9．Much since I like all the books I can't afford to buy them.

　　since→as

　　10．Alice was waiting for the bus then she noticed a thief running out of a shop.

　　then→when

　　Ⅳ.语法填空

　　There are many taxi drivers in our city. They often like to chat with passengers __1__ (kill) time when the taxis are caught in traffic jams. The other day I went home by taxi.__2__ (know) I was a student the driver told me that he was once a student twenty years ago.__3__ (fortunate) his family could not afford the school fees so he dropped out of school at __4__early age. He encouraged me to work hard and go to a good college. I __5__ (move) by his kindness but what really impressed me next was his honesty. __6__ arriving home I soon realized that I had left my cell phone in the taxi. Greatly __7__ (worry) I immediately called my number praying the driver would answer. Then came the driver's voice from the other end. He told me he had been expecting my call and that he would __8__ (glad)return my phone where he droped 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.