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A pale, yellow moon was rising as I was walking home from my friend’s house. We had spent the evening taking care 【小题1】 her younger sister and had watched two really frightening horror films on TV.
Imagine my shock when, suddenly, from the 【小题2】(distant) I heard a loud cry and saw a strange white form moving towards me at top speed through the air. I 【小题3】 (open) my mouth but no sound came out. The terror I felt stopped me 【小题4】 (scream) for help. I fell to the ground and kept my eyes tightly shut, in case I would end up staring into the eyes of a terrible beast.
After a couple of 【小题5】(minute), when I realized that I hadn’t been hurt, I 【小题6】(careful) opened my eyes and looked around. It was then 【小题7】 I heard some sounds coming from a nearby tree. I looked up and saw a large, white owl sitting on a branch, watching me with what seemed to be a(n) 【小题8】(puzzle) expression on its face.
I could have kicked 【小题9】(I) for being so stupid. It’s strange how the mind can play tricks on you. I promised myself that that was【小题10】 last time I would go wandering around late at night after watching horror films!