I have a friend named Monty Roberts. He has let me use his horse ranch （养马场） to put on events to raise money for Youth-at-Risk Programs.

Last time I was there he introduced me by saying, "I want to tell you why I let you use my house. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of a horse trainer. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be when he grew up."

“That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch someday. He put all his heart into the project and wrote about his dream in great detail. He even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of the buildings, stables and the track, and even a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house on it.”

“The next day, he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he received a large red ‘F' on his paper with a note, ‘See me after class.' The boy went to see the teacher and asked why. The teacher told him there was no way for a young boy like him to do that because owning a horse ranch required much money and resources, and then added ‘If you’ll rewrite his paper with another goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

“The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what to do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it’s a very important decision for you.’”

“Finally, a week later, the boy turned in the same paper without any change and stated, ‘You can keep the F, and I will never.’”

“I tell you this story because 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 over the fireplace.”

"Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what."

63. The teacher gave the boy an “F” because the teacher thought          .

       A. he came from a horse trainer’s family                                          

       B. he didn’t do a good job in his studies

       C. no young boys desired to possess a horse ranch

       D. he described an unpractical goal in his paper

64. We can infer from the passage that          .

       A. the boy attached great importance to his grade                          

       B. the boy was very interested in training horses

       C. the boy succeeded in turning his dream into reality                    

       D. the boy's father was not in favor of his decision                          

65. Monty Roberts told the story mainly to          .

       A. tell people how to describe their goals     

       B. show people how to own a horse ranch

       C. help the writer raise money for the program                                

       D. encourage people to stick to their dreams

66. From the story we can infer the boy was actually          .

       A. the teacher             B. Monty himself         C. Monty’s friend         D. the author himself

My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper   26   what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven – paper   27   his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his heart into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his   28  . Two days later he received his paper back. On the   29   page was a large red F with a   30   that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “  31   did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no  32   a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “  33   you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your   34  .”

The boy went home and   35   about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the   36  paper, making no changes.

Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting on my farm. I   37   have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was   38  , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream    39  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to   40  yours.”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…

1. A. in              B. at             C. for            D. about

2.A. giving           B. taking         C. describing     D. making

3.A. classmate        B. teacher        C. father         D. writer

4.A. front            B. middle         C. back           D. last

5.A. word             B. note           C. paper          D. letter

6.A. What             B. Where          C. Why            D. How

7.A. road             B. way            C. method         D. idea

8.A. Now              B. Although       C. Since          D. If

9. A. work            B. idea           C. grade          D. advice

10.A. thought         B. write          C. spoke          D. read

11.A. new             B. same           C. different      D. second

12. A. never          B. again          C. even           D. still

13. A. arriving       B. leaving        C. moving         D. reaching

14.A. stealer         B. maker          C. lover          D. leader

15. A. take up  B. make up  C. give up  D. break up

单词拼写（满分5分）

1.It is hard to p     him to stop smoking.

2.Everyone who often exercises can b     from it.

3.Do you feel h     when you’re often in difficulty.

4.If you’re not satisfied with this book, I can r       you another one.

5.I will never f     you for the rude words you said to me last night.

6.He was a good worker who was       (尽心尽力) to his family as well as his work.

7.What’s your       (态度) towards this practice.

8.Do you feel       (内疚的) when you have done sth that you shouldn’t do.

9.Mike realized his mistake, and       (道歉) at once.

10.He would rather die than       (背叛) his country.

单词拼写（满分5分）
【小题1】It is hard to p     him to stop smoking.
【小题2】Everyone who often exercises can b     from it.
【小题3】Do you feel h     when you’re often in difficulty.
【小题4】If you’re not satisfied with this book, I can r       you another one.
【小题5】I will never f     you for the rude words you said to me last night.
【小题6】He was a good worker who was       (尽心尽力) to his family as well as his work.
【小题7】What’s your       (态度) towards this practice.
【小题8】Do you feel       (内疚的) when you have done sth that you shouldn’t do.
【小题9】Mike realized his mistake, and       (道歉) at once.
【小题10】He would rather die than       (背叛) his country.