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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 {#blank#}1{#/blank#} her younger sister and had watched
two really frightening horror films on TV.
Imagine
my shock when, suddenly, from the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (distant) I heard a loud cry and
saw a strange white form moving towards me at top speed through the air. I
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (open) my mouth but no sound came out. The terror I felt stopped
me {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (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 {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (minute), when I realized that I hadn't been hurt, I
{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (careful) opened my eyes and looked around. It was then {#blank#}7{#/blank#}
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) {#blank#}8{#/blank#}
(puzzle) expression on its face.
I
could have kicked {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(I) for being so stupid. It's strange how the mind
can play tricks on you. I promised myself that that was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} last time I
would go wandering around late at night after watching horror films!
