One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧場)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 (雷聲) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄聲). 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

31 — 35 CABAD   36 — 40 CAACD  41 — 45 ABCDD

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