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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 ![]() 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 or 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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