—I thought you were coming back from Shanghai next week.

       —Oh, I      to stay there for one more week, but I changed my mind.

       A．would have intended       B．was intending

       C．had intended           D．have intended

       the weather , the sports meet will be held on time .

       A．Instead of       B．In relation to    C．On behalf of    D．Regardless of

My father did not go to New York; the doctor suggested that he ___ there.

A. not to go   B. won’t go    C. not go    D. not to go

John plays football __, if not better than, David.

A. as well      B.as well as    C. so well       D. so well as

It was in the remote mountain areas ______ I spent the gap year ______ I learned how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after myself．

       A．when; that     B．where; that      C．where; when           D．that; where  

I ordered three tickets to the opening ceremony of the 2010 Expo, but none___________me by now.

       A．will reach B．is reaching       C．has reached      D．has been reaching

Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

All over the world, children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine: laughter. Lucy is 23 and works for Theodora Children’s Trust. She is one of many clown（小丑）doctors who bring a smile to the faces of sick children.

“I’m a Theodora clown doctor. I call myself Dr Looloo. I spend two days a week in children’s hospitals, making funny faces, telling jokes, and doing magic tricks. As I walk into the wards I blow bubbles, shake hands with the kids, and make up nonsense songs for those children well enough to sing. I take special balloons to make ‘balloon animals’ and tell funny stories about them.

I’m naturally a very cheerful person. I’ve always been a clown. In fact my father’s a clown a d I started working with him when I was eight year old. I knew it was just the job for me and I became a clown doctor because I think it’s a great way to cheer up sick, frightened children in hospital.

Being a clown in hospital is very tiring both physically and emotionally. We have to learn not to show our feelings, otherwise we’d be useless. Clown doctors are sensitive but this is not a side most people see. To the children we’re happy all the time. I’m still learning to allow myself to feel sad occasionally. There are special kids you get really close to. At the moment I’m working with a very sick little girl from Bosnia who speaks no English, so our only common language is laughter.

At weekends I participate in events to raise money for Theodora Children’s Trust. It’s a charity, so we are paid with the money people give. Being a clown doctor makes the worries of everyday life seem small. All in all, feel honoured to do this job. ”

65．Lucy works as a clown doctor because      .

       A．her father is a clown       B．she has been a clown since she was eight

       C．laughter is a great help to sick children  D．working in hospital brings her extra money

66．What do clown doctors usually do in hospital?

       A．Teach kids how to speak English.   B．Cheer kids up with funny stories.

       C．Join in activities to raise money.     D．Develop kids’ sense of humour.

67．Lucy thinks that being a clown doctor is          .

       A．a(chǎn)n honorable and meaningful practice    B．a(chǎn)n interesting job to make a living

       C．a(chǎn) good way of getting rid of her worries       D．a(chǎn)n experience of great fun

Ⅳ.任務(wù)型閱讀

Christmas is approaching. But shooting massacres (殘殺) cast a tragic shadow over the holiday season in the US.

On December 5, a gunman killed eight people, before taking his own life, at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska. On December 9, five people, including the gunman, died in two attacks in Colorado.

While people are busy trying to discover the killers’ motives (動機(jī)), another issue is causing heated debate in the country --- the weapon the killers used.

The US is one of just a few developed Western countries that allow private possession of guns. Any adult can buy army style weapons from a handgun to an AK-47.

“The right to own arms is a part of the Constitution (憲法). Many Americans believe it to be a fundamental freedom,” said Jonathan Haagen, who worked for Teens.

When the United States was still a group of colonies, they dealt with a lot of corruption (腐敗) from the British. Therefore, American people considered it a great danger for the government to have control of all the weapons. Private gun ownership was important in their fight for freedom.

However, with more and more killings in schools and shopping malls, lots of Americans argue that they should do away with the right to bear arms. But the National Rifle Association (NRA) said this position violates (違反) the Constitution.

The NRA is fond of saying it is not guns but people who kill. In some cases, this is true. But in many other cases, owning guns is what causes the murder. According to the US Department of Justice, more than 10,000 crimes a year are committed with guns.

（1）________________________ of Private Guns in the United States

Many people worked on the project but in terms of dollars and cents, the cost was ___.

A. few   B. very little    C. hardly any    D. not many  

Mum, I think I’m __ to get back to school.---Not really, my dear.You’d better stay at home for another day or two.

A. so well    B. so good   C. well enough    D. good enough