阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　Some days ago, Raul was a little far away from the small farm house in a large valley. 　41　 seemed to be all right. However, he felt a bit out of the ordinary and somehow uneasy. The wind had become stronger, and dark clouds 　42　 across the sky. He could sense the approaching rain. So it did. A thunderstorm hit the area. 　43　, a lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 　44　 Rau. He closed his eyes. The sound of the thunder was so loud that he buried his 　45　 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he 　46　 a horse, or something like that, coming. He looked up. There just before him stood a tall, white 　47　. An old man was staring down at him from its back.

　　“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you？” asked Rau. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 　48　. “Come with me.”

　　Raul followed him. A 　49　 feeling came over him. All 　50　 the rain was pouring down, 　51　 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 　52　 back to Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 　53　 at the farm gate. The old man turned his horse, 　54　 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were slowly 　55　.

　　Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 　56　 him. “Oh, son, we were 　57　 about you. Are you okay？ Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 　58　.”

　　“Wait,” said Raul, “Have you ever heard about an old man whose name is Gray Cloud？”

　　“Well, I don’t…OH, wait. I 　59　 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man, yes, Gray Cloud. He disappeared a long time ago. They say he was 　60　 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask？”

41．A．Something 　　　　　B．Anything　　　　 C．Everything 　　　　D．Nothing

42．A．dropped 　　　　　　B．rushed　　　　　 C．submitted 　　　　 D．covered

43．A．Hardly 　　　　　　 B．Strongly　　　　 C．Quickly　　　　　　D．Suddenly

44．A．blinding 　　　　　 B．beating 　　　　 C．getting　　　　　　D．delighting

45．A．teeth 　　　　　　　B．1ips 　　　　　　C．head　　　　　　　 D．neck

46．A．thought　　　　　　 B．heard 　　　　　 C．yelled 　　　　　　D．assessed

47．A．tiger　　　　　　　 B．elephant　　　　 C．donkey　　　　　　 D．horse

48．A．slowly　　　　　　　B．angrily　　　　　C．happily　　　　　　D．lazily

49．A．suspected 　　　　　B．lost 　　　　　　C．gifted 　　　　　　D．shocked

50．A．through 　　　　　　B．within 　　　　　C．around 　　　　　　D．below

51．A．Or 　　　　　　　　 B．and　　　　　　　C．so 　　　　　　　　D．but

52．A．going　　　　　　　 B．driving 　　　　 C．walking 　　　　　 D．returning

53．A．himself 　　　　　　B．themselves　　　 C．him　　　　　　　　D．them

54．A．shook 　　　　　　　B．held 　　　　　　C．waved　　　　　　　D．took

55．A．out of memory 　　　B．out of touch　　 C．out of control　　 D．out of sight

56．A．take 　　　　　　　 B．beat 　　　　　　C．meet 　　　　　　　D．ask

57．A．anxious　　　　　　 B．rough　　　　　　C．scientific 　　　　D．excited

58．A．yard 　　　　　　　 B．storm　　　　　　C．farm　　　　　　　 D．wind

59．A．forget 　　　　　　 B．consider 　　　　C．doubt 　　　　　　 D．believe

60．A．defeated 　　　　　 B．struck　　　　　 C．damaged 　　　　　 D．clarified