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 　14　 .”

31. A. speech　　　　　　　　　　　 B. paper　　　　　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. diary

32. A. paint　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. win　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. own　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sell

33. A. just　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. even

34. A. heart　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. trust

35. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

36. A. word　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. letter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. post

37. A. How　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Where

38. A. unusual　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unforgettable　　　　　　 C. unimportant　　　　　　　 D. unrealistic

39. A. money　　　　　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　　　　　　 D. effort

40. A. wonder　　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　　　　 D. matter

41. A. Though　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Until　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. If

42. A. himself　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. itself

43. A. change　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　 D. decision

44. A. long　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thick　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. correct

45. A. grade　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dream　　　　　　　　　　　 C. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. secret

30. She had to sell the house even though it was ______ her own wishes.

　 A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. against　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

29. Franklin told them all ______ to be in Britain again.

　 A. he was how happy B. how happy he was　　 C. how was he happy　　 D. he was happy how

28. I have to well prepare for the math test tomorrow because it ______ 30% of the final exam.

　 A. sets up　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. puts up　　　　　　　　　　 C. uses up　　　　　　　　　　 D. makes up

27. It’s too late to invite any more people. ______, you know how Tim hates parties.

　 A. Besides　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　　　　　 C. Still　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Instead

26. I really enjoyed your lecture, ______ there were some parts I didn’t quite understand.

　 A. because　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after