Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch（牧马场） in San Ysidro. He told us his story. As a senior, he was asked to write a
36 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper
37 his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great
38 and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the
39 of all the buildings.
He put his heart into the
40 and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that
41 , ‘See me after class.’
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I
42 an F?’
The teacher said, ‘This is an
43 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no
44 you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will
45 this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
The boy went home and
46 it. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to
47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very
48 decision for you.’
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the
49 paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my
50 .’
Monty now owned a 200-acre ranch. He had
51 his plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.
Two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When leaving, he said
52 , ‘Look, Monty. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream
53 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.
54 , you had enough perseverance not to give up on yours.’”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.
55 your heart, no matter what.
| 小题1: | | A．paper | B．composition | C．passage | D．notice |
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| 小题2: | | A．reaching | B．achieving | C．continuing | D．describing |
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| 小题3: | | A．excitement | B．detail | C．demand | D．spirit |
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| 小题4: | | A．relation | B．advantage | C．location | D．meaning |
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| 小题5: | | A．project | B．work | C．house | D．painting |
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| 小题6: | | A．informed | B．read | C．wrote | D．reflected |
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| 小题7: | | A．recognize | B．own | C．receive | D．admit |
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| 小题8: | | A．unbearable | B．unbelievable | C．unrealistic | D．unusual |
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| 小题9: | | A．need | B．way | C．doubt | D．time |
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| 小题10: | | A．see | B．retell | C．discuss | D．rewrite |
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| 小题11: | | A．thought about | B．cared about | C．set about | D．talked about |
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| 小题12: | | A．keep up | B．show up | C．sweep up | D．make up |
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| 小题13: | | A．unique | B．wrong | C．wise | D．important |
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| 小题14: | | A．same | B．final | C．correct | D．suitable |
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| 小题15: | | A．promise | B．grade | C．dream | D．word |
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| 小题16: | | A．put forward | B．carried out | C．taken up | D．sped up |
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| 小题17: | | A．constantly | B．strongly | C．guiltily | D．delightedly |
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| 小题18: | | A．catcher | B．seeker | C．dreamer | D．stealer |
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| 小题19: | | A．Gradually | B．Personally | C．Strictly | D．Fortunately |
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| 小题20: | | A．Follow | B．Guide | C．Arrange | D．Concentrate |
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