A factory began to make a new kind of dog food.A big party was held to 1 the new food to everyone.People 2 the newspapers and TV stations were there.
There was a dog 3 the party.He would eat the dog food and have his pictures 4 .The plan was to show everybody how 5 the dog would like the new dog food.
When the time 6 , a plate of the dog food was given in front of 7 .Everyone looked at the dog.But there was one 8 .He didn’t eat any of it.The dog didn’t like the dog food!
The boss of the factory had to 9 something fast.All of the people were watching.All of the people were 10 .So he ate the dog food himself.
Monty was the son of a horse trainer.When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a 1 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d 2 a horse ranch(牧场).He wrote about his dream in great detail and he 3 drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his 4 into the project and the next day he handed it in 5 his teacher.Two days later he received his paper back.On the front page was a large red F with a 6 that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ 7 did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an 8 dream for a young boy like you.You come from a poor family.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of 9 .You have to buy the land.You have to pay for other things.There is no 10 you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ 11 you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about 12 long and hard.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 13 for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the 14 paper, making no changes at all.He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 15 .”
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完形填空
Monty Robert's father was a horse trainer.As a child, Monty often went from one farm to 1 with his father.Sometimes they didn't have enough money to 2 food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a 3 farm.
When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper 4 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.He wrote a seven-page paper 5 his dream of having a horse farm one day.He 6 drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
The next day he handed 7 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.” 8 the boy did and asked his teacher,“Why did I get an F?”The teacher said,“This dream will not 9 for a young boy like you. 10 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 11 dream, I will give you a good grade.”
After school he thought about it 12 .At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making 13 changes at all.He wrote,“You can keep the F and I'll keep my 14 .”
Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres horse farm.His dream came true.
So don't let 15 take away your dreams.Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.