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　　There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons．She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school．Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so 　　1　　．The mother 　　2　　 that she would help her sons to do 　　3　　 in school by herself．She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 　　4　　 a book a week and do a book report for her．

　　One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 　　5　　 anyone knew it．Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 　　6　　．“Why did Ben raise his hand?”all of his 　　7　　 whispered(耳语)and wondered．“He 　　8　　 said anything．What could he possibly want to say?”To their surprise, Ben not only 　　9　　 the rock, but also said a lot about it．He 　　10　　 other rocks in its group and even knew 　　11　　 the teacher had found it．The teacher and the other students were 　　12　　．Ben had learned this from doing one of his book 　　13　　．

　　Later Ben became the 　　14　　 student of his class．When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and 　　15　　 became one of the best doctors in the United States．

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　　Monty was the son of a horse trainer．When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a 　　1　　 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 　　2　　 a horse ranch(牧场)．He wrote about his dream in great detail and he 　　3　　 drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings．

　　He put a great deal of his 　　4　　 into the project and the next day he handed it in 　　5　　 his teacher．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front page was a large red F with a 　　6　　 that read, “See me after class．”

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “　　7　　 did I receive an F?”

　　The teacher said, “This is an 　　8　　 dream for a young boy like you．You come from a poor family．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of 　　9　　．You have to buy the land．You have to pay for other things．There is no 　　10　　 you could ever do it．” Then the teacher added, “　　11　　 you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade．”

　　The boy went home and thought about 　　12　　 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 　　13　　 for you．”

　　Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 　　14　　 paper, making no changes at all．He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 　　15　　．”

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　　Monty Roberts was the son of a poor family．He liked horses．He had a dream to own a horse ranch ever since he was a little child．

　　One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper．It was about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up．He worked hard on it, and wrote a seven-page paper．In the paper he described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday．

　　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(fail)with a note that read,“See me after class．

　　He went to see the teacher after class and asked,“Why did I receive an F?”

　　The teacher answered,“This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you．You come from a poor family．You have no money．Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money．You have to buy the land．There's no way you could ever do it．”Then he added,“Write this paper again．If you write it with a realistic plan, you may receive a better grade．”

　　After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all．He said to the teacher,“You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream．”

　　Monty kept his dream and worked very hard．Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house on it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room．

　　Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him．When the teacher was leaving, he said,“Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer．During those years I stole a lot of children's dreams．It was lucky that you hadn't given up yours．”

　　Don't let anyone steal your dream．Follow your dream, no matter what．

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