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

小题1:考查时间状语从句的连接词。当放学后，皮特和杰姆斯留在学校帮老师。When“当......时候”。故选B。
小题2:联系上文可知，他们是待在学校了一个小时。故选C。
小题3:考查近义词辨析home不可数，A、B、C因带有介词，后不能跟副词home。故选D。
小题4:当他们到家时，发现门开着，里面有一个陌生人。Open是形容词，“开着的”。故选A。
小题5:句意是他们的爸爸妈妈去购物，直到八点才回来。Until“直到......才......”。故选C。
小题6:考查介词辨析。那个人时在屋内，inside“在......内部”。故选D。
小题7:陌生人说自己是皮特爸爸的朋友，表示“某人的......”在名词后加’s。故选C。
小题8:and表并列，前后的动词形式要一致。在此连接found和brought。故选A。
小题9:考查动词辨析。stop“叫住”；catch“捉住”；see“看见”。警察拦住陌生人并抓住他的胳膊。故选B。
小题10:考查动词辨析。这时，皮特的父母正好回来。return“返回”。故选A。