I used to hunt and have killed quite a few deer. There was great __________ in waiting and shooting.

One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun and three thick sandwiches. I found a natural hiding place. It was pretty cold, but I had __________ clothing on. I sat there waiting for one hour. Nothing showed. The place was really ___________.

Suddenly, a beautiful buck(雄鹿) appeared. Surely I couldn’t _________ it. I must wait for him to realize I was there. I waited for him to __________ with a start (惊吓).

To my surprise, he came towards me! He was curious, I suppose. He must have known about men and their ________which would kill him. But he walked right up where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me! I was getting a bit __________ now. A big buck can do a lot of damage.

What happened next was hard to believe. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched(抚摸) his head. And he __________ it. That big, wild, beautiful buck bent his head.

I scratched his body and fed him my last sandwich. Then he went his way, down the hill. I just watched him go--a strong buck carrying a proud head.

I picked up my gun and started walking back. __________, I heard the shots—two of them. If you’ve hunted enough you know two shots mean a(n) ____________. I had forgotten that there were other hunters around.

I decided to give up hunting from that day on.