One day, Devin came to a town. Many town people bought horses from the city of Green City. Devin told everyone the horse from the city of Alex City was better than theirs. They were against him and challenged Devin to prove his point in a horse race. After the race date was decided, all the others started training their horses.
On the race day, they brought their strong horses. They also invited best riders to ride their horses. To everyone’s surprise, Devin’s horse looked very thin and it seemed not to eat for many days. Devin rode it himself.
When Devin sat on his horse, he held a long stick with some fresh green grass on one end. As soon as the race started, Devin hung grass in front of his horse. Horse wanted to eat it, so he ran fast.
No matter how fast he ran, grass remained out of his reach. It ran faster and faster and it came first in race. After winning, Devin fed it green grass. When others asked him his secret of success, Devin smiled, “One must be hungry for success, only then he will be successful.”
【小题1】Why did the town people invite riders to ride the horses?| A．To win the race. | B．To get more money. |
| C．To drive away Devin. | D．To train their horses. |
| A．Beat the horse with a long and hard stick | B．Fed a lot of grass to his horse before the race. |
| C．Don’t give anything to his horse to eat. | D．Hung fresh green grass in front of the horse. |
| A．Animals’ success comes from training | B．Success is from hunger for success |
| C．Grass can help horse to run faster | D．Hard work can achieve our dream |
