I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场).He has let me use his
36 to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he told me his story.when he was young, his family is too
37 to have a house to live in.As a
38 , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about
39 he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of
40 a horse ranch.He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm.The next day he handed it in to his
41 .Two days later he received his paper back.On the front page was a large red F.Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)
42 dream for a young boy like you.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your
43 .”
The boy went home and thought about it for a
44 and hard time.He asked his father what he should do.His father said, “Look, son, you have to
45 your own mind on this.Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no
46 at all.He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I
47 keep my dream.
Monty tell me this
48 because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.He said a lot of kids’s
49 can be stole.Don't let anyone steal your dreams.Follow your heart, no matter what.
50 he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.
| 小题1: | | A．name | B．company | C．ranch | D．school |
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| 小题2: | | A．small | B．busy | C．poor | D．lazy |
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| 小题3: | | A．present | B．return | C．punishment | D．result |
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| 小题5: | | A．renting | B．donating | C．owning | D．kitchen |
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| 小题6: | | A．teacher | B．father | C．friend | D．wife |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．great | C．terrible | D．unrealistic |
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| 小题8: | | A．work | B．grade | C．family | D．ability |
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| 小题9: | | A．easy | B．long | C．short | D．hurry |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．rewrite | C．have | D．give up |
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| 小题11: | | A．decision | B．reason | C．excuse | D．changes |
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| 小题12: | | A．never | B．still | C．sometimes | D．even |
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| 小题13: | | A．square | B．story | C．house | D．teacher |
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| 小题14: | | A．money | B．house | C．dream | D．hobbies |
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| 小题15: | | A．Quickly | B．Suddenly | C．Unluckily | D．Fortunately |
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