One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds  31  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  32 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly  33  Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He  34 . There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered  35 , “come with me.”
Raul followed on with his horse. A  36  feeling came over him. All  37  them the rain was pouring down,  38  not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  39  back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found  40  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  41 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to  42  him. “We have been  43  about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  44 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was  45  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds  31  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  32 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly  33  Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He  34 . There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.

“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered  35 , “come with me.”

Raul followed on with his horse. A  36  feeling came over him. All  37  them the rain was pouring down,  38  not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  39  back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found  40  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  41 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to  42  him. “We have been  43  about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  44 .”

“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was  45  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.

1.                A．dropped        B．fell            C．rolled    D．covered

2.                A．Suddenly       B．Strongly        C．Quickly   D．Hardly

3.                A．beating         B．blinding         C．burning   D．touching

4.                A．looked up       B．woke up        C．lay down  D．sat down

5.                A．lazily           B．angrily          C．freely    D．slowly

6.                A．natural         B．common        C．strange   D．sad

7.                A．around         B．beside          C．through  D．above

8.                A．yet            B．for            C．so   D．or

9.                A．reaching        B．leading         C．heading  D．returning

10.               A．them          B．themselves      C．him  D．himself

11.               A．gone          B．left            C．followed   D．lost

12.               A．see            B．meet          C．beat  D．ask

13.               A．waited         B．thought        C．worried   D．excited

14.               A．yard           B．wind           C．grass D．rain

15.               A．defeated       B．caught         C．damaged  D．struck

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds  31  across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.  32 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly  33  Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He  34  . There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.

“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered

 35 , “come with me.”

Raul followed on with his horse. A  36  feeling came over him. All  37  them the rain was pouring down,  38  not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be  39  back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found  40  at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were  41 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to  42  him. “We have been  43  about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the  44 .”

“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was  45  by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.

31. A. dropped                  B. fell                       C. rolled                     D. covered

32. A. Suddenly          B. Strongly               C. Quickly            D. Hardly

33. A. beating          B. blinding             C. burning             D. touching

34. A. looked up      B. woke up             C. lay down           D. sat down

35. A. lazily             B. angrily             C. freely                     D. slowly

36. A. natural           B. common             C. strange             D. sad

37. A. around           B. beside               C. through            D. above

38. A. yet               B. for                C. so                 D. or

39. A. reaching         B. leading              C. heading             D. returning

40. A. them            B. themselves           C. him                D. himself

41. A. gone             B. left                       C. followed            D. lost

42. A. see              B. meet               C. beat               D. ask

43. A. waited           B. thought             C. worried            D. excited

44. A. yard             B. wind               C. grass              D. rain

45. A. defeated         B. caught              C. damaged            D. struck

One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场) house in a large valley.1 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds2 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did.3 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly4 Raul. The thunder(雷声) was so loud that he buried his5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats(蹄声).He6.There before him stood a tall, white7 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered8 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A9 feeling came over him. All10 them the rain was pouring down,11not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be12 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found13 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse,14 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were15 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to16 him. “we have been17 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the18.”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I19my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      Something
   2. B.
      Everything
   3. C.
      Anything
   4. D.
      Nothing
2. 2.
   1. A.
      dropped
   2. B.
      fell
   3. C.
      rolled
   4. D.
      covered
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Suddenly
   2. B.
      Strongly
   3. C.
      Quickly
   4. D.
      Hardly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      beating
   2. B.
      blinding
   3. C.
      burning
   4. D.
      touching
5. 5.
   1. A.
      nose
   2. B.
      hair
   3. C.
      neck
   4. D.
      head
6. 6.
   1. A.
      looked up
   2. B.
      woke up
   3. C.
      lay down
   4. D.
      sat down
7. 7.
   1. A.
      tiger
   2. B.
      horse
   3. C.
      lion
   4. D.
      elephant
8. 8.
   1. A.
      lazily
   2. B.
      angrily
   3. C.
      coldly
   4. D.
      slowly
9. 9.
   1. A.
      natural
   2. B.
      common
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      bad
10. 10.
    1. A.
       around
    2. B.
       beside
    3. C.
       through
    4. D.
       above
11. 11.
    1. A.
       yet
    2. B.
       for
    3. C.
       so
    4. D.
       or
12. 12.
    1. A.
       walking
    2. B.
       leading
    3. C.
       heading
    4. D.
       returning
13. 13.
    1. A.
       them
    2. B.
       themselves
    3. C.
       him
    4. D.
       himself
14. 14.
    1. A.
       shook
    2. B.
       waved
    3. C.
       held
    4. D.
       took
15. 15.
    1. A.
       gone
    2. B.
       left
    3. C.
       followed
    4. D.
       lost
16. 16.
    1. A.
       see
    2. B.
       meet
    3. C.
       beat
    4. D.
       ask
17. 17.
    1. A.
       waited
    2. B.
       thought
    3. C.
       worried
    4. D.
       excited
18. 18.
    1. A.
       yard
    2. B.
       wind
    3. C.
       grass
    4. D.
       rain
19. 19.
    1. A.
       believe
    2. B.
       consider
    3. C.
       doubt
    4. D.
       forget
20. 20.
    1. A.
       defeated
    2. B.
       caught
    3. C.
       damaged
    4. D.
       struck

One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 1 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 2, the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 3 Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He 4. There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 5, “come with me.”
Raul followed on with his horse. A 6 feeling came over him. All 7 them the rain was pouring down, 8 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 9 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found 10 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 11.
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 12 him. “We have been 13 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 14.”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was 15 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      dropped
   2. B.
      fell
   3. C.
      rolled
   4. D.
      covered
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Suddenly
   2. B.
      Strongly
   3. C.
      Quickly
   4. D.
      Hardly
3. 3.
   1. A.
      beating
   2. B.
      blinding
   3. C.
      burning
   4. D.
      touching
4. 4.
   1. A.
      looked up
   2. B.
      woke up
   3. C.
      lay down
   4. D.
      sat down
5. 5.
   1. A.
      lazily
   2. B.
      angrily
   3. C.
      freely
   4. D.
      slowly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      natural
   2. B.
      common
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      sad
7. 7.
   1. A.
      around
   2. B.
      beside
   3. C.
      through
   4. D.
      above
8. 8.
   1. A.
      yet
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      so
   4. D.
      or
9. 9.
   1. A.
      reaching
   2. B.
      leading
   3. C.
      heading
   4. D.
      returning
10. 10.
    1. A.
       them
    2. B.
       themselves
    3. C.
       him
    4. D.
       himself
11. 11.
    1. A.
       gone
    2. B.
       left
    3. C.
       followed
    4. D.
       lost
12. 12.
    1. A.
       see
    2. B.
       meet
    3. C.
       beat
    4. D.
       ask
13. 13.
    1. A.
       waited
    2. B.
       thought
    3. C.
       worried
    4. D.
       excited
14. 14.
    1. A.
       yard
    2. B.
       wind
    3. C.
       grass
    4. D.
       rain
15. 15.
    1. A.
       defeated
    2. B.
       caught
    3. C.
       damaged
    4. D.
       struck