There were still six miles to walk,and I came along as fast as I could. The night grew darker and darker,and I wished for my 1 ,because I knew that some of the bears had come out of their winter caves. I had seen their 2 when I went to town in the morning.
Bears are hungry and cross at this time of year;you know they have been 3in their caves all winter long with nothing to eat,and that makes them thin and hungry when they wake up. I did not want to meet 4 .
I hurried 5 as quickly as I could in the dark. By and by the stars gave a little light. It was still black as pitch(漆黑的)6 the woods were thick, 7 in the open places I could see dimly(朦朧地).I was 8 when I came into an open place where the stars gave me this faint light.
All the time I was 9 ,as well as I could, for bears. I was listening for the sounds they make when they go 10 through the bushes.
Then I came11 into an open place,and there,right in the middle of the road,I saw a big,black bear.
He was standing up on his hind legs,looking at me. I could see his eyes12 I could see his pig snout( 口鼻部).I could even see one of his claws, in the starlight.
My13 stood straight up. I stopped in my tracks, and stood still. The bear did not move. There he stood, looking at me.
I knew it would do no good to try to go around him. He would follow me into the dark woods, where he could see 14 than I could.
I had to pass that bear,to get home. I thought that I could 15 him,he might get out of the road and let me go. So I took a deep16,and suddenly I shouted with my strength and ran at him,waving my 17 He didn't move.
At last I looked around,and I got a solid heavy branch that had been broken from a tree by the weight of 18 in the winter.
I lifted it up in my hands,and ran straight at that bear. I swung(揮舞)my branch as 19 as I could and brought it down. Bang!On his head.
And 20 he still stood, for he was nothing but a big,black, burned stump(樹樁)!
( ) 1. A. food B. book C. gun D. pen
( ) 2. A. roads B. tracks C. paths D. ways
( ) 3. A. sleeping B. living C. moving D. fighting
( ) 4. A. it B. him C. that D. one
( ) 5. A. up B. along C. through D. across
( ) 6. A. when B. if C. where D. and
( ) 7. A. but B. and C. since D. as
( ) 8. A. afraid B. surprised C. concerned D. glad
( ) 9. A. waiting B. watching C. searching D. hoping
( ) 10. A. carelessly B. silently C. quickly D. slowly
( ) 11. A. back B. out C. again D. along
( ) 12. A. closed B. shine C. open D. move
( ) 13. A. hair B. body C. legs D. nerve
( ) 14. A. less B. more C. better D. worse
( ) 15. A. beat B. kill C. fight D. frighten
( ) 16. A. shout B. breath C. look D. thought
( ) 17. A. gun B. head C. arms D. legs
( ) 18. A. bear B. leaves C. snow D. rain
( ) 19. A. hard B. well C. quickly D. suddenly
( ) 20. A. thus B. then C. here D. there