1 . Saddle attached. Mount up. Reins in hand. Racing with the wind and jumping to the sky, freshmen Natalle Gordon and Lauren Tate become one with their horses. Gordon and Tate participate in equestrian (马术) jumping and hunting with the Texas Rose Horse Park and King’s Equestrian organizations. They will be competing in jumping and hunting events during October.

“My favorite part about riding and jumping is the high speed,” Gordon said. “I’ve had a lot of exciting and crazy moments.” Gordon has been riding for 4 years and participates in hunting events, a slow and complicated variation of jumping. Hunting events are subjectively judged based on how well the horse performs over fences. The pair of rider and horse is judged on style, pace, and manners as well.

Gordon’s horse, Casino, is a Welsh pony. Together the two have achieved impressive results including first place in a Derby, a large competition in the equestrian world, which was a big accomplishment.

Tate, on the other hand, participates in jumping events and has been riding since childhood. Jumping is a fast paced and less formal event. Jumping is scored objectively. The horse and rider’s goal is to clear all the fences in the course as quickly as possible without making any mistakes by knocking over the bars of the fence.

“It’s a speed round,” Tate said. “You just have to be the fastest person and get to the jump and win.” Tate’ horse, Chief, is a Chestnut Appendix. Together they have gotten champion awards in jumpers. “I love Chief,” Tate said. “I’m really proud of the work we’ve done together.”

Both Tate and Gordon have bonded through horse riding. Along with bonding with each other, they have established a deep love of their horses. “It’s you and your horse out there,” Tate said. “You are never alone. You’re partners through it all.”

1. What can we know from the text?

A．Tate began to ride 4 years ago.	B．Gordon and Tate have got champions.
C．Jumping is scored subjectively.	D．Gordon and Tate fight in the same race

2. The underlined word “clear” in Paragraph 4 means closely to ________.

A．move away

B．tidy up

C．leap over

D．figure out

3. What do we know about the riders and their horses?

A．They grow inseparable for their harmony in races.

B．They find it challenging to make progress every time.

C．They become competitive because they fight against each other.

D．They turn enthusiastic about trying other games about horse riding.

4. Which column of a newspaper is this text probably from?

A．Sport.

B．Entertainment.

C．Economy.

D．Education.