3．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch（牧马场）．He has let me use his（36）C to raise money for youth at risk programs．
The last time I was there he told me his story．when he was young，his family is too（37）Cto have a house to live in．As a（38）D，when he was in high school，he was asked to write a paper about（39）A he wanted to be and do when he grew up．That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of （40）C a horse ranch．He also drew a picture to show a 4，000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm．The next day he handed it in to his （41）A．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front page was a large red F．Roberts asked，"Why did I receive an F？"He teacher said，"This is a（an）（42）D dream for a young boy like you．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money．"Then the teacher added，"If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal，I will reconsider your（43）B．"
The boy went home and thought about it for a （44）B and hard time．He asked his father what he should do．His father said，"Look，son，you have to （45）C your own mind on this．Finally，after sitting with it for a week，the boy turned in the same paper，making no（46）D at all．He told his teacher"you could keep the F and I （47）B keep my dream．
Monty tell me this （48）B because I am sitting in his 4，000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．He said a lot of kids's （49）C can be stole．Don't let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart，no matter what．（50）D he had enough gumption（毅力） not to give up my dream．
I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch（牧马场）．He has let me use his（36）C to raise money for youth at risk programs．
The last time I was there he told me his story．when he was young，his family is too（37）Cto have a house to live in．As a（38）D，when he was in high school，he was asked to write a paper about（39）A he wanted to be and do when he grew up．That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of （40）C a horse ranch．He also drew a picture to show a 4，000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm．The next day he handed it in to his （41）A．Two days later he received his paper back．On the front page was a large red F．Roberts asked，"Why did I receive an F？"He teacher said，"This is a（an）（42）D dream for a young boy like you．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money．"Then the teacher added，"If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal，I will reconsider your（43）B．"
The boy went home and thought about it for a （44）B and hard time．He asked his father what he should do．His father said，"Look，son，you have to （45）C your own mind on this．Finally，after sitting with it for a week，the boy turned in the same paper，making no（46）D at all．He told his teacher"you could keep the F and I （47）B keep my dream．
Monty tell me this （48）B because I am sitting in his 4，000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．He said a lot of kids's （49）C can be stole．Don't let anyone steal your dreams．Follow your heart，no matter what．（50）D he had enough gumption（毅力） not to give up my dream．
| 36．A．name | B．company | C．ranch | D．school |
| 37．A．small | B．busy | C．poor | D．lazy |
| 38．A．present | B．return | C．punishment | D．result |
| 39．A．what | B．which | C．whom | D．who |
| 40．A．renting | B．donating | C．owning | D．kitchen |
| 41．A．teacher | B．father | C．friend | D．wife |
| 42．A．surprised | B．great | C．terrible | D．unrealistic |
| 43．A．work | B．grade | C．family | D．ability |
| 44．A．easy | B．long | C．short | D．hurry |
| 45．A．change | B．rewrite | C．have | D．give up |
| 46．A．decision | B．reason | C．excuse | D．changes |
| 47．A．never | B．still | C．sometimes | D．even |
| 48．A．square | B．story | C．house | D．teacher |
| 49．A．money | B．house | C．dream | D．hobbies |
| 50．A．Quickly | B．Suddenly | C．Unluckily | D．Fortunately |
15．请认真阅读下面短文，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项补全短文．
"Daddy，can I learn to play the violin？"young Sarah asked her father．She was always（36）Dthings and her father was not very pleased．
"You cost me a lot of money，Sarah，"he said．"（37）A you wanted to leam horse riding，then dancing，then swimming．Now it's the（38）B．"
"I'll play every day，Daddy，"Sarah said．"I'Il try very hard．"
"All right，"her father said．"I know（39）C．I'll do．I'll pay for you to have lessons for six
weeks．At the end of six weeks you（40）Aplay something for me．If you play well，you can have（41）Clessons．If you play badly，I will stop the lessons．"
"OK．Daddy，"Sarah said．"That is（42）D．"
He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons．The lessons were very
expensive，but her father kept his（43）B．
The six weeks passed quickly．It was time for Sarah（44）Bfor her father．
She began to play．She played very（45）A．She made a terrible noise．
Her father had one of his friends with him，and the friend put his hands（46）D his ears．
When Sarah finished，her father said，"（47）C，Sarah．You can have more lessons．"
Sarah ran happily out of the room．Her father's friend turned to him．"You've spent a lot of money，（48）B she still plays very badly，"he said．
"Well，that's true，"her father said．"But since she started learning the violin，I（49）Dable to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply．In（50）Csix weeks I'II own the whole building!"
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"Daddy，can I learn to play the violin？"young Sarah asked her father．She was always（36）Dthings and her father was not very pleased．
"You cost me a lot of money，Sarah，"he said．"（37）A you wanted to leam horse riding，then dancing，then swimming．Now it's the（38）B．"
"I'll play every day，Daddy，"Sarah said．"I'Il try very hard．"
"All right，"her father said．"I know（39）C．I'll do．I'll pay for you to have lessons for six
weeks．At the end of six weeks you（40）Aplay something for me．If you play well，you can have（41）Clessons．If you play badly，I will stop the lessons．"
"OK．Daddy，"Sarah said．"That is（42）D．"
He soon found a good violin teacher and Sarah began her lessons．The lessons were very
expensive，but her father kept his（43）B．
The six weeks passed quickly．It was time for Sarah（44）Bfor her father．
She began to play．She played very（45）A．She made a terrible noise．
Her father had one of his friends with him，and the friend put his hands（46）D his ears．
When Sarah finished，her father said，"（47）C，Sarah．You can have more lessons．"
Sarah ran happily out of the room．Her father's friend turned to him．"You've spent a lot of money，（48）B she still plays very badly，"he said．
"Well，that's true，"her father said．"But since she started learning the violin，I（49）Dable to buy five apartments in this building very cheaply．In（50）Csix weeks I'II own the whole building!"
| 36、A．caring for | B．preparing for | C．sending for | D．asking for |
| 37、A．First | B．Second | C．Next | D．Finally |
| 38、A．guitar | B．violin | C．piano | D．game |
| 39、A．which | B．that | C．what | D．how |
| 40、A．must | B．can | C．may | D．might |
| 41、A．many | B．much | C．more | D．fewer |
| 42、A．impossible | B．unfair | C．funny | D．fair |
| 43、A．waming | B．promise | C．notice | D．excuse |
| 44、A．for playing | B．to play | C．to work | D．for working |
| 45、A．badly | B．well | C．better | D．worse |
| 46、A．off | B．in | C．behind | D．over |
| 47、A．Terrible | B．Too bad | C．Well done | D．Sorry |
| 48、A．or | B．but | C．though | D．so |
| 49、A．will be | B．was | C．am | D．have been |
| 50、A．other | B．more | C．another | D．the other |