Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to __ 36__ and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his __37__ of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a __ 38__ floor plan（平面图）for a 4,000-square-foot house that would __ 39__ on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his__40__back. On the front page was a __41__red F. The teacher said, “This is an __42__dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. ” Then the teacher__43 __, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your __44__.” The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own__45__on this. However, I think it is a very__46__decision for you.” __47__, after a week, the boy__48__the same paper, making no__49__at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my __50__.”
Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story__51__you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the __52__is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was __53__of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. __54__you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone__55__ your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
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| 小题2: | | A．reason | B．goal | C．purpose | D．way |
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| 小题3: | | A．rough | B．new | C．secret | D．detailed |
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| 小题5: | | A．mark | B．paper | C．plan | D．idea |
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| 小题6: | | A．large | B．tiny | C．beautiful | D．long |
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| 小题7: | | A．old | B．imaginative | C．impractical | D．interesting |
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| 小题8: | | A．shouted | B．smiled | C．replied | D．added |
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| 小题9: | | A．grade | B．need | C．honesty | D．ability |
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| 小题10: | | A．time | B．energy | C．mind | D．money |
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| 小题11: | | A．urgent | B．quick | C．important | D．good |
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小题12:
| A．Actually | B．Finally | C．Gradually | D．Usually |
| 小题13: | | A．turned down | B．turned around | C．turned to | D．turned in |
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小题14:
| A．comments | B．changes | C．judgment | D．answer |
| 小题15: | | A．dream | B．courage | C．interest | D．spirit |
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| 小题16: | | A．though | B．because | C．until | D．if |
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| 小题17: | | A．incident | B．event | C．story | D．lesson |
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| 小题18: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．everything | D．something |
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小题19:
| A．Fortunately | B．Strangely | C．Curiously | D．Probably |
| 小题20: | | A．forget | B．steal | C．know | D．realize |
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