me off __9__ that day. Thanks to the driver I got my phone back. I believe honesty is one of the greatest __10__ (quality) a person should have. Thank you ever so much Mr. Taxi Driver.

　　答案：

　　1．to kill　2.Knowing　3.Unfortunately　4.an　5.was moved　6.After　7.worried　8.gladly　9.earlier　10.qualities

　　Ⅴ.阅读理解

　　China is having such a huge influence on the United States that more and more Americans are struggling to learn the Chinese language in a bid to keep competitive.

　　 "Interest in learning Chinese among American youths and their parents has grown quickly in the past five years，" said Vivien Stewart vice－president at the Asia Society. China's quick rise to near－superpower and its effects politically economically and culturally are driving the American's interest to learn the language experts say.

　　 "The Chinese rich cultural traditions and blossoming economy mean that it is now important for all of our students to be better prepared，" said Michael Levine，Asia Society's executive director of education. A survey found that 2400 high schools would be interested in offering the Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Chinese language and culture when the courses become available in 2006.

　　 China is important to the United States because it is a leading trader and consumer(消费者). It has become the world's largest consumer and could become the second largest economy in the world in the next two decades.

　　 Even though the US State Department has described the Chinese language as "critical" to national prosperity and security，"The current facilities to support recruitment (招募) of students and teachers as well as the growth of high quality programs are terribly not enough an Asia Society study says. The Society has set an aim of having at least five percent of American high school students learn Chinese by 2015.

"Millions of Chinese are learning English but only 24000 Americans are learning Chinese，" said Andrew Corcoran of the San Francisco－based Chinese American International School. The most popular languages after English in US schools are Spanish and French while Japanese is the most popular Asian language.