I have a good friend named Monty Christopher __36__ manages a horse ranch in New York. The last time I was there, he told me a story about a young man. The man’s father was a horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, farm to farm, __37__ horses. __38___, the boy’s high school life was continually interrupted. When he was senior, he was asked to write a __39__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night the boy wrote a seven-page paper describing his ___40__ of some day owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dreams in great detail and he __41__ drew a diagram of a ranch. He put a great deal of his heart into the project __42__ the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that __43_, “See me after class”. The boy with the dream went to see the teacher. “Why did I __44__ an F?” he asked. The teacher answered, “This is a (n) __45__ dream for a young boy like you. You know, managing a horse ranch __46__ a large sum of money. There’s no __47__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I’ll reconsider your __48__.”
The boy went home and __49__ long and hard. Finally, after a week, he handed in the same paper, making __50__ changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story __51__ you are sitting in my horse ranch. I still have that paper over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the _52__ is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was __53_ of a dream stealer. During those years, I stole lots of kids’ dreams. __54__ you had enough courage not to give up yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter ___55__.
36. A. who B. whom C. which D. what
37. A. train B. trained C. training D. to train
38. A. In time B. From time to time C. As a matter of fact D. As a result
39. A. letter B. novel C. note D. paper
40. A. excuse B. goal C. reason D. purpose
41. A. even B. still C. ever D. just
42. A. but B. so C. and D. or
43. A. read B. reading C. wrote D. writing
44. A. see B. accept C. buy D. receive
45. A. uninteresting B. unrealistic C. sweet D. exciting
46. A. earns B. makes C. needs D. wastes
47. A. need B. point C. way D. reason
48. A. paper B. grade C. ranch D. dream
49. A. thought about it B. thought it about C. thought of it D. thought it of
50. A. no B. few C. little D. some
51. A. and B. in case C. because D. though
52. A. paper B. story C. ranch D. school
53. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
54. A. Unluckily B. Differently C. Strangely D. Luckily
55. A. how B. where C. when D. what
