I have a friend named John Roberts who owns a horse ranch （牧馬場）in San Ysidro.　　The last time I was there he shared a story with me. “It is a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer. 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.　　
“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 went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F？’”
　　“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There‘s no way you could ever do it.’ 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 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 stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.‘”
　　John continued, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “If I had changed my paper at that time, maybe we would not have the chance to be here talking about the dreams .”
小題1:What was the boy’s goal described in his seven-page paper? (No more than 6 words)
小題2:Why did the teacher give him a F”?                    (No more than 14 words)
小題3:How did John’s father respond to his son’s puzzlement?    (No more than10 words)
小題4:What can we learn from the article?                    (No more than 8 words.)

小題1:To own a horse ranch.
小題2:Because he thought it was an unrealistic dream for a young boy
小題3:By encouraging him to make decision himself.
小題4:Never give up dreams easily.

試題分析：文章介紹一個男孩寫下自己的夢想是擁有一個馬場做為作文，但是老師給了他一個“F”，是因為老師認為這對一個男孩來說是不可能實現(xiàn)的愿望。并且說如果男孩能重新寫這篇文章就可以給他重新打分，但是男孩堅持了自己的夢想，并且實現(xiàn)了它。
小題1:細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子：That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. 可知這個男孩的夢想是擁有一個馬場：To own a horse ranch.
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. Because he thought it was an unrealistic dream for a young boy可知老師給了他一個“F”，是因為老師認為這對一個男孩來說是不可能實現(xiàn)的愿望。
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第六段的句子：‘Look, son， you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’可知爸爸鼓勵男孩自己做決定：By encouraging him to make decision himself.
小題4:主旨題：文章介紹一個男孩寫下自己的夢想是擁有一個馬場做為作文，但是老師給了他一個“F”，是因為老師認為這對一個男孩來說是不可能實現(xiàn)的愿望。并且說如果男孩能重新寫這篇文章就可以給他重新打分，但是男孩堅持了自己的夢想，并且實現(xiàn)了它，可知主旨是輕易不要放棄夢想。Never give up dreams easily.
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