When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident．As she was running to the bus in order not to 1 it, she slipped on some ice and fell 2 the rear wheels of the bus．She 3 the accident, but was paralyzed(残疾)from the waist down．I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 4 thinking she wouldn't 5 normally from then on．
Over the years, I 6 and didn't think much about Helen after that．Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was 7 by a car while riding his bike, causing a 8 brain injury．While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital's 9 worker called．
A short time later, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 10 into my son's room with a box of tissues．After 16 years, I 11 recognized Helen．She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me．I told her who I was, and after we both 12 the shock of that, she began to tell me about her life 13 we last saw each other．She had married, had children and gotten her degree 14 she could smooth the path for those less 15 than her．She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 16 ．
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 17 ．But I also felt the 18 hope I had felt since learning that my son was hurt．From this person that I thought would have no 19 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope．My son miraculously(不可思议地)recovered and we moved back north, but I owe Helen a 20 that I can never repay．
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 clouds 2 across the sky．He could smell the rain coming．And it did． 3 the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 4 Raul．The thunder(雷声)was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes．Then he heard it．Hoof beats(蹄声)．He 6 ．There before him stood a tall, white 7 ．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 8 ．“Come with me．”
Raul followed on his horse．A 9 feeling came over him．All 10 them the rain was pouring down, 11 not a drop fell on them．They seemed to be 12 back toward Raul lost track of time．Then all at once he found 13 at the ranch gate．The old man turned his horse, 14 his hand, and smiled．Lightning flashed again．The old man and his horse were 15 ．
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 16 him．“We have been 17 sick about you．Are you okay? Hurry．Let’s get in out of the 18 ．”
“Wait,” said Raul．“Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I…wait．I 19 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud．He died a long time ago．They say he was 20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm．Why do you ask?”
(1)
[ ]
A．
Something
B．
Everything
C．
Anything
D．
Nothing
(2)
[ ]
A．
dropped
B．
fell
C．
rolled
D．
covered
(3)
[ ]
A．
Suddenly
B．
Strongly
C．
Quickly
D．
Hardly
(4)
[ ]
A．
beating
B．
blinding
C．
burning
D．
touching
(5)
[ ]
A．
nose
B．
hair
C．
neck
D．
head
(6)
[ ]
A．
looked up
B．
woke up
C．
lay down
D．
sat down
(7)
[ ]
A．
tiger
B．
horse
C．
lion
D．
elephant
(8)
[ ]
A．
lazily
B．
angrily
C．
coldly
D．
slowly
(9)
[ ]
A．
natural
B．
common
C．
strange
D．
bad
(10)
[ ]
A．
around
B．
beside
C．
through
D．
above
(11)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
for
C．
so
D．
or
(12)
[ ]
A．
walking
B．
leading
C．
heading
D．
returning
(13)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
themselves
C．
him
D．
himself
(14)
[ ]
A．
shook
B．
waved
C．
held
D．
took
(15)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
left
C．
followed
D．
lost
(16)
[ ]
A．
see
B．
meet
C．
beat
D．
ask
(17)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
thought
C．
worried
D．
excited
(18)
[ ]
A．
yard
B．
wind
C．
grass
D．
rain
(19)
[ ]
A．
believe
B．
consider
C．
doubt
D．
forget
(20)
[ ]
A．
defeated
B．
caught
C．
damaged
D．
struck
完形填空
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 clouds 2 across the sky．He could smell the rain coming．And it did． 3 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly? 4 Raul．The thunder(雷声)was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes．Then he heard it．Hoofbeats(蹄声)．He 6 ．There before him stood a tall, white 7 ．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 8 ．“Come with me．”
Raul followed on his horse．A 9 feeling came over him．All 10 them the rain was pouring down, 11 not a drop fell on them．They seemed to be 12 back toward Raul’s home．Raul lost track of time．Then all at once he found 13 at the ranch gate．The old man turned his horse, 14 his hand, and smiled．Lightning flashed again．The old man and his horse were 15 ．
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 16 him．“We have been 17 sick about you．Are you okay? Hurry．Let’s get in out of the 18 ．”
“Wait,” said Raul．“Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I…wait I 19 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud．He died a long time ago．They say he was 20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm．Why do you ask?”
