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Five years ago, I was a trail ride leader (越野领队) at a holiday farm in Victoria. My favorite horse was a warmblood called Holly. Aged seven, she was sweet-natured and well-trained; the only ________ with Holly was her lively imagination. I was often surprised by Holly’s reaction to be ________ by rabbits, the wind or even shadows (影子)—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 were following a trail through the trees, Holly suddenly ________ down and began to move her ears quickly. With care, she started to sniff (嗅) around and gave all the signals that she believed the “horse-eating monsters” were ________. This made me a little worried.

At the bottom of the hill as we rounded a corner, Holly stopped and stood ________. I followed her stare to the path (小路) ahead. There, sunning itself in the middle, was a brown snake! This time it was my ________ to get scared—I was on a ________ horse, leading a group of eight inexperienced pre-teen riders!

Unexpectedly, Holly just ________ herself firmly (稳稳地), ears forward. With the snake in her ________, she looked so calm!

I’ve heard that horses have a better sense of ________ than dogs, but I hadn’t seen it shown 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 off into the bush (灌木丛). Holly then ________, guiding the horses with more care.

It was at that moment that I realized this: Holly had been so watchful just because she was ________ for the safety of us all. Following in the serious footsteps of the lead horse, not one of the other horses showed any fear, not a single horse went wrong and ________ of us got hurt.

【小题1】

A．pride

B．problem

C．sign

D．record

【小题2】

A．fascinated

B．promised

C．frightened

D．treated

【小题3】

A．leading

B．following

C．pushing

D．riding

【小题4】

A．slowed

B．escaped

C．sped

D．rushed

【小题5】

A．dead

B．close

C．absent

D．alone

【小题6】

A．shyly

B．actively

C．joyfully

D．uneasily

【小题7】

A．chance

B．turn

C．lesson

D．rule

【小题8】

A．cheerful

B．strong

C．brave

D．nervous

【小题9】

A．planted

B．welcomed

C．reflected

D．prevented

【小题10】

A．opinion

B．age

C．sight

D．honor

【小题11】

A．direction

B．hearing

C．taste

D．smell

【小题12】

A．Thankfully

B．Undoubtedly

C．Unluckily

D．Normally

【小题13】

A．put off

B．set off

C．cut off

D．gave off

【小题14】

A．thirsty

B．available

C．responsible

D．painful

【小题15】

A．each

B．neither

C．either

D．none

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