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3．Mom and Dad arrived back from vacation a day earlier  （48）thanexpected．They could  （49）notwait to surprise the boys but found the house was in a mess with garbage all over the places．Their dog，Spot，was tired  （50）andhungry．But the money for dog food was gone．So they shouted at their elder son Daniel．Daniel felt angry （51）becausehe wasn't given a chance to tell the truth．
In fact，（52）whentheir parents were away from home，their dog fell ill．The boys used the money to take it to the hospital and they had no time to clean the house．
Daniel shouted and ran into（53）his/the/abedroom．He shut the door angrily．Daniel's younger brother Eric advised him to explain everything to their parents．Daniel didn't think they deserved an explanation，saying that why they didn't ask him what happened instead of shouting at him．
Mom felt that there may be a reason（54）whythe house was a mess and they may be too hard on Daniel．（55）however．Dad said that Daniel was too rude and should be punished．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了父母休假回来后发现家里一片狼藉，孩子们似乎没有承担被嘱托的责任的故事．

解答 48．than 考查连词．根据句意：父母比预期时间早一天从休假返回．than表示比较．
49．not 考查固定搭配．根据句意：他们等不及要给孩子们一个惊喜．could not wait to是固定搭配，表示等不及要做…．
50．and 考查连词．根据句意：他们的狗又累又饿．连词And表示并列关系．
51．because 考查连词．根据句意：Daniel因为自己没有机会解释事实而感到愤怒．用连词because．
52．when 考查连词．根据句意：当父母不在家的时候，狗生病了．when意为"当…时候"．
53．his/the/a 考查词语用法．根据句意：Daniel大喊着冲进他的/那个/一间卧室．his/the/a为指示代词或冠词．
54．why 考查连词．根据句意：母亲认为房间一团糟是有原因的．a reason why是固定搭配．
55．however 考查副词．根据句意：但父亲认为Daniel太粗鲁了，需要接受惩罚．however表示转折．

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