The bell rang loudly.Everybody packed their school bags and got ready 1 home.When the teacher dismissed the children，they lined up in two rows and walked 2 to the school gate.
Usually，George’s 3 would fetch him home from school.But today she was not there.George waited for fifteen minutes 4 he walked home.
When he reached home，he knocked at the door as he did not bring his keys.Surprisingly，no one opened the door.George 5 his mother was in the toilet，so he waited for his mother.After a few minutes there was 6 no answer.Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to 7 the keys，he heard the friendly voice of his neighbor，John.
George told John that no one was at home and Johns mother suggested that George could stay in their house till his mother came back.George and John played happily till evening when George’s mother came back.George 8 John and his family before he went back into his house.His mother told him that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. 9 this experience，George learnt an important 10，“Neighbors are people who help each other.”
【小题1】A．to goB．go C．to go toD．goes to【小题2】A．orderingB．orderly C．orderD．orders【小题3】A．fatherB．neighbor C．motherD．doctor【小题4】A．beforeB．after C．whenD．while【小题5】A．hopedB．thought C．saidD．preferred【小题6】A．almostB．already C．alwaysD．still【小题7】A．getB．make C．findD．buy【小题8】A．calledB．loved C．thankedD．visited【小题9】A．FromB．About C．ToD．Of【小题10】A．wordB．saying C．sentenceD．lessonA
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(答案→)A
解析：这篇短文讲述了汤姆因为母亲去看病，不能回家。最后在邻居约翰家和约翰玩到自己的母亲回家，告诉了我们邻里之间要互相帮助的道理。
【小题1】短语get ready to do sth，准备做某事。下文home可用作副词，前面不加介词，故选A，准备回家。
【小题2】联系上文，可知此处指的是他们有秩序的走向校门口。故选B，副词，有秩序地，作状语。
【小题3】联系下文描述，可知此处指的是乔治的母亲，故选C，母亲。
【小题4】连词辨析。A.在……之前；B.在……之后；C.当……时；D.然而，当……时。结合语境可知此处指的是在他回家之前，他等了十五分钟。故选A。
【小题5】动词辨析。A.希望；B.认为；C.说；D.更喜欢。结合语境可知汤姆认为他的母亲在厕所里面，故选B。
【小题6】联系上文，可知此处指的是仍旧没人回应。故选D，仍旧。
【小题7】结合语境可知他要去父亲工作的地方拿钥匙，故选A，获得。
【小题8】动词辨析。A.打电话给；B.爱； C.感谢；D.拜访。结合语境可知此处指的乔治感谢约翰和他的家人，故选C。
【小题9】介词辨析。A.从，；来自；B.关于；C.到，向；D.关于，……的。联系下文，可知此处指的是从这次经历，故选A。
【小题10】联系下文，可知此处指的是他明白了一句重要的谚语，故选B，谚语，言论。