Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.
My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship.
Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 46 in coming to the stall with me. She 47 spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life.
Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s 50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s 55 .
1.A. owner B. winner C. jumper D. member
2.A. wish B. idea C. effect D. ability
3.A. new B. bad C. rich D. strange
4.A. fall B. task C. shake D. attack
5.A. pride B. skill C. luck D. confidence
6.A. ignored B. reformed C. destroyed D. overlooked
7.A. aim B. need C. surprise D. success
8.A. poor B. old C. brave D. strong
9.A. serious B. similar C. special D. formal
10.A. animals B. parents C. friends D. fields
11.A. thanks B. interest C. opinions D. sympathy
12.A. endlessly B. roughly C. unwillingly D. actively
13.A. best B. way C. same D. time
14.A. as B. so C. although D. because
15.A. angry B. sad C. eager D. anxious
16.A. brief B. response C. return D. addition
17.A. met B. rose C. fought D. recovered
18.A. act B. think C. speak D. smile
19.A. on B. back C. down D. off
20.A. heart B. spirit C. agreement D. dependence
The young violinist is very excited because the concert given by him has never been _____.
A. successful B. more successful
C. most successful D. the most successful
______ enough time, he was full of confidence to finish the project.
A. Offered B. Being offered C. Having offered D. Offering
Looking after very young children _____ be very annoying sometimes, but you’ll get used to it after a while.
A. must B. should C. shall D. can
In the centre of Zi Yang park sit three life-size plaster(石膏)________, Zhu Xi included.
A. passengers B. poles C. figures D. creatures
The lecture is so attractive that the audience are listening_________.
A. attentively B. anxiously C. effectively D. absolutely
