. B.
  radio
3. C.
  shops
4. D.
  clubs
4.
1. A.
  sports announcer
2. B.
  sports star
3. C.
  shop manager
4. D.
  film maker
5.
1. A.
  turned away
2. B.
  turned down
3. C.
  turned in
4. D.
  turned off
6.
1. A.
  like
2. B.
  decide
3. C.
  stand
4. D.
  risk
7.
1. A.
  bigger
2. B.
  small
3. C.
  local
4. D.
  private
8.
1. A.
  If
2. B.
  While
3. C.
  Unless
4. D.
  Until
9.
1. A.
  businessman
2. B.
  college student
3. C.
  athlete
4. D.
  announcer
10.
1. A.
  his
2. B.
  her
3. C.
  their
4. D.
  its
11.
1. A.
  applied for
2. B.
  accepted
3. C.
  considered
4. D.
  refused
12.
1. A.
  blamed
2. B.
  suggested
3. C.
  reminded
4. D.
  persuade
13.
1. A.
  listened to
2. B.
  found
3. C.
  tried
4. D.
  expected
14.
1. A.
  became
2. B.
  turned
3. C.
  went
4. D.
  boiled
15.
1. A.
  lift
2. B.
  director
3. C.
  result
4. D.
  reply
16.
1. A.
  radio
2. B.
  directing
3. C.
  football
4. D.
  broadcasting
17.
1. A.
  live
2. B.
  imaginary
3. C.
  exciting
4. D.
  lively
18.
1. A.
  join in
2. B.
  miss
3. C.
  broadcast
4. D.
  organize
19.
1. A.
  as
2. B.
  then
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  though
20.
1. A.
  dream
2. B.
  aim
3. C.
  life
4. D.
  failure