A．was going to be B．was

C．turn out D．turning out

答案A [was going to be"本以为将是......"表过去将来，与"but actually，it was quite tiring"形成对比。]

13．There are a group of little children in the museum，________？

A．are there B．aren't there

C．are they D．aren't they

答案　B　[考查There be句型的反意疑问句与there be一致。little在句中是"幼小的"，不是"很少的"意思，故反意疑问部分为否定形式。]

14．-We'd like you to come to our party this evening，if possible.

-________，but I can't come back until tomorrow.

A．Agree with you B．Forget it

C．I'm afraid not D．I'm sorry

答案　D　[根据答语的后半句可知答话人为此事感到抱歉，故选D。A项表示"同意你的看法"，B项表示"不必在意；休想"，C项表示"恐怕不能"，显然与语意不符。]

15．Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ________sight

matters more than hearing.

A．when B．whose C．which D．where

答案　D　[当point，case，activity，film等作先行词，其后所接的定语从句中不缺少主语、宾语或表语时，则要用where或in which来引导定语从句。]

Ⅱ.完形填空

It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work.I was tired and had a slight__16__.

I worked in a__17__doctor's office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened，making the schedule run__18__than usual.It seemed I was going to be late__19__home and my husband，being the__20__person，would be ready to pronounce me late once again.Maybe__21__I hurried，I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to__22__for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter.I heard them asking for__23__to the local hospital.It was the same hospital that I had just__24__a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be__25__in explaining how to get there，with two other people making__26__.One of them was__27__trying to give them a whole different