Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to pay for food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper about his dream. He wrote a seven-page paper. He wanted to have a horse farm one day. He even drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with the words “See me after class”. So the boy did and asked his teacher:” Why did I get an F?” The teacher said: “This dream will not come true for a young boy like you. You need a lot of money to own a horse farm. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added: “If you write this paper
again with a simpler dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought hard about it. At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making no changes at all. He wrote: “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Many years later, Monty had his own large horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let anyone take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
1.From Paragraph1, we learn that _______.
A. Monty’s family was poor
B. Monty’s father didn’t support him
C. Monty hoped to be a horse trainer
2.What did his teacher ask him to do when he was in school?
A. To write a seven-page paper.
B. To draw a picture about his dream.
C. To write a paper about his dream.
3.What was Monty’s attitude 态度 towards his paper?
A. Careless. B. Serious. C. Funny.
4.Monty’s teacher gave him a red “F” because he thought ______.
A. Monty’s handwriting was too bad
B. Monty copied from another student
C. Monty’s dream was too hard for him to achieve
5.What does the story want to tell us?
A. Follow a simple dream.
B. Never give up your dream.
C. Don’t take away others’ dreams.
A game of “catch” is just two people throwing a ball back and forth (来回地). They might have baseball , or they might use their hands.In fact, playing catch is part of baseball to make you get used to using a ball and a glove. But any American kid will tell you it’s much more than that.
Playing catch is a time for kids to be with their . It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about besides catching a ball. It’s a time when words move as smoothly as the ball itself back-and-forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an excuse to spend time .When you ask some adults(成年人) to the good memories of their dads, they nearly always say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very with their work. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has his or her dad’s attention. There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away you. For the time of playing a game of catch—your dad is all .
1.A. gloves B. yards C. skills D. caps
2.A. team B. practice C. match D. club
3.A. fathers B. mothers C. friends D. classmates
4.A. alone B. once again C. as usual D. together
5.A. talk about B. looked for C. point out D. hear of
6.A. strict B. busy C. bored D. careful
7.A. off B. to C. for D. from
8.A. his B. hers C. yours D. theirs
Julia was a very beautiful woman. She was tall and her skin was white and smooth. She only had one : she was a little bit fat. So she took part in a club, and didn’t eat anything that might make her put on weight.
At a party, Julia told us that she had her family’s favorite delicious cake over the weekend, and they had eaten half of it at dinner that evening. The next day, Julia kept staring at the other half and finally she cut a piece for herself. One piece led to another, and soon she had finished the cake.She went on to tell us that she was so that she could not stop herself from eating the cake and her husband would be so unhappy. Everyone her, until someone asked: “What did your husband say when he found out?”Julia smiled happily. “He found out,” she answered. “I made another cake and ate half of that one too.”
1.A. problem B. hope C. advantage
2.A. sports B. diet C. music
3.A. made B. bought C. eaten
4.A. large B. half C. small
5.A. surprised B. sad C. angry
6.A. thanked B. punished C. pitied
7.A. never B. seldom C. sometimes
–Un, I’d like a hamburger, large chips and a small Coke with ice.
–________?
A.Can I help you
B. For here or to go
C. Anything to eat
–Would you be so kind as to _________ your music? I am preparing for
tomorrow’s speech. –Sure. Sorry to disturb you.
A. turn down B. turn up C. turn on
–Who can reach the dictionary on the top shelf?
–Susan can. She is ________girl of us all.
A. taller B. a tall C. the tallest
