Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then        ? Here is an example.

      There was a farmer who       corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the       and won the first prize.

      One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something         about how he grew it. The farmer      his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

       "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked.  "You know they are taking part in the       with you each year. "

      "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The       picks up pollen {花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If nay neighbors grow       corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, f must       my neighbors to grow good corn. "

      The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve       his neighbor's corn improves.

       As a great man says, "We make a living by what we       ; we make a life by what we give." We can't      without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningf~I1 life is not decided by how much we can get,       by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us         from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find       in their life.

1.A. why          B. how              C. when            D. where

2.A. grew          B. bought            C. sold             D. collected

3.A. cheapest          B. prettiest           C. best              D. shortest

4.A. popular            B. serious            C. terrible           D. surprising

5.A. lent              B. showed                  C. offered           D. recommended

6.A. game       B. fight              C. experiment        D. competition

7.A. wind        B. water             C. farmer            D. neighbor

8.A. tasty            B. bad                    C. tall               D. unusual

9.A. teach       B. remind            C. help                       D. require

10.A. unless            B. though            C. because           D. when

11.A. do              B. own              C. get                   D. grow

12.A. cheer             B. move            C. work              D. live

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

14.A. different    B. free                 C. safe                     D. far

15.A. hope              B. success                 C. friendship          D. happiness

 

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who   36   corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   37   and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer   38   his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the   39   with you each year."

"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   40   picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   41   corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't   42   without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,   43   by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us    44    from other animals.

So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   45   in their life.

1.A. grew                           B. bought                                      C. sold                                  D, collected

2. A. cheapest                   B. prettiest                         C. best                                 D. shortest

3. A. lent                   B. showed                           C. offered                            D. recommended

4.A. game                          B. fight                                 C. experiment                    D. competition

5.A. wind                            B. water                              C. farmer                             D. neighbor

6.A. tasty                           B. bad                                   C. tall                                    D. unusual

7. A. cheer                         B. move                               C. work                                D. live

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

9.A. different           B. free                                 C, safe                                  D. far

10.A. hope                         B. success                           C. friendship                       D. happiness

 

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who 　1 corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 　2 and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer 　3 his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the 　4 with you each year."

"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The 　5 picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow 　6 corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't 　7 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 　8 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 　 9　 from other animals.

So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 　10 in their life.

1.　　　　 A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sold D. collected

2.　　　　 A. cheapest　　　　　 B. prettiest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shortest

3.　　　　 A. lent　　　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　　　　 C. offered D. recommended

4.　　　　 A. game　　　　 B. fight　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. experiment　　　　　　　 D. competition

5.　　　　 A. wind　　　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　　　　　　　 C. farmer D. neighbor

6.　　　　 A. tasty　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unusual

7.　　　　 A. cheer　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

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

9.　　　　 A. different　　　　　 B. free 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. safe　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far

10. 　A. hope　　　　 B. success　　　　　　　　　 C. friendship　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

 Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then  31   ? Here is an example.

    There was a farmer who   32   corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market to take part in a competition. Then each time his corn was chosen as the   33   and won the first prize.

    One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something   34   about how he grew it. The farmer   35 his seed corn to his neighbors.

    "How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked.  "You know they are taking part in the   36   with you each year. "

    "Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The   37   picks up pollen （花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow   38   corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality(质量) of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must   39   my neighbors to grow good corn. "

    The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve   40   his neighbor's corn improves.

     As a great man says, "We make a living by what we   41  ; we make a life by what we give." We can't   42   without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaning of life is not decided by how much we can  get,    43   by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us   44    from other animals.  So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find   45   in their life.

(    ) 31. A. why      B. how            C. when       D. where

(    ) 32. A. grew     B. bought          C. sold        D, collected

(    ) 33. A. cheapest  B. prettiest          C. best        D. shortest

(    ) 34. A. popular   B. serious           C. terrible     D. surprising

(    ) 35. A. lent      B. showed          C. offered      D. recommended

(    ) 36. A. game     B. fight            C. experiment   D. competition

(    ) 37. A. wind     B. water            C. farmer      D. neighbor

(    ) 38. A. tasty     B. bad              C. tall        D. unusual

(    ) 39. A. teach     B. remind           C.help        D. require

(    ) 40. A. unless    B. though           C. because     D. when

(    ) 41. A. do       B. own             C. get         D. grow

(    ) 42. A. cheer     B. move            C. work       D. live

(    ) 43. A. and      B. but              C. or          D. so

(    ) 44.A. different   B. free             C. safe        D. far

(    ) 45. A. hope     B. success           C. friendship   D. happiness

“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, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.
I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said 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(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a 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 sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t 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 and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”
【小题1】After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in        at first.

A．Chicago	B．Dixon
C．Davenport	D．Illinois

【小题2】 The writer couldn’t find a job in Dixon because       .

A．he had played high school football

B．he did not pass the interview

C．he had no working experience

D．he had no interest in the job

【小题3】Which sentence below is TRUE?

A．In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job.

B．The writer took the train to different places to look for the job.

C．The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again.

D．MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly.

【小题4】The passage mainly tells us that       .

A．it is hard to find a job

B．mother’s help is necessary

C．we should hope for the best

D．life is full of disappointment