Question

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧馬場). The last time I was there he told me his story. When he was young, his family was too poor to have a house to live in.As a result , when he was in high school, all the students were asked to write a paper about what they wanted to be and do when they 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?” He teacher said, “This is an unrealistic 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 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 make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I still keep my dream”.

He tells me this story because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of the 200-acre horse ranch. “I still have that school paper now.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that teacher

brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week.” When the teacher was leaving, he said, Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer.During those years I stole a lot of kids’

dreams. Luckily, you had enough gumption not to give up on yours. .”

1.What did the teacher ask his students to do ?

A. To draw a picture B. To own a horse ranch when they grew up

C. To be a dream stealer D. To describe their goals when they grew up

2.Roberts was asked to rewrite his paper because _________.

A. he was poor and didn’t own a horse ranch B. he drew a picture on the paper

C. he stole other kids’ dreams D. the teacher thought his dream was an unrealistic one

3.What’s the meaning of the word ‘gumption’?

A. 運(yùn)氣 B. 心態(tài) C. 進(jìn)取心 D. 才能

4.The teacher brought 30 kids to camp in Monty’s ranch because ________.

A. Monty’s ranch was big enough to hold the kids B. he will steal a lot of kids’ dreams.

C. he hadn’t seen Monty for two years D. Monty never gave up and finally succeeded

Answer 1