Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to  21  with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to   22  food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a   23  farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper   24  what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper   25  his dream of having a horse farm one day. He   26  drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed   27  in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.”   28  the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not   29   for a young boy like you.   30  a horse farm needs a lot of money. 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   31  dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought about it   32 . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making   33  changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   34 .”
Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres horse farm. His dream came true.
So don’t let   35  take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.

Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm to   21  with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to   22   food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a   23   farm.

When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper   24   what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper   25   his dream of having a horse farm one day. He   26   drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.

The next day he handed   27   in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.”   28   the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F?” The teacher said, “This dream will not   29   for a young boy like you.   30   a horse farm needs a lot of money. 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   31   dream, I will give you a good grade.”

After school he thought about it   32  . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making   33   changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   34  .”

Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres horse farm. His dream came true.

So don’t let   35   take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.

1. A. another                              B. the others                      C. other                      D. the other

2. A. look for                 B. pay for                           C. wait for                D. ask for

3. A. horse                                 B. chicken                          C. pig                         D. flower

4.A. in                                          B. at                                    C. about                             D. off

5. A. talking about                   B. talking with                  C. talking to    D.talking over

6. A. ever                                    B. even                              C. never                    D. over

7.A. them                                   B. farm                               C. it                            D. picture

8. A. Or                              B. So                                    C. But                        D. And

9.A. come back                         B. come from                    C. come true D.come down

10. A. Owning                           B. Drawing                        C. Asking                   D. Writing

11. A. difficult                            B. high                                C. bad                        D. simple

12. A. easily                               B. hard                                C. heavily                  D. hardly

13. A. any                                   B. some                              C. all                           D. no

14. A. horse                               B. land                                C. dream                   D. paper

15.A. anyone                                 B. everyone                       C. someone              D. none

   There have been many difficulties for me in learning English during the past few years, but I tried to   31.   them and had made much progress.

   The spelling of words and the meanings of them were the first difficulties I met   32.   a beginner, but I have found my own ways to    33.  with them. As for the spelling, I never        34 .  a word again and again to remember it, but I try to practice its   35.   . Now, I can write a word out when I can read it out. As for the meaning, I hardly ever recite(背誦) a word’s Chinese meaning, but I put it into a    36.    to learn its meaning. So, if you use a word quite     37.   , its spelling and meaning will not be difficult. After all, Learning English is to   38.   it.

Grammar may be    39.    difficulty. But I have also dealt with it. I haven’t read lots of grammar books, but I often   40.  much time reading the articles written by native English speakers. By doing so, I have got a good sense(感覺) of the English language.

Finally, I want to say that getting over all these difficulties needs perseverance(毅力).

31. A. look after        B. look at               C. get over

32. A. with            B. to                   C.  as

33. A. spend           B. deal                 C. keep

34. A. write            B. read                C. think

35. A. writing          B. difference          C. pronunciation

36. A. letter           B. movie                C. sentence

37. A. always          B. hardly               C. often

38. A. remember        B. use                 C. listen to

39. A. another           B. other               C. others

40. A. have            B. spend                C. give

 The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

(   ) 31. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _______.

A. writing     B. using it         C. listening    D. learning grammar

(   ) 32. What should you do in learning English?

A. Be careful not to make any mistake.         B. Write as quickly as you can.

C. Speak English as much as you can.          D. Laugh more often.

(   ) 33. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should __________.

A. not care       B. be happy    C. feel worried       D. be unhappy

(   ) 34. When you make a mistake, you should ____________.

A. keep quiet       B. get angry     

 C. be kind          D. keep your sense of humor

(   ) 35. The story tells us: “________________.”

A. Only foolish people make mistakes   B. Few people make mistakes

C. People never make mistakes         D. There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes.