“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 a radio station. One day, I wanted to host (主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked at 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 in 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 if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man called, “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, you’ll feel good because of all the hard work you have done.” At that moment I knew just what she meant.
8．What job was the writer most interested in?
A．A sportsman. B．A shop assistant.
C．A businessman. D．A sports announcer.
9．Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A．Because he hadn't got enough experience.
B．Because he didn’t get college education.
C．Because he wasn’t a good looking person.
D．Because he was too young.
10．Which of the following is true according to the article?
A．You just need to 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.
11．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
 
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者的妈妈一直告诉作者：一切都会好的。这句话在作者毕业找工作时得到了验证。
8．细节理解题。根据第二段“I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. One day, I wanted to host a sports program.”可知，作者一开始就想在广播台主持体育节目。再根据第六段“How can someone be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”可知，作者觉得如果一个人不能在广播电台找到工作，他如何能成为体育播音员？由此可知，作者最感兴趣的工作就是体育播音员。故选D项。
9．细节理解题。根据第三段“In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got enough experience.”可知，一位好心的女士说我的问题是没有足够的经验。由此可知，作者在芝加哥没有找到工作的原因是缺少经验。故选A项。
10．推理判断题。由文章内容尤其是第七段内容可知，作者找工作是做了充分的准备的，经过自己的努力和坚持，在机会来临时牢牢抓住了机会，才得到了理想的工作。由此推知，只有尽力做好每一件事，好运才会降临到身上。故选B项。
11．主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，作者一开始找不到工作，最终终于找到了自己理想的工作，事情是一步步由坏变好，正是符合了妈妈说的那句话“Everything happens for the best.(一切都会变好的)”。由此可知，此句最适合作为标题，概括文章中心思想。故选B项。