Question

The first place I can remember well was a pleasant field with a pond of clear water in it. Trees made shadows over the pond. At the top of our field were tall trees, and at the bottom was a fast-running stream.

While I was young, I l1. on my mother’s milk, but as soon as I was old enough to eat grass, my mother went out to work d2. the day and came back in the evening.

There were six other young horses in the field. Although they were older than I was, we all galloped(馳騁) together around the f3. and had great fun. But sometimes the others would kick and bite.

“They are young farm horses and haven’t learned how to behave(舉止得體).” My mother told me. “You are d4.. Your father is well known, and your grandfather twice won the most important race at Newmarket. Your grandmother was quiet and g5., and you have never seen me kick or bite, h6. you? I hope you will grow up to be gentle and a willing worker, and n7. bite or kick.”

I have never forgotten my mother’s a8.. She was a clever and sensible(明智的) old horse. Her name was Duchess, but our master u9. called her Pet. He was a good, kind man, and my mother loved him very much. Whenever she saw him at the gate, she trotted(小跑) across. He u10. to pat her and say, “Well, old Pet, and how is your little Darkie?” I was a dull black colour, so he called me Darkie. He sometimes brought me a piece of bread, or a carrot for my mother. And I think we were his favourites.

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