Do you know what a big dream is? 1. Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.

The Self

Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego (自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to. 2.  Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.

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Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.

The World

If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. 4. In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.

The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well. 5.

A. Family and Friends

B. How Big Dreams Die

C. Does a big dream show one’s future?

D. They simply fail until they succeed.

E. Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong

F. It is the last and the most terrible barrier.

G. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

My husband and I enjoy seeing life through the eyes of our five children. It is amazing to watch them discover their ______.

One day last summer, our oldest daughter, Kaytlin found a(n) ______ red squirrel beneath the steps.

We watched it from a distance, not wanting to ______ it. But after a long wait,

we ______ that the tiny squirrel was likely an orphan. He was ______ and hungry. There were no wildlife rehabilitators(复健员) in our country, ______ we decided to care for the squirrel ourselves. More extensive research taught us how to ______ him and that we should release him as soon as he could ______ on his own.

Our daughters and I fed “Squit”. Kaytlin volunteered to take more ______. She woke in the night ______ his needs. To our ______, Squit soon began to get better. Within a few weeks, he would ask for his next meal and playfully crawl around on the girls. It wasn’t long ______ he was reintroduced to the wild.

On the first few visits to the great outdoors, he seemed to be ______ about the surroundings. After playing in the grass for a bit, he would ______ Kaytlin for safety. Soon she had him climbing trees and finding some leaves and sticks for nest.

One day in the trees, Squit met up with a family of gray squirrels that was not

____ at all. They tried to hit him, but finally he managed to get the ______ of dealing with them. Several days later, he played all day in the trees and came down at bedtime. And then one raining night, he didn’t ______. But when the sun rose the next day, there was Squit, begging for food. And that ______ the pattern for weeks.

The ______ was heartwarming for our family. In the wild and silly moments of

____ an orphaned baby squirrel, our children learned to value and appreciate life.

1.A. relation B. stress C. world D. problems

2.A. old B. baby C. big D. strong

3.A. disturb B. beat C. lose D. leave

4.A. realized B. remembered C. forgot D. admitted

5.A. brave B. healthy C. sad D. weak

6.A. so B. but C. though D. for

7.A. trap B. train C. feed D. attract

8.A. fight B. survive C. climb D. play

9.A. responsibilities B. measures C. risks D. photos

10.A. for B. by C. with D. to

11.A. regret B. relief C. disappointment D. sorrow

12.A. before B. after C. when D. since

13.A. confident B. excited C. uncertain D. serious

14.A. look back on B. catch sight of C. stay away from D. run back to

15.A. active B. frightened C. rude D. friendly

16.A. habit B. interest C. trick D. purpose

17.A. eat B. return C. go D. sleep

18.A. developed B. changed C. built D. remained

19.A. truth B. lesson C. experience D. experiment

20.A. teaching B. raising C. encouraging D. finding

Luke has always been my closest and constant companion these past five years. In fact, he is very friendly to me especially when I take care of other furry friends in our shelter.

There have been a lot of forest fires during the summer season. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer. Luke rushed towards the forest where flames send out a terrible heat. There’s no longer any hope at the moment to wait for Luke to come back to the shelter. In fact, I was waiting for the firemen to announce me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and informed me that my dog Luke succeeded in saving four cats which were trapped by the flames. Luke seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a safe place. I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens, but Luke was not there. Then we heard the sound of a dog came from the forest barking furiously. The firemen followed the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground.

That day, I was very proud of Luke for his two heroic actions. I paid a visit to the fireman accompanied with my adorable Luke. What a memorable scene when the fireman hugged Luke tightly to his chest!”One thousand thanks, Luke, for saving my life,” the fireman said.

This true story of love and compassion shows us that pets are loving, caring and compassionate. We should love and protect them. Don’t belittle them. Little animals can make enormous things for humans.

1.At the very beginning the author thought .

A. Luke ran away from the shelter for ever.

B. Luke was afraid of big fire

C. Luke was killed by the big fire.

D. Luke was able to save all the people

2.The reason why the author was proud of Luke was that .

A. Luke rescued four cats and a fireman from the fire.

B. Luke warned people of the coming fire.

C. Luke took care of other furry animals in the shelter.

D. Luke has always been my closest and constant companion.

3.The underlined word “belittle”in the last paragraph probably means “ ”.

A. Make things small B. Look down upon

C. Show respect for D. Make enemy with

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To stress the role of pets in people life.

B. To persuade people to keep pets.

C. To call attention to the danger big fire.

D. To share a story of love and compassion of pets with us.

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