(1)
[ ]
A．
Something
B．
Everything
C．
Anything
D．
Nothing
(2)
[ ]
A．
dropped
B．
fell
C．
rolled
D．
covered
(3)
[ ]
A．
Suddenly
B．
Strongly
C．
Quickly
D．
Hardly
(4)
[ ]
A．
beating
B．
blinding
C．
burning
D．
touching
(5)
[ ]
A．
nose
B．
hair
C．
neck
D．
head
(6)
[ ]
A．
looked up
B．
woke up
C．
lay down
D．
sat down
(7)
[ ]
A．
tiger
B．
horse
C．
lion
D．
elephant
(8)
[ ]
A．
lazily
B．
angrily
C．
coldly
D．
slowly
(9)
[ ]
A．
natural
B．
common
C．
strange
D．
bad
(10)
[ ]
A．
around
B．
beside
C．
through
D．
above
(11)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
for
C．
so
D．
or
(12)
[ ]
A．
walking
B．
leading
C．
heading
D．
returning
(13)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
themselves
C．
him
D．
himself
(14)
[ ]
A．
shook
B．
waved
C．
held
D．
took
(15)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
left
C．
followed
D．
lost
(16)
[ ]
A．
see
B．
meet
C．
beat
D．
ask
(17)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
thought
C．
worried
D．
excited
(18)
[ ]
A．
yard
B．
wind
C．
grass
D．
rain
(19)
[ ]
A．
believe
B．
consider
C．
doubt
D．
forget
(20)
[ ]
A．
defeated
B．
caught
C．
damaged
D．
struck
完形填空
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 clouds 2 across the sky． He could smell the rain coming． And it did． 3 the lightning flashed through the clouds nearly 4 Raul． The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes． Then he heard it． Hoof beats（蹄声）．He 6 ．There before him stood a tall white 7 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 8 ．“Come with me．”
Raul followed on his horse． A 9 feeling came over him． All 10 them the rain was pouring down 11 not a drop fell on them． They seemed to be 12 back toward Raul’s home． Raul lost track of time． Then all at once he found 13 at the ranch gate． The old man turned his horse 14 his hand and smiled． Lightning flashed again． The old man and his horse were 15
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 16 him ．“we have been 17 sick about you． Are you okay? Hurry． Let’s get in out of the 18 ．”
“Wait ” said Raul． “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait． I 19 my great—grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud． He died a long time ago． They say he was 20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm． Why do you ask?”
(1)
[ ]
A．
Something
B．
Everything
C．
Anything
D．
Nothing
(2)
[ ]
A．
dropped
B．
fell
C．
rolled
D．
covered
(3)
[ ]
A．
Suddenly
B．
Strongly
C．
Quickly
D．
Hardly
(4)
[ ]
A．
beating
B．
blinding
C．
burning
D．
touching
(5)
[ ]
A．
nose
B．
hair
C．
neck
D．
head
(6)
[ ]
A．
looked up
B．
woke up
C．
lay down
D．
sat down
(7)
[ ]
A．
tiger
B．
horse
C．
lion
D．
elephant
(8)
[ ]
A．
lazily
B．
angrily
C．
coldly
D．
slowly
(9)
[ ]
A．
natural
B．
common
C．
strange
D．
bad
(10)
[ ]
A．
around
B．
beside
C．
through
D．
above
(11)
[ ]
A．
yet
B．
for
C．
so
D．
or
(12)
[ ]
A．
walking
B．
leading
C．
heading
D．
returning
(13)
[ ]
A．
them
B．
themselves
C．
him
D．
himself
(14)
[ ]
A．
shook
B．
waved
C．
held
D．
took
(15)
[ ]
A．
gone
B．
left
C．
followed
D．
lost
(16)
[ ]
A．
see
B．
meet
C．
beat
D．
ask
(17)
[ ]
A．
waited
B．
thought
C．
worried
D．
excited
(18)
[ ]
A．
yard
B．
wind
C．
grass
D．
rain
(19)
[ ]
A．
believe
B．
consider
C．
doubt
D．
forget
(20)
[ ]
A．
defeated
B．
caught
C．
damaged
D．
struck
完形填空
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 clouds 2 across the sky．He could smell the rain coming．And it did． 3 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 4 Raul．The thunder(雷声)was so loud that he buried his 5 in his hands and rubbed his eyes．Then he heard it．Hoofbeats(蹄声)．He 6 ．There before him stood a tall, white 7 ．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
8 ．“Come with me．”
Raul followed on his horse．A 9 feeling came over him．All 10 them the rain was pouring down, 11 not a drop fell on them．They seemed to be 12 back toward Raul’s home．Raul lost track of time．Then all at once he found 13 at the ranch gate．The old man turned his horse, 14 his hand, and smiled．Lightning flashed again．The old man and his horse were 15 ．
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 16 him．“We have been 17 sick about you．Are you okay?Hurry．Let’s get in out of the 18 ．”
“Wait”, said Raul．“Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I…wait．I 19 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud．He died a long time ago．They say he was 20 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm．Why do you ask?”
