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It was an unusually dark night. In the ___1___
of an enjoyable dream, Jim thought he heard his dog ___2___
loudly. He groaned and glanced ___3___
his clock sleepily. Twelve o'clock the green
fluorescent ___4___
of his clock read. Suddenly, Jim ___5___
hushed voices outside his house. He immediately
became alert and jumped ___6___
of bed. As his parents had gone on a holiday. Jim
was ___7___
at home. He decided to ___8___
who was outside.
___9___
he walked towards his bedroom door, Jim, however,
became afraid. He wondered who ___10___
be outside his house in the dead of the ___11___.
His imagination began to run ___12___.
He pictured in his ___13___
armed robbers who were waiting to break ___14___
the house. He even imagined supernatural forces ___15___
as ghosts and werewolves. In the end, Jim ___16___
his mind about going out of the house. ___17___,
he locked his bedroom door and crawled ___18___
his bed. With his heart in his ___19___,
he waited for the intruders. Suddenly, ___20___
was a clicking sound and he heard the front door
open.
"Jim ?" said a familiar
___21___. It was
his father ! Jim felt weak ___22___
relief. His parents must have returned ___23___
earlier than he had ___24___.
What a fright they had ___25___
him !
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