I was walking from the door of my apartment building to the corner store. All of a sudden, a slight man wearing a stocking cap leaped from behind a (1)parkingparkparked car and stuck a pistol, or at least what I thought was a gun, into my side. My heart beat fast, and I became very light-headed. It was (2)even thoughas ifjust as I was in a dream and my body was not attached to my brain. (3)TechnicallyConsciouslyInstinctively, I raised my hands in the air, though he didn't tell me to do so or say anything at all; he just reached around and (4)searchedexploredinquired the back pocket of my trousers for anything (5)valuableoriginalworthy.
The next thing I knew was he was gone, and (6)alsosotoo was my wallet. And then I just stood there with my heart pounding and my head spinning (头晕) for (7)thatwhatwhich seemed to be an eternity. I heard the footsteps and the cough of a man walking past, which then (8)felldisappearedfaded away. I became more (9)consciousconcernedanxious of where I was, and then, all at once, I could feel my legs (10)tremblestrembledtrembling. I moved sideways to the steps of the closest building and sat down.
Other victims may have felt angry or frightened, but I was just confused. I hadn't been (11)hurtdamagedrobbed or even hit. He wanted my money, so he took my money and left. There was no "Give me your money (12)andorbut I'll shoot" like in the movies. He was fast, he was silent, and he was gone. I tried to remember the (13)behaviorssituationsdetails of what had just happened, but it all happened (14)sotoosuch fast that it seemed to have not happened at all. I wasn't even sure if the man had a gun or not. I wouldn't be able to (15)determineidentifydecide the offender even if he were standing right in front of me.
A few minutes later, I called and (16)representedreportedreferred the robbery to the police operator. An officer called me back after an hour for (17)fartheranotheradditional details. He asked me if there was anything unusual about the man who had (18)robbedstolenharmed me, but I couldn't accurately describe the man.
The next day, I went to the police station and looked through albums of photos of criminals who had (19)engagedmadecommitted similar robberies. (20)AccuratelyPreciselyApparently, there had been several similar robberies in my neighborhood in the past couple of weeks by a man who had an odd hat. I didn't remember a hat, and I was unable to identify the man who robbed me.
Your answers Correct answers
1. parked
2. as if
3. Instinctively
4. searched
5. valuable
6. so
7. what
8. faded
9. conscious
10. trembling
11. hurt
12. or
13. details
14. so
15. identify
16. reported
17. additional
18. robbed
19. committed
20. Apparently