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.

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

The day before Father's Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to make a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth. Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she  21  her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her  22  grow hot -- she hadn't heard that anyone who didn't have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle. As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried  23  her card with her arm, but Mrs. Berry gently  24  it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat  25 ,  waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 26  roll down Mrs. Berry's face. She had never made Mrs. Berry so upset.

When school was over, Elizabeth  27  until all the other kids left so that she could  28  . "I'm sorry for not listening. I'll make another card  29  you want. I'll do it  30  and bring it tomorrow."

"  31  are you talking about?" asked Mrs. Berry.

"My Father's Day card. I know you're upset because I didn't do it  32  ."

"Elizabeth, that was the  33  card in the whole class. It was so  34  that it made me cry."

Elizabeth was so  35  that she ran out of the classroom. When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth  36  to give her the card early. On the front of the card was a  37  of Elizabeth's mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:                                                                              

Dear Mom,

I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a（n） 38 . I want to thank you and 39  you a happy Father’s Day.                        

                                                                                           Love,

                                                                                           Elizabeth             

When her mom read the card she started  40  , just like Mrs. Berry did.

A. close       B. open      C. spread         D. folded

A. heart       B. face       C. eyes           D. feet

A. covering           B. holding      C. doing        D. making

A. caught      B. left        C. lifted         D. put

A. alone       B. still        C. up           D. down

A. tear        B. smile        C. hair          D. sweat

A. worked            B. waited       C. stood         D. studied

A. apologize   B. stop             C. understand    D. stay

A. because      B. until         C. unless        D. if

A. just here    B. at once      C. at home       D. at school

A. Who              B. Whose        C. Which        D. What

A. carefully    B. quickly       C. wrong         D. right

A. worst      B. best          C. favorite        D. simplest

A. wild       B. ugly           C. sweet                D. hard

A. happy             B. regretful      C. brave                D. rude

A. seemed     B. decided       C. refused        D. promised

A. address     B. phone number C. drawing      D. writing

A. brother            B. sister        C. daddy         D. aunt

A. wish       B. hope            C. want          D. congratulate

A. laughing           B. joking     C. worrying         D. crying

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