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

Mr. Li was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring . He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was half past twelve. “Who can it be at this time of night?” he wondered. He decided to go and find out .So he got out of bed, put on his dressing gown and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. “That’s very strange.” He thought. Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes later he heard the bell ring again. Mr. Li jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He shut the door and found a piece of paper with some words on it: “It is now after midnight, so it is April 1st. April fool to you!”
“Oh, it was the English boy next door!” Mr. Li exclaimed, and almost smiled, He went back to bed and fell asleep immediately. The bell did not ring again.
【小题1】Mr. Li was trying to go to sleep when he heard ________.

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