Horses
Whenever anyone asks me what my favorite animal is, I always say, "Horses," Ilike almost all animals._____（26）
I don't have a horse of my own. Horses are very expensive. _____（27） You have to pay for their food, equipment, insurance, and health care, for example. If you live on a farm or other big piece of land, you can keep your horse there. But if you don't have a place that's big enough for a horse, you have to pay to keep it somewhere else.
_____（28）I go there on the weekends sometimes and watch the trainers exercising the horses. All of the horses need a lot of exercises in order to stay healthy, no matter what kind of riding they are used for. Most of the horses are used for trail（小径）riding, which I think is the easiest and the most fun. It's nice to go out into the woods or along the beach with a horse.
One reason I really like horses is that they have as much personality as people do. They can't talk, but they can tell you what they are feeling with their bodyl anguage. _____（29）
Maybe, when I get a little older, I could get a job at the stable. _____（30） I'm trying to learn as much about horses as I can now, so that I'll be really qualified（有资格的）.I would love to have a job like that.
26. _____.
A、There I could be around horses all the time.
B、We're very lucky to live near a horse stable.
C、It's very expensive to buy one and to own one.
D、But horses have always been my very favorite animals.
E、My favorite horse "Vrana" is older than a lot of other horses.
F、For example, a horse is happy if its ears are forward and its tail is relaxed.
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：空前的两句话说到，每当别人问起我最喜欢的动物是什么，我总能回答”马”，我喜欢所有的动物，与这两句话衔接最恰当的是选项D，”但马是我最喜欢的动物”，在这里表转折，突出重点，故选D。
