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 smileDLightning 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 stories about a man called Gray ClouDHe died a long time ago. They say he was __55__ by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?"
( 【題組】41. (A)looked up (B)woke up (C)lay down (D)sat down
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