1 . Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favourite horse was a warmblooded called Holly, a chestnut mare. Aged seven, she was _________, sweet-natured and well-trained; the only _________with Holly was her vivid imagination. I was constantly surprised by Holly’ s ability to be_________ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows - sometimes her own shadow!
One day, as we headed back from a ride on the beach, Holly and I were_________the way over the hilly area. When we got to one particularly long, steep hill, Holly began to twitch (抽动) her ears and step in place. So, when she_________ to sniff(嗅) and give all the _________that she believed the ‘horse-eating monsters’ were close, I became a little worried.
At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly_________with caution, and so I followed her gaze to the path ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle of the track, was a brown_________. This time it was my _________to get scared; I was on a nervous horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders. Unexpectedly, Holly was firmly__________, ears forward. With the snake in her sight, she was no longer worried.
I have heard that horses have a better sense of__________ than dogs. I hadn't seen it __________ before that moment.__________, while we waited in reality for just a second or two - but for what felt like a century - the snake awoke and glided calmly off into the bush.
Holly then__________, leading the horses with caution and care. She had been alert to danger and had been __________for the safety of us all. Following in the footsteps or their lead mare, not one of the other horses showed any fear.
1. A.negative | B.graceful | C.pitiful | D.aggressive |
2. A.solution | B.reaction | C.problem | D.difficulty |
3. A.frightened | B.delighted | C.touched | D.attracted |
4. A.chasing | B.leading | C.following | D.pushing |
5. A.proceeded | B.preferred | C.hesitated | D.refused |
6. A.evidence | B.truth | C.signals | D.symbols |
7. A.sped | B.rushed | C.escaped | D.slowed |
8. A.rabbit | B.horse | C.monster | D.snake |
9. A.turn | B.case | C.chance | D.rule |
10. A.sealed | B.planted | C.fastened | D.frozen |
11. A.vision | B.direction | C.smell | D.hearing |
12. A.proved | B.denied | C.ignored | D.demonstrated |
13. A.Unfortunately | B.Undoubtedly | C.Thankfully | D.Instantly |
14. A.fell off | B.went back | C.came out | D.stepped forward |
15. A.responsible | B.regretful | C.grateful | D.available |