I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场). The last time I was there he told me his story.
When he was young, his family is too poor to have a house to live in. One day when he was in a high school, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning 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 teacher. 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?” His teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “ If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider (重新考虑) your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it for a long and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to change your own mind on this.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy handed in the same paper, making no changes at all. He told his teacher “You can keep the F and I sill keep my dream.”
Monty said a lot of kids’ dreams can be stolen. Don’t let anyone steal your dream. Follow your heart, no matter what others think. Have enough gumption (毅力) till your dream comes true.
1.Who owns a horse ranch? _______________________________________
2.What was the boy’s dream? _______________________________________
3.When did he hand in his seven-page paper to his teacher? __________________
4.Why did his teacher give him an F?_______________________________________
5.What will you do to make your dream come true? ________________________
单词拼写
Life is made up of success and failure (失败). No one is always successful and also no one is always a failure. So it doesn’t make much difference 1. w_______ you are successful or not. The most 2.i_______ thing is what you do when you face success or failure. If you lose your heart when you 3.f_______ or show arrogance (自大) when you succeed (成功), you’ll never succeed. 4.I_______, you should face it bravely, and then your failure can be 5.c_______ into success. And you should go on working hard, then you can make greate 6. p_______.
Why do some people often feel discouraged (气馁的) 7.t_______ they are able to do something? I think there are two main reasons. First, these people don’t have a correct estimate (评估) of themselves. Second, they may take 8.s_______ difficulties for big ones.
The word “success” itself has hundreds of definitions (定义). For some it means power. For some it means great achievement (成就). For 9.o_______ it is wealth (财富). I think it means achieving in one’s work, making contributions (共享) to the development of our country and bringing 10.h________ to people.
句型转换
1. Millie liked English better than Maths last term. (保持句意基本不变)
Millie ____________English ____________ Maths last term..
2.The boy is outgoing. He can make many friends easily.(合并为一句)
It’s outgoing ____________ the boy ____________ make many friends easily.
3. My sister wants to stay at home at weekends, she doesn’t want to go out. (保持句意基本不变)
My sister ____________ ____________ stay at home than go out at weekends.
4.The boss presented him with a golden watch when he left the company. (改为被动语态)
He __________ __________ with a golden watch when he left the company..
5. The children went to the zoo once a month last year. (就划线部分提问）
____________ ____________ did the children go to the zoo last year?
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hear reply chat drive suffer
1.---How often do you write to your online friend?
--- Once a week, and he always ____________ to me in time.
2.---- Where is Tommy?
---- He ____________with his sister in the next room.
3.My grandma ____________a lot in the past, so she looks much older than she is.
4. --How soon ____________your mother ____________ back home from work?
--In half an hour.
5.____________ you ___________ from your parents recently? Yes.
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1. Another two pupils _________ swam across the big lake last week.
2.Anne wrote down her _________, her feelings , her hopes and her dreams in her diary.
3.That top student failed to pass the English exam because of his ___________.
4.That old man began to learn English in his _________.
5.Is it really difficult to make a final _________now?
补充句子
1.--Oh, my God! We have missed the last bus. What shall we do?
--I’m afraid we have no ____________but to take a taxi.
2. After his senior high, Simon wants to go on to study in Beijing ___________(大学).
3.I don’t know there is a ___________(关系) between colours and moods.
4.What __________(be important) most is to listen carefully in class.
5.Do you have any ____________ (勇气) to say sorry to your father?
