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Monty
was from a poor family. One day, the teacher asked the students to write {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (article) about what they
wanted to be in the future. To describe his dream about having a horse ranch (马场) carefully, Monty {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (write)
a seven-page article.
However,
he got his paper back with {#blank#}3{#/blank#}
"F" on it. He went to the teacher and asked {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. The teacher replied, "This
dream is too unrealistic (不现实的) and you probably can't
achieve it, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} you
have no money to buy land, pay for horses and do many other things. Write another
one!"
That
day Monty kept {#blank#}6{#/blank#}
(think) about it. Then he asked his father {#blank#}7{#/blank#} advice. His father said,
"It's your decision. Make up your mind about it, because it's {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (importance) to you."
So Monty
handed in the same paper. He decided to believe {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (him). He said to the teacher,
"You can keep the ‘F' and I'd like to keep my dream."
Finally,
Monty had his own horse ranch years later. When his teacher visited it, he said,
"Sorry, Monty, I was your teacher. I almost stole your dream. It was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (luck) that you didn't give
it up."
