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How do you usually get to school? By bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little differently---he goes by horse .
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and from school since(自從)the 83 _____ of the semester. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am. ” Burch says, “The streets are mostly 84________ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day. ”
The idea was his 85__________. His family were 86______ their vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘Roby, you 87__________ ride your horse to school every day. ’” says Burch. He thought it really was a good idea.
When they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (校長), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light. Cox 88_______  allowed（允許）Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has 89_________ cars than the others.
For the return trip every afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm. Even now, as the days grow shorter and colder, he continues to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather. ” he says.
Burch says the 90________ time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy he was afraid. 91__________ now, “it’s what I do best. ” It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔) when he grows up. “I love riding horses more than 92 _______ else. ” He says, “It’s really a guy thing. ”

Answer 1

【小題1】beginning
【小題2】empty
【小題3】dad’s
【小題4】enjoying
【小題5】should
【小題6】even
【小題7】fewer
【小題8】first
【小題9】but
【小題10】anything

解析【小題1】考查名詞：自從學期初，用beginning
【小題2】早上6點，街上是空空的：empty
【小題3】從后面的My dad just said,可知這是爸爸的想法：dad’s
【小題4】考查動詞：enjoy their vacation享受假期，用enjoying和were連用，表示過去進行時
【小題5】考查情態動詞：你應該每天騎馬上學：should
【小題6】考查副詞：校長甚至允許他把馬拴在他房子旁邊：even
【小題7】這是條后街，車輛比接的街道少：fewer
【小題8】考查序數詞：他第一次騎馬很害怕：first
【小題9】現在是做得最好的，表示轉折but
【小題10】考查不定代詞：我喜歡騎馬甚于其他任何東西：anything