完形填空When I was attending junior high, I was not afraid to walk home alone.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

When I was attending junior high, I was not afraid to walk home alone. 41 one evening I got afeeling of being watched. Then from between parked cars, a shadowy 42 suddenly emerged in front of me. It was a man about fifty in a black 43 and a blue baseball cap. I tried to 44around him, but he blocked my way. He sneered (讥笑) at me and made gestures with his 45 , which made me feel sick and terrified! I ran all the way home.The next afternoon, my friends and I were in the 46 building snowmen enthusiastically. When itstarted getting dark, I suddenly remembered I had to 47 potatoes at the grocery store for Mom. After making the 48 , I walked past the schoolyard again, where the girls were still building snowmen.Suddenly, I saw him again, wearing the same cap and raincoat. He appeared to be playing with the buttons on his coat, as if 49 to open them. My first 50 was to run home quickly, but then I remembered my vulnerable(易受伤害的) friends. It 51 on me that I didn’t have to be afraid of him.

I was tall and strong. I decided to take 52 into my own hands. He was 53 when he realized I was running toward him. But I didn’t 54 him as fast as I could because I didn’t know what to do 55 I caught him. I just wanted to 56 him away. Suddenlyfearless, I started yelling loudly, “You dirty bum! You filthy scumbag!”

The potatoes we were supposed to have for dinner 57 toward the lowlife. One hit him in the back.When the girls 58 what was going on, they quickly joined me. The snowmen were immediately 59 into snowballs. One of the potatoes or snowballs must have hit the school window, and with h i s helpers the custodian (保管) came out, caught the man and sent him to the police.

As I grew older, I realized more and more that my 60 doesn’t define me. Today, the words “I’m only a female” would never enter my mind.

41. A.But B. So C. Then D. Thus

42. A. thief B. figure C. robber D. boy

43. A. raincoat B. overcoat C. sweater D. suit

44. A. lookB. jumpC. circleD. wave

45. A. fingernailsB. earsC. mouthD. hair

46. A. storeB. fieldC. mountainD. schoolyard

47. A. take upB. pick upC. bring outD. put out

48. A. callB. purchaseC. taskD. plan

49. A. willingB. awesomeC. readyD. unconscious

50. A. instinctB. impressioC. judgmentD. selection

51. A. struckB. hitC. reliedD. dawned