题目内容
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When you live in America, it is not uncommon to see many children coming home from school to an empty house. 1. . Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. 2. ．
Kate Green was one of the headmasters of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside skirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind what they meant.” 3. ．
She and her husband began talking to the children. They offered the suggestion: 4. . One in every three latchkey children the Greens talked to once reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. 5. ．The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.
A. Slowly, she learned they were house keys.
B. But they don’t mind.
C. Some deal with the situation by watching TV.
D. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone.
E. Some should go to their friends for safety.
F. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.
G. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed or in a closet.
