Question

Peter and James were brothers. One afternoon ___1____ the lessons were over, they stayed in school to help their teacher. They___ 2__ for an hour. Then the teacher said, “Thank you, boys. We will finish the work tomorrow. Now you must go home.”
When the boys ___3_____ home, it was seven o’clock. There was light inside their house and the door was ____4____. They could see a man inside, too.
“Who can it be?” thought Peter. “Father and Mother have gone shopping. They won’t be home ____5____ eight o’clock.”
When the _____6____ man saw Peter, he smiled and said, “Come in! You don’t know me, but I’m your ______7______ friend. He  asked me to fetch （取）some money for him.” The man did not see James.
Peter went inside and began talking to the man but James did not. He quietly but quickly ran off to call the police. He soon found a policeman and _____8____ him back to their home. The man was still there, but when he saw the policeman, he tried to run off. The policeman _____9____ him and held his arm.
Just then Mr. and Mrs. Baker, the boys’ parents ______10______.
“No!” said Baker. “I don’t know him. He must be a thief. I am glad you have caught him.”
(   )1. A. if          B. when         C. before           D. until
(   )2. A. studied     B. worked        C. stayed           D. watched
(   )3. A. arrived in   B. went to        C. got to            D. reached
(   )4. A. open       B. opened        C. opening          D. close
(   )5. A. at          B. since         C. until             D. after
(   )6. A. away      B. out           C. outside           D. inside
(   )7. A. father       B. fathers        C. father’s          D. brother’s
(   )8. A. brought     B. bring          C. take             D. caught
(   )9. A. stoped      B. stopped        C. catch           D. saw
(   )10. A. returned    B. come          C. arrive           D. reached

Answer 1

1-5 BCDAC  6-10  DCABA

解析【小題1】考查時間狀語從句的連接詞。當放學后，皮特和杰姆斯留在學校幫老師。When“當......時候”。故選B。
【小題2】聯系上文可知，他們是待在學校了一個小時。故選C。
【小題3】考查近義詞辨析home不可數，A、B、C因帶有介詞，后不能跟副詞home。故選D。
【小題4】當他們到家時，發現門開著，里面有一個陌生人。Open是形容詞，“開著的”。故選A。
【小題5】句意是他們的爸爸媽媽去購物，直到八點才回來。Until“直到......才......”。故選C。
【小題6】考查介詞辨析。那個人時在屋內，inside“在......內部”。故選D。
【小題7】陌生人說自己是皮特爸爸的朋友，表示“某人的......”在名詞后加’s。故選C。
【小題8】and表并列，前后的動詞形式要一致。在此連接found和brought。故選A。
【小題9】考查動詞辨析。stop“叫住”；catch“捉住”；see“看見”。警察攔住陌生人并抓住他的胳膊。故選B。
【小題10】考查動詞辨析。這時，皮特的父母正好回來。return“返回”。故選A。