Question

Mom and Dad arrived back from vacation a day earlier 小題1:_______ expected. They could 小題2: _______ wait to surprise the boys but found the house was in a mess with garbage all over the places. Their dog, Spot, was tired 小題3:_______ hungry. But the money for dog food was gone. So they shouted at their elder son Daniel. Daniel felt angry 小題4:__________ he wasn’t given a chance to tell the truth.
In fact, 小題5:_________ their 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小題6:_______ bedroom. 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 小題7:______ the house was a mess and they may be too hard on Daniel. 小題8:_______, Dad said that Daniel was too rude and should be punished.

Answer 1

小題1:than
小題2:not
小題3:and
小題4:because
小題5:when
小題6:his/the/a
小題7:why
小題8:however

試題分析：文章講述了父母休假回來后發(fā)現(xiàn)家里一片狼藉，長子似乎沒有承擔(dān)被囑托的責(zé)任的故事。
小題1:than。這句話的意思是，父母比預(yù)期時間早一天從休假返回。Than表示比較。
小題2: not。這句話的意思是，他們等不及要給孩子們一個驚喜。Could not wait to是固定搭配，表示等不及要做…。
小題3: and。這句話的意思是，他們的狗又累又餓。連詞And表示并列關(guān)系。
小題4: because。這句話的意思是，Daniel因為自己沒有機會解釋事實而感到憤怒。Because的意思是因為。
小題5:when。這句話的意思是，當(dāng)父母不在家的時候，狗生病了。When表示當(dāng)…時候。
小題6:his/the/a。這句話的意思是Daniel大喊著沖進他的/那個/一間臥室。His/the/a為指示代詞或冠詞。
小題7:why。這句話的意思是母親認為房間一團糟是有原因的。A reason why是固定搭配。
小題8:however。這句話的意思是，但父親認為Daniel太粗魯了，需要接受懲罰。However表示轉(zhuǎn)折。