The birds were singing，and a slight breeze was blowing as I walked out onto the front yard of the house we lived in on Stuart s Lane，near Eureka，Missouri.It was a cool fall morning，and I was a St.Louis County Police Officer.My family and I lived in a house owned by my friend Dr.Wallace Stuart.He had built a stone castle near the house many years earlier and had later moved away.People continually trespassed（擅自进入）on the property and broke into the castle，so he gave me free rent to watch over it.
If anyone went up to the castle at night，our dog Samoa would begin to howl （嗥叫） like a wolf，and I would get dressed，get my gun，badge，ID，and a flashlight，and she and I would go to the dark castle.I trusted Samoa completely，and she would not make a sound until we were in a room with the trespjye.aisers.As I turned my flashlight on，she would automatically give out her blood-curling howl，which even caused the boys or men in the group to scream and there was never an incident where they tried to attack me.
On this particular morning，Samoa had begun howling，which usually meant we had trespassers；however，this time，she was looking toward the top of a hill.I examined the hillside carefully for anything she might be howling at，and then I heard a strange sound.It was like a huffing and snorting （呼哧呼哧的） sound a bear would make.I knew there weren't any bears running free in St.Louis County，but I remembered the Endangered Wolf Center，which was within a mile and a half of our house.I wondered if they might also care for some bears，and possibly one escaped.By this time my wife had heard the sound，and she joined me on the front yard.As we stood there，she agreed the noise did sound like an angry bear.
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As the noise seemed to be coming nearer，I decided to play it safe and took the police-issued shotgun from my car.________________
Suddenly the "animal" was upon us，but not on the ground with us，for this bear turned out to be a hot air balloon._____________________
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【答案】As the noise seemed to be coming nearer，I decided to play it safe and took the police-issued shot gun from my car.I didn't mean the bear any harm as long as it didn't try attacking my family and my dog，but I was prepared to "do battle" if necessary.The fur on her back standing up，Samoa became more unsettled，prepared to save us from this awful creature.The intense waiting was like something out of a scary movie.I didn't have to wait long before a huge shape began to grow larger and larger as it topped the hill.
Suddenly the "animal" was upon us，but not on the ground with us，for this bear turned out to be a hot air balloon.What we thought was sounds of a bear was the fuel being fed to the burners by the pilot.As we stood there watching the balloon fly just above us，the people in the basket waved down to us，and we returned the gesture，much in embarrassment.I was sure they wondered why a St.Louis County Police Officer was standing there with a shotgun in his hand and whether I might be planning to shoot them down.
Suddenly the "animal" was upon us，but not on the ground with us，for this bear turned out to be a hot air balloon.What we thought was sounds of a bear was the fuel being fed to the burners by the pilot.As we stood there watching the balloon fly just above us，the people in the basket waved down to us，and we returned the gesture，much in embarrassment.I was sure they wondered why a St.Louis County Police Officer was standing there with a shotgun in his hand and whether I might be planning to shoot them down.
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