题目内容：

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

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

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

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

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

“Can’t say I…Wait. I    my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was    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. believeB. consider  C. doubt   D. forget

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