Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realistic
goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my
45 .”
【小题1】 | A.speech | B.paper | C.notice | D.diary |
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【小题3】 | A.just | B.almost | C.ever | D.even |
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【小题4】 | A.heart | B.life | C.advice | D.trust |
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【小题6】 | A.word | B.letter | C.note | D.post |
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【小题8】 | A.unusual | B.unforgettable | C.unimportant | D.unrealistic |
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【小题9】 | A.money | B.time | C.space | D.effort |
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【小题10】 | A.wonder | B.way | C.problem | D.matter |
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【小题11】 | A.Though | B.since | C.Until | D.If |
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【小题12】 | A.himself | B.him | C.it | D.itself |
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【小题13】 | A.change | B.gift | C.message | D.decision |
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【小题14】 | A.long | B.thick | C.same | D.correct |
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【小题15】 | A.grade | B.dream | C.duty | D.secret |
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