I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场).He has let me use his to raise money for youth at risk programs.
The last time I was there he told me his story.when he was young, his family is too to have a house to live in.As a , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of a horse ranch.He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm.The next day he handed it in to his .Two days later he received his paper back.On the front page was a large red F.Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an) dream for a young boy like you.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your .”
The boy went home and thought about it for a and hard time.He asked his father what he should do.His father said, “Look, son, you have to your own mind on this.Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no at all.He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I keep my dream.
Monty tell me this because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. He said a lot of kids’s can be stole. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what. he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.
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完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially（尤其） 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 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.
A．clever B．difficult C．slow D．quick
A．seemed B．decided C．wondered D．told
A．well B．bad C．right D．good
A．see B．find C．read D．buy
A．that B．if C．how D．why
A．think B．leave C．ask D．answer
A．classmates B．students C．teachers D．friends
A．always B．ever C．sometimes D．never
A．found B．played C．knew D．heard
A．said B．told C．called D．named
A．whether B．what C．where D．why
A．afraid B．amazed C．worried D．unhappy
A．pictures B．exercises C．shops D．reports
A．top B．slow C．low D．rich
A．at first B．at the end C．at last D．now
Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This __1__ always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the __2__ to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there __3__ 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon __4__ the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over, I suddenly remembered my uncle and __5__ to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be __6__ with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not __7__ my uncle and father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say __8__. Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He __9__ very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an even __10__ voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not __11__ my uncle. This will __12__ happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to _13__ and said, “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of him.”
The watch has been with me for 12 years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of __14__ I learned from it. It tells me to respect __15__ and never be late to do what I have promised to.
A．watch B．clock C．bell D．time
A．hotel B．station C．bus stop D．airport
A．before B．from C．after D．to
A．though B．because C．and D．so
A．moved B．turned C．hurried D．flew
A．happy B．angry C．sorry D．lucky
A．look up B．look for C．look at D．look after
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．is B．was C．does D．did
A．funnier B．louder C．happier D．lower
A．waking up B．giving up C．picking up D．putting up
A．always B．never C．often D．usually
A．you B．him C．them D．me
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．culture B．friendship C．time D．family
Many people think the more time is spent, the __1___work will be done, so students have to spend the whole __2_doing school work except the three meals .It is __3__to see students struggling (奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and ___4___.Modern students usually have a lot of ___5___.They love music and sports .They like reading books and watching TV. A 6 weekend can get them away from too much school work and they can do __7__they like .But teachers don’t think so. 8 students have too much schoolwork and they have_9_ time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework, so they usually don’t do their weekend homework __10__Sunday night. But there is not enough time for much work, students have to finish it __11__.The weekend homework often makes teachers angry. Things always get __12__without right ideas, too much school work makes students _13_ interests in learning, and it’s also bad for their health. A horse runs faster after a _14_. But for students only rest is not enough .So such a condition should be _15__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge .Please give students less homework
and leave them more free time .
A．less B．more C．lest D．most
A．day B．morning C．afternoon D．week
A．never B．common C．glad D．hardly
A．in class B．in the office C．at home D．in hospital
A．books B．hobbies C．sports D．friends
A．two days B．two day’s C．two-day D．two-days
A．who B．where C．why D．what
A．Unless B．If C．Though D．So
A．enough B．no C．a good D．much
A．until B．when C．at D．on
A．good B．poor C．carelessly D．happily
A．better B．afraid C．worse D．wonderful
A．lose B．have C．add D．take
A．minute B．moment C．meal D．rest
A．kept B．changed C．same D．difficult
Jennifer was sitting on the beach. After all she had been through, it was just what she needed. It’s getting __31 ,” she thought. “I should go home.”
She wanted to know how her __32 would react（反应）, when she __33 home after the three days she was missing（失踪）.
It was really dark when she finally reached her front door. It seemed different to her. _34_ had taken care of the outside garden for __35 days. She was surprised as her father usually worked hard to keep everything __36 and tidy（整洁的）. She couldn’t understand what was going on.
She entered the _37 _. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written __38 her father. __39 said, “Dear Ellen, here is some coffee. I am out searching(搜寻).” Ellen was her mother, but where was she?
She went to her parents’ room. She found her there. Her __40 was lying on the bed, fast sleep. Her face looked so _ 41 , as if she hadn’t slept for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up __42 she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
When Jennifer _43_, something was different: she wasn’t in her mother’s room any more and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away _ 44 . She was on her own bed.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice ask, “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you __45 us all very, very worried.”
A．early B．late C．warm D．angry
A．father B．mother C．parents D．teachers
A．got B．left C．wanted D．missed
A．Everybody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Nobody
A．many B．lots of C．a few D．much
A．clean B．dirty C．quiet D．busy
A．school B．room C．house D．library
A．with B．in C．by D．at
A．They B．It C．He D．She
A．mother B．father C．friend D．sister
A．happy B．tired C．interested D．relaxed
A．and B．so C．but D．although
A．got up B．woke up C．put up D．clean up
A．out B．on C．of D．in
A．had B．let C．made D．gave
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
For middle school students in China, it's really easy to spend money.There are so___1__ things,such as the latest clothes, video games, expensive handbags.
The habit of spending money like most bad habits, is ___2____ to break. When I was a middle school student, I __3___ lots of money on things. I _4__ I was very cool at that time. But now I feel very sorry because I ___5__ so much money.
When something is the latest and greatest, you want it at once because it’s new and you don’t want to wait ___6__ it’s old. The __7___ is that the latest things usually cost a lot of money. But once you own the things, they go out of fashion very__8__. How many things do you have in your bedroom? How often do you __9__ them?
The expensive things are not the coolest ones at all. It’s not necessary __10____ them.A. little B. much C. many
A. easy B. good C. hard
A. cost B.spent C. took
A. realized B. thought C. wondered
A. wasted B. saved C. paid
A. as B. before C. till
A. reason B. happiness C. problem
A. quickly B.difficultly C. slowly
A. watch B. use C. move
A. to buy B. buy C.buying
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