It`s hard _____ a job .

A. to look for       B. to find          C. to find out       D. to look at

Life used to be fine for “teenagers”．They used to have money to spend and free time to spend it．They used to wear teenage clothes in teenage coffee bars and discos．But for many young people，life is    1    now．Jobs are difficult to   2    ．There’s not so much money around．Things are more expensive and it's hard to get a place to   3    ．Teachers say that students are more willing to learn than used to．They are   4    interested in politics，but more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them   5    ．

    When you read newspapers and watch TV, it is easy to get the  6  that British young people are all unemployed．a(chǎn)ngry and in trouble． 7   that’s not true

    Three quarters of them do   8    their parents did．They do their best at school，find some kind of work and get    9     in their early twenties．They get along well with their parents and enjoy family life. They watch football on TV and like reading about Princess Diana. After all, if they  10   , they wouldn′t be British, would they?

1. A. harder         B. hard          C. the hardest       D. hardly

2. A. look           B. look for       C. find            D. offer

3. A. live            B. stay          C. live in          D. work in

4. A. more           B. much         C. most           D. less

5. A. a job           B. jobs          C. a work          D. works

6. A. mark           B. idea          C. riddle          D. mail

7. A. But            B. And          C. So             D. Or

8. A. that            B. which        C. what            D. /

9. A. marry          B. marrying      C. marry with      D. married

10. A. didn't          B. don't         C. weren't         D. aren't

When Tom finished his studies at the university (大學(xué)), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.

  When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.

  One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部門), Tom?”

  The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”

1. When he graduated (畢業(yè)) from university, Tom was not ________.

   A. very good at science         

B. looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours

C. interested in getting any information from the government

D. good at making decisions

2. What did Tom think of his uncle’s advice?

   A. He thought it was good                                  

B. He did not like it.

   C. He refused to take it.                                    

D. He was unable to follow it.

3. Which of the following is mentioned in the story?

   A. The exam tired him.

   B. He passed the exam and got a job in a government office.

   C. He didn’t want to take part in the exam.

   D. The result was bad.

4. The uncle wanted to find out ________.

   A. how his nephew was getting along with his job

   B. what his nephew was doing

   C. whether his nephew could understand him or no

   D. what his nephew had expected

5. In fact Tom’s answer means that __________.

   A. the people working in the government office were in two groups and they worked in turn

   B. most of the government workers were not working hard

   C. the government office had more hands than needed

   D. only half of the government workers went to work on time

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.