I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns ...

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧场).He has let me use his ranch 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. 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 someday ____ a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great ___ and he even drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch. 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 with a note that read, "See me after class." Roberts went to see the teacher and asked, "Why did I receive an F?" His teacher said, "This is a(an) ____ dream for a young boy like you. Having a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There's no way you could ever do it." Then the teacher added, "If you will rewrite this paper with a more possible 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 will ____ keep my dream."

Monty tells me this story because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of his 200-acre horse ranch. He said kids' dreams can be stolen. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

1.A.small B.busy C.poor D.lazy

2.A.what B.which C.whom D.why

3.A.renting B.donating C.owning D.raising

4.A.difficulty B.detail C.dialogue D.doubt

5.A.surprising B.wonderful C.terrible D.unrealistic

6.A.achievement B.grade C.family D.ability

7.A.happy B.long C.short D.hurry

8.A.take up B.open up C.make up D.give up

9.A.decisions B.reasons C.excuses D.changes

10.A.never B.still C.ever D.even

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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? 　 ________________________

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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? 　 ________________________

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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 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. 运气　　 B. 心态　　 C. 进取心　　 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

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I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场).He has let me use his  36   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 37  to have a house to live in.As a  38  , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about  39   he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of  40   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  41 .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) 42  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 43 .”

The boy went home and thought about it for a 44  and hard time.He asked his father what he should do.His father said, “Look, son, you have to 45  your own mind on this.Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no 46  at all.He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I 47  keep my dream.

Monty tell me this 48  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 49  can be stole.Don't let anyone steal your dreams.Follow your heart, no matter what.50  he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

1.A.name                    B.company                           C.ranch                                 D.school

2.A.small                     B.busy                                   C.poor                                   D.lazy

3.A.present                          B.return                                C.punishment                      D.result

4.A.what                      B.which                                 C.whom                                D.who

5.A.renting                           B.donating                            C.owning                     D.kitchen

6.A.teacher                          B.father                                C.friend                                D.wife

7.A.surprised             B.great                                  C.terrible                    D.unrealistic

8.A.work                     B.grade                                 C.family                                 D.ability

9.A.easy                      B.long                                    C.short                                  D.hurry

10.A.change                        B.rewrite                              C.have                                   D.give up

11.A.decision             B.reason                               C.excuse                               D.changes

12.A.never                           B.still                                     C.sometimes                        D.even

13.A.square                         B.story                                  C.house                                D.teacher

14.A.money                         B.house                                C.dream                                D.hobbies

15.A.Quickly                        B.Suddenly                           C.Unluckily                           D.Fortunately

九年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

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.

1.A. name　　 B. company　　 C. ranch　　 D. school

2.A. small　　 B. busy　　 C. poor　　 D. lazy

3.A. present　　 B. return　　 C. punishment　　 D. result

4.A. what　　 B. which　　 C. whom　　 D. who

5.A. renting　　 B. donating　　 C. owning　　 D. kitchen

6.A. teacher　　 B. father　　 C. friend　　 D. wife

7.A. surprised　　 B. great　　 C. terrible　　 D. unrealistic

8.A. work　　 B. grade　　 C. family　　 D. ability

9.A. easy　　 B. long　　 C. short　　 D. hurry

10.A. change　　 B. rewrite　　 C. have　　 D. give up

11.A. decision　　 B. reason　　 C. excuse　　 D. changes

12.A. never　　 B. still　　 C. sometimes　　 D. even

13.A. square　　 B. story　　 C. house　　 D. teacher

14.A. money　　 B. house　　 C. dream　　 D. hobbies

15.A. Quickly　　 B. Suddenly　　 C. Unluckily　　 D. Fortunately

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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? 　 ________________________

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer who would go from farm to　 farm training　 horses. Once when he was a senior school student, 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 talking about his goal of someday owning a horse ranch(养马场). He wrote about his dream and he even drew a plan for a large ranch.

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 with a note that read, “See me after class.”

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “I can’t give you a good grade. There’s no way you could ever realize your dream! You have no money! You come from a poor family! Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money!”

The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Now, 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 stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”

Twenty years later, that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on Monty’s 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 courage not to give up yours.”

1.This story is mainly trying to tell us 　　 .

A.how a teacher stole dreams from his students

B.how a boy kept his dream and realized it at last

C.how a small boy owned a large horse ranch

D.how a teacher helped his student to realize his dream

2.Why did the teacher fail Monty’s paper?

A.He hated the idea of running a large horse ranch.

B.He was using a special way to encourage the boy.

C.He discovered a lot of mistakes in the boy’s paper.

D.He thought the boy’s dream would never come true.

3.What does the underlined word “stated” in Paragraph 6 probably mean in Chinese?

A.陈述 B.嚷叫 C.道歉 D.抱怨

4.The teacher said he was a dream stealer because 　　 .

A.he wouldn’t give his students high grades

B.he hurt his students by failing their papers

C.he didn’t like his students having any dreams

D.he stopped his students from hoping for something great

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.A Horse Trainer B.A Dream Stealer

C.Follow Your Dream D.Make Your Decision

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

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.

九年级英语阅读单选困难题查看答案及解析

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 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（页）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 said to the teacher, “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 Paragraph 1, 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　　　　

D. Monty changed his mind all the time

2.What was Monty’s attitude towards his paper?

A. Careless. 　　　　　 B. Serious.　　　　　 C. Joking. 　　　　　 D. Funny.

3.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

D. Monty was not working hard to realize his dream

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Don’t take away others’ dreams.　　　　　　

B. Follow a realistic dream.

C. Never give up your dream.　　　　　　　　　

D. Anyone with a dream will succeed.

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