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In a message beginning “Dear President Obama”, the 86-year-old queen Elizabeth said: “I have been deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the dreadful loss of life today in Newtown. Connecticut; particularly the news that so many of the dead are children.”

The gunman, named as Adam Lanza, 20, killed 20 small children and six teachers in the Friday shooting, after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town. He had earlier killed his mother, who was a teacher at the school.

Former school Bus driver Marsha Moskowitz is in disbelief. She once drove at least two of the victims to school, and remembers driving the gunman when he was in middle school. “I recall him to be quiet, reserved and very shy. Pretty much stayed to himself on the bus.”

Connecticut State Police spokesman Paul Vance says Lanza forced his way into the building. “We have established the point of entry. He was not voluntarily let into the school at all, but he forced his way into the school. But that's as far as we can go on that.”

As the nation struggles to understand how the tragedy could have occurred, Lawrence Palinkas, Professor of Social Work at the University of Southern California, notes the reason why so many young Americans have become targets in mass killings is unknown. “Largely because we still don't have enough data — surprisingly, given the increasing number of events. But generally when helpless populations are victimized like that，it's usually to send a message, and it's unfortunately a message of intense anger.” As of now, no one knows the reason why Adam Lanza did what he did, and many residents of Newtown fear they never will.

The queen, who never gives interviews and normally restricts her public comment to events in Commonwealth nations, added: “Prince Philip joins me in extending our heartfelt sympathy to you and the American people at this difficult time. The thoughts and prayers of everyone in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth are with the families and friends of those killed and with all those who have been affected by today-events. ”

32. What happened to the queen Elizabeth?

A. She wrote to Obama to show her sympathy.

B. She could bear the sorrow and hardship.

C. She was determined to fight with crime.

D. She was shocked at the crime scene.

33. According to the whole text, the gunman __________.

A. was a teacher in a primary school

B. appeared more gentle than cruel in the residents' mind

C. was invited to attend a school lecture

D. once drove two of the victims to school

34. We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. Adam is always kind to his neighbors