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One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 36 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . 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 answered 43 . “Come with me.”

Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been 52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”

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

“Can’t say I … wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A.Something B.Everything C.Anything D.Nothing

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

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

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

40.A.nose B.hair C.neck D.head

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

42.A.tiger B.horse C.lion D.elephant

43.A.lazily B.angrily C.coldly D.slowly

44.A.natural B.common C.strange D.bad

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

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

47.A.walking B.leading C.heading D.returning

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

49.A.shook B.waved C.held D.took

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

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

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

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

54.A.believe B.consider C.doubt D.forget

55.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. 36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . 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 answered 43 .“Come with me.”

Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been 52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”

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

“Can’t say I … wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A. Something	B. Everything	C. Anything	D. Nothing
37.A.dropped	B. fell	C. rolled	D. covered
38.A.Suddenly	B. Strongly	C. Quickly	D. Hardly
39.A.beating	B. blinding	C. burning	D. touching
40.A.nose	B. hair	C. neck	D. head
41.A.looked up	B. woke up	C. lay down	D. sat down
42.A.tiger	B. horse	C. lion	D. elephant
43.A.lazily	B. angrily	C. coldly	D. slowly
44.A.natural	B. common	C. strange	D. bad
45.A.around	B. beside	C. through	D. above
46.A.yet	B. for	C. so	D. or
47.A.walking	B. leading	C. heading	D. returning
48.A.them	B. themselves	C. him	D. himself
49.A.shook	B. waved	C. held	D. took
50.A.gone	B. left	C. followed	D. lost
51.A.see	B. meet	C. beat	D. ask
52.A.waited	B. thought	C. worried	D. excited
53.A.yard	B. wind	C. grass	D. rain
54.A.believe	B. consider	C. doubt	D. forget
55.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. 36

seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . 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 answered 43 .“Come with me.”

Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .

Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been 52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”

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

“Can’t say I … wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”

36. A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing

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

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

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

40.A.nose B. hair C. neck D. head

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

42.A.tiger B. horse C. lion D. elephant

43.A.lazily B. angrily C. coldly D. slowly

44.A.natural B. common C. strange D. bad

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

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

47.A.walking B. leading C. heading D. returning

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

49.A.shook B. waved C. held D. took

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

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

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

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

54.A.believe B. consider C. doubt D. forget

55.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.

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C．give a brief introduction of an English learning site

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