When I was a boy, I was a football fan. I played football with some other boys in the backyard all the time. My mom was worried that I would get ill in the hot summer.
One day my brother gave me a new football. I came into the yard and played it excitedly. But suddenly, the ball flew through the window and nearly hit my dad. Dad said nothing. He took my football and cut it in half.
I didn’t cry because I knew how terrible my mistake was. I didn’t expect (期待) to get another football. But to my surprise, Dad bought me another one the next month and told me to be more careful. I was really thankful for my father’s forgiveness (寬恕). He showed me that even when I made a mistake, he still loved me and gave me another chance.
Parents always give us their unconditional (無條件的) love and forgiveness. We should always give our love and forgiveness to them, too.
【小題1】 The writer played football in the backyard all the time because ________.

A．he was easy to get ill

B．he was a football fan

C．his father was a football player

D．his mother was worried about him

【小題2】 How did the writer feel when he got the football from his brother?

A．Sad.

B．Worried.

C．Terrible.

D．Excited.

【小題3】The writer didn’t cry because ________.

A．he knew his mistake

B．his father cut the football in half

C．his father was very happy

D．he nearly hit his father

【小題4】 After his father bought him another football, the writer ________.

A．forgot his mistake	B．was angry
C．was thankful to his father	D．didn’t like it

【小題5】 What can we learn from the story?

A．We should learn to play football.

B．We should love and forgive our parents.

C．We shouldn’t make mistakes.

D．We must play football with our parents.

A primary school teacher asked her students to write a composition about what they would like God to do for them. At the end of the day, while marking the compositions, she read one that impressed her deeply. Her husband, who had just walked in, saw her crying and asked her, “What happened?”
She answered, “Read this. It is one of my students’ compositions.”
“Dear God, tonight I ask you for something very special: Make me into a television. I want to take its place and live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, and have my family around me. To be taken seriously when I talk. I want to be the centre of attention and be heard without interruption(打斷) or questions. I want to receive the same special care that the TV receives even when it is not working. Have the company of my dad when he arrives home from work, even when he is tired. And I want my mom to want me close when she is sad and upset, instead of ignoring(不理) me. And ...I want my brothers to fight to be with me...I want to feel that my family just put everything aside, every now and then, just to spend some time with me. And last but not least, make sure that I can make them all happy and entertain them. God, I don’t ask you for much. I just want to live like our TV. ”
At that moment the husband said, “My God, poor kid, what horrible parents!” .The teacher looked up at him and said, “That composition is our son’s!”
【小題1】Why did the teacher cry?

A．Because a composition moved her deeply.	B．Because the composition was very bad.
C．Because the students were lazy.	D．Because she had a fight with her husband.

【小題2】Who was the boy that wrote the composition?
A student who was with God.               B. A student who was like a television
C. A student in her class, but not her son.         D. A student in her class, in fact, her son.
【小題3】According to the article, what will happen when the boy talks?

A．Everyone will pay attention to him.	B．He will be interrupted.
C．No one will pay attention.	D．His mother will talk to him.

【小題4】Which is not right according to the passages?

A．TV can entertain them	B．TV can catch the attention of his family.
C．TV can give you answers when you ask question.	D．TV can receive special care from his family.

【小題5】According to the article, we can know the boy is_________.

A．naughty

B．lonely

C．happy

D．wrong

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音員) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.
【小題1】 What’s the writer’s ideal(理想的) job?

A．A sportsman

B．A shop assistant

C．A sports announcer

D．A businessman

【小題2】Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? 

A．because he was too young	B．Because he didn’t get college education
C．Because he’s got a good-looking person	D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience

【小題3】Which of the following is true according to the article?

A．You just need wait for some time, then luck will come.

B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C．It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D．You should trust your mother.

【小題4】The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” Means “______”

A．But I was refused every time	B．But I was successful every time
C．But I lost my way every time	D．But the door of every station was always closed

【小題5】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Mother’s words	B．Everything Happens For The Best
C．No One Is Always Lucky	D．To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音員) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.
【小題1】 What’s the writer’s ideal (理想的) job?

A．A sportsman

B．A shop assistant

C．A sports announcer

D．A businessman

【小題2】Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? 

A．because he was too young	B．Because he didn’t get college education
C．Because he’s got a good-looking person	D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience

【小題3】Which of the following is true according to the article?

A．You just need wait for some time, then luck will come.

B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C．It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D．You should trust your mother.

【小題4】The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” Means “______”

A．But I was refused every time	B．But I was successful every time
C．But I lost my way every time	D．But the door of every station was always closed

【小題5】What’s the best title of this passage?

A．Mother’s words	B．Everything Happens For The Best
C．No One Is Always Lucky	D．To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult

C
“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.
After I graduated form college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(廣播員). I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily, I was refused every time.
At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire(雇傭) a person without any experience and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I wanted this job, but I was refused again.
“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt so frustrated. “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.
While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and he offered me a chance to work there.
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if without the failure before.”
【小題1】Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

A．Because he never graduated from college.

B．Because he didn’t work hard in college.

C．Because he didn’t have much experience.

D．Because he didn’t know about sports.

【小題2】Which of the following is the correct order of events?
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

【小題3】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The writer’s parents didn’t want him to be a sports announcer.

B．There were no radio announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C．The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.

D．The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.

【小題4】 According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him?

A．He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.

B．Disappointment leads to failure.

C．He should be proud of himself.

D．Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.