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In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback.He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows .The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid.
People in the western。states had to 1 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 2 .But someone had to 3 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad.This was the job of a cowboy.Sometimes the 4 was more than a thousand Kilometers away and it could take as 5 as six months to move the cattle.The 6 was long but the cattle were driven 7 as not to lose 8 .Then they could be sold at a good price.
Most cowboys were young, 9 men.A good horse 10 their job of moving cattle much easier.A good cowboy 11 cows and knew how to control them.At night,he 12 to the cows to keep them calm.
In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of 13 and cities.The cowboy seemed 14 compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs.
Today,the 15 of cowboys has 16 greatly.One change is the use of trucks.
The job is not so hard 17 it used to be.And cowboys are better 18 now.They are 19 to be married.Some of them are farmers teachers or truck drivers.Some work for big companies. 20 at night and on weekends,they become cowboys.These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low.
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Why do monkeys look like human beings? Many years ago the world was very 1 of food, because there had not been any 2 for several years and the crops 3 not grown. At last the people decided all the 4 food was to be stored in one place 5 men on guard over it to keep thieves 6 . The men who guarded the food were 7 not to eat it.
It 8 one day that some of the men who were 9 to be looking after the food were found 10 it. The people were very angry and brought them to the king to be 11 .
The king said to them, “You all look 12 and strong because you have been 13 the food. I will give you a 14 you will not forget. I will have you 15 animals that look almost like men. But men 16 you away from their homes because you will always be 17 to steal. You will live in cold trees in the winter 18 we have warm fires.” The thieves soon became monkeys and when they saw how 19 they looked they were so 20 that they ran away to hide in the bush.
1. A. short B. full C. careful D. need
2. A. farms B. crops C. rain D. seeds
3. A. had B. was C. did D. has
4. A. remained B. remaining C. left D. leaving
5. A. for B. as C. ask D. with
6. A. stealing B. eating C. out of D. away
7. A. trusted B. hoped C. wanted D. kept
8. A. was happened B. happened C. said D. reported
9. A. supposed B. thinking C. sure D. actually
10. A. to eat B. eat C. eating D. steal
11. A. punish B. tried C. beat D. taught
12. A. fit B. lovely C. thin D. health
13. A. guarding B. eating C. keeping D. growing
14. A. book B. word C. beating D. lesson
15. A. to become B. became C. turn D. turned into
16. A. put B. give C. drive D. take
17. A. ready B. like C. love D. nice
18. A. and B. as C. while D. since
19. A. angry B. ugly C. sad D. pleased
20. A. ashamed B. angry C. hungry D. excited
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