I am not one who is frightened easily, but I must admit that one night I saw a figure that really struck terror into my heart．
I 1 it was a cold moon - lit night when I was walking home．It was the first night of my whole life that I had been outside 2 at such a late time．There were 3 few people on the road at night．Even during the day, the road was used by only some．On that night, it seemed even 4 ．While I was walking, I could hear some 5 made by creatures that love the night world．I moved really fast towards home．It was 6 because I was hungry．More importantly, I was eager to get back home for warmth．All of a sudden, I 7 an old lady in a short distance away．Her 8 was covered with a white cloth．She was 9 to me, I think．
I was a bit 10 ．I wanted to know 11 she was there at that time of the late night．I stopped walking for a while．As I 12 there, stories about ghosts （鬼） began to come to my mind one after 13 ．I was soon 14 fear and started to run as fast as I could．When I reached home I could 15 speak．
The next day, however, I 16 that place again to make sure that the woman was not a ghost but indeed a real person．But I could find no footprints there 17 a banana plant．I realized then that it was the banana plant with its leaves moving in the gentle wind that 18 like a woman waving her hand．I had indeed made a fool of myself; but after the 19 night’s experience, this 20 was small relief to me．
1．A．realized B．recognized C．remembered D．reminded
2．A．alone B．asleep C．awake D．lonely
3．A．never B．often C．seldom D．rarely
4．A．busier B．noisier C．quieter D．wider
5．A．noises B．quarrels C．songs D．voices
6．A．completely B．mainly C．obviously D．partly
7．A．made sense of B．caught sight of C．got ahead of D．took hold of
8．A．waist B．leg C．head D．hand
9．A．smiling B．waiting C．whispering D．waving
10．A．mysterious B．cautious C．conscious D．curious
11．A．why B．when C．what D．how
12．A．lay B．sat C．stood D．walked
13．A．another B．other C．others D．the other
14．A．addicted to B．filled with C．far from D．short of
15．A．clearly B．easily C．hardly D．loudly
16．A．traveled B．visited C．appreciated D．went
17．A．over B．without C．than D．except
18．A．felt B．looked C．smelt D．sounded
19．A．previous B．next C．last D．following
20．A．invention B．achievement C．contribution D．discovery