Question

In a big amusement park, there was a group of students sitting on the ground. They were listening to a speech after spending a happy morning there. At the beginning of the speech, the speaker told them a story about himself. “When I was in middle school, our class was once asked to write about our dreams. That night I wrote down my dream of opening up an amusement park. However, my teacher gave me an “F” and told me to write it again,” the speaker said. “Her reason was just that it was impossible for a poor boy to make such a dream come true. I went back home and asked my father what I should do. He told me to make the decision by myself. So I decided to make no changes. My teacher can keep the “F” and I’ll keep my dream.”

“And what happened?” the students asked. All of them were curious to know more about the story.

“This is what is happening now. You are listening to my speech in my dream park,” said the speaker. “I told you the story in order to make you know one thing: follow your hearts, keep your dreams and never let others destroy your dreams.”

When the students were leaving the park, their teacher went over to the speaker. “Thank you, Mr. Black. I think my students have learned a lot from your speech. Here I have to say sorry to you. Some years ago, I was once a dream stealer and stole a lot of students’ dreams, including yours. Fortunately you had enough gumption and didn’t give up your dream because of me,” she said and then left.

1.The speaker’s teacher thought it was impossible for the speaker to make his dream come true because ________.

A.he was silly. B.he was very poor. C.he didn’t study hard. D.he was very lazy.

2.According to the passage, a “dream stealer” refers to ________.

A.a person who has great dreams B.a person who has no dream at all

C.a person who helps others realize their dreams D.a person who asks others to give up their dreams

3.The underlined word “gumption” means________ in Chinese.

A.创造力 B.进取心 C.财富 D.运气

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The speaker’s teacher felt sorry for what she had done before.

B.The speaker’s father encouraged him to keep his dream.

C.The speaker’s dream was too big to come true.

D.The speaker’s speech was boring and meaningless to the students.

5.The speaker told the students his story in order to ________.

A.show off his success to the students. B.make the students know about his school life.

C.encourage the students to keep their dreams. D.bring more visitors to his amusement park.

Answer 1