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My friend, Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch (养马场). The last time I was there he introduced me a stor...
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My friend, Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch (养马场). The last time I was there he introduced me a story like this: There was a young man who was the son of a horse trainer, who would go from stable (马厩) to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. So the boy's school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, 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 someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. He also drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and 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 he received an F. The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. There's no way you could ever do it... If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and haul. 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 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."
Monty then turned to me and said, "I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4, 000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, "The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough ambition not to give up on yours.”
1.Why was Monty’s schooling continually interrupted?
A.Because he didn’t like his teacher.
B.Because he had to do much housework.
C.Because he refused to go to school sometimes.
D.Because his father always changed his working place.
2.How did the father deal with his son’s problem?
A.He did not pay attention to it.
B.He punished his son for the large red F.
C.He encouraged his son to make his own decision.
D.He scolded his son for the ridiculous plan.
3.What can we infer from the teacher's remarks in the last paragraph?
A.Skill comes by exercise.
B.Everybody's good at something.
C.It's great to have dreams.
D.Where there is a will, there is a way.
4.What's the best title for the text?
A.A boy having no changes B.A boy following his heart
C.A boy holding on to his dream D.A boy owning a horse ranch
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