I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

　　29. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 3) most

　　probably means ______. A. told how to enter the arena

　　B. shown how to make the horse beautiful

　　C. removed from the competition early

　　D. told to enter the timed-speed events

　　30. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because

　　.

　　A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy

　　B. people envied the writer

　　C. the win was unexpected

　　D. the writer bad run out of time

　　31. Why was the writer not confident of victory?

　　A. He was an inexperienced rider.

　　B. He had not practiced enough.

　　C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.

　　D. He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others.

　　32. What did the writer learn from his experience?

　　A. Life can sometimes be unfair.

　　B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

　　C. A positive attitude will bring success.

　　D. One should not make judgments based on appearance.

　　D

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