C

John's father had a very small farm in a village. But John dreamed about having a large ranch(饲养场).

One day he told his father, "I would like to have that land over there. How can I get it?"

His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner to see how they could get the land.

John replied, "But we don't have the money."

His father said, "Why don't you go and talk to him?"

After several years John not only owned the land but also a theme park.

Last year his wife had a dream. "I want to build the biggest cow in the world." she said.

John asked his friend, Jack, to do this work for him. In three days he had plans for the whole project. But it would need a lot of money. So he talked about it to the manager of the bank and got his support.

Last October, La Manuela, the biggest cow in the world was opened to the public.

It is 9 meters tall and 16 meters long. And visitors travel inside the cow learning how grass is turned into milk. It will take 17 minutes to have a wonderful ride inside the cow.

If you have a dream and you put all your energy and heart into making it happen, it will come true.

11. wanted to have a large ranch.

A. Jack B. John's father C. John's wife D. John

12. The underlined word "landowner" means " " in Chinese.

A. 商人 B. 地主 C. 领导 D. 强盗

13. How did John get that land?

A. By buying it.

B. By borrowing it.

C. By fighting with the landowner.

D. We don't know.

14. You can learn after you visit the cow.

A. how big the cow is B. how grass is turned into milk

C. what is inside a cow D. how John built the cow

15. The best title of this passage is .

A. Dreams Can Come True B. How to Build a Cow

C. John's Dream D. How to Have a Dream

D

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, like winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.

Once(一旦) you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

“Follow Your Heart” by Australian writer Andrew Mathews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge.

You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts(想法) stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.

Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step (一步一步地) and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will bring you better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills(技能) and find new interests.

16. “Follow Your Heart” is .

A. The first thing you must do to make your dream real

B. The most important dream to have for teenagers

C. The name of a famous Australian writer

D. The name of a book by Andrew Matthews

17. If you want to make your dream real, you should .

A. remember what your dream is first

B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of the big difficulties

D. try to start with all the things above

18. From the text, we know the word “challenge” means .

A. 变化 B. 挑战 C. 决定 D. 态度

19. What should NOT you do to make your dream come true?

A. Always remember what your dream is

B. Do what you should do step by step

C. Watch TV to get better exam results

D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests

20. What is the best title of the text?

A. Keep your dream in your mind B. How to find your real dream

C. Make your dream real D. Teenagers have many dreams