________ by the latest electronic toys，the little boy stood in front of the windows，without moving.

A．To be attracted  B．Attracted

C．Having attracted  D．Attracting

—Sir，I'm here.

—Please listen.I________asking your parents to come to our school，but I'd like to hear your opinion first.

A．have considered  B．am going to consider

C．considered  D．have been considering

Some time ago, a man punished his 5 year old daughter for wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper.  Money was _21_ and he became more upset when the child pasted the gold paper so as to_22_ a box to put under a Christmas tree. 
  _23_, the little girl brought the gift box to her father next morning and said " This is for you daddy. "
  The father was_24 _by his earlier _25_, but his _26_ flared again when he found the box empty  . He spoke to her in a harsh _27_, " Don't you know young lady , _28_ you give someone a present there's _29_to be _30_ inside the package

The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said " Oh Daddy , it is not_31_. I _32_ kisses into it until it was full."  The father was crushed. He_33_on his knees and put his arms around his little girl and he begged her to _34_his unnecessary anger.
  An accident_35_ the life of the child only a short time later and it is told that the father _36_ the gold box by his bed for all the years of his life and whenever he was _37_or faced difficult problems, he would open the box and take out a(n)_38_ kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
  In a very real _39_, each of us as human beings have been given a golden box filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children , family friends and God .There is no more precious_40_ anyone can hold .
 

As we all know, nowadays it's rough for college graduates to find a satisfactory job because 24.________ the global crisis and severe competition. 25.________， you can't wait until the chance falls on you. So some graduates are 26.w________ to do a certain job without 27.________ paid to gain working experience, while some companies think that it 28.g________ against the labor law.

I think “working without pay” is an 29.________ (积极) way to develop one's ability. Though in this way one can't 30.e________ money, he can get much experience, which can enrich 31.________ mind and help develop skills that will bring him much 32.________ (财富) in the future. Meanwhile, I think the government should take effective 33.m________ to promote the employment of graduates.

Commuters(上下班往返的人) who drive to work will face a parking charge of up to￡350 a year.Ministers are backing a workplace parking charge which will come into force in Nottingham in 2013 and is likely to be adopted across the country.The scheme will see firms with more than ten parking places for staff charged ￡ 350 a year for each space in two years.

Employers would be free to pass on the charge to their staff－meaning it would effectively be a tax on driving to work.The scheme aims to reduce traffic by preventing unnecessary car journeys and raise funds to improve public transport，but critics say it is just an excuse for councils to fill their coffers(金库)．

Some ten million Britons drive to work each day，and the British Chambers of Commerce says the new charge could total ￡ 3.4 billion a year if rolled out nationwide.

Already some firms in Nottingham have threatened to leave the city，where 40，000 commuters use their cars to get to work.A spokesman said the scheme was nothing more than a tax on jobs.“It is very unfair to discriminate against those employers who have parking spaces，which get vehicles off the streets，” he said.“And these charges apply around the clock，which is especially unfair on shift workers who rely on their cars because public transport is not available.This is more about increasing the government's income than reducing traffic.”

However，Transport Minister Sadiq Khan gave the plan an official approval during a visit to Nottingham.The council says the tax will raise as much as ￡100 million over ten years—one fifth of the cost of a new transport system for the city.

Another transport spokesman Theresa Villiers said the tax would have a devastating impact on businesses struggling to cope with the economic decline.

But Richard Hebditch of the Campaign for Better Transport said the tax would raise money to invest in better transport.“We put forward the idea of workplace parking taxes as a fairer way to raise money to invest in the future local transport services.We are pleased that the people of Nottingham will be the first to benefit.”

20．Supporters argue that the scheme ________．

A．can help improve the parking conditions for the staff

B．should be applied to all commuters driving to work

C．is certain to be carried out despite the objections

D．will relieve traffic pressure and improve public transport

21．According to the objectors，the scheme is unfair for ________．

A．the firms with parking lots

B．the workforce without cars

C．the employees parking their cars on the streets

D．the staff driving to work in the daytime

22．Which word can best describe Theresa Villiers's attitude towards the scheme?

A．Neutral.  B．Negative.

C．Understanding.  D．Positive.

23．It can he inferred from the passage that ________．

A．many firms are willing to pay the charges for their staff

B．the public transport in Nottingham is in great need of improvement

C．the author believes Britons will benefit from the scheme

D．those firms with more commuters will leave Nottingham

Have you dreamed of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.

Adaptive glasses

Do you wear glasses? If so，can you imagine life without them? In 1985，Joshua Silver，a professor at Oxford University，asked himself，“Can I invent a pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer？”He designed two plastic lenses(透镜) that are filled with a special liquid.Using syringes(注射器) you change the liquid between the lenses until you can see clearly.The glasses are not beautiful but they are easy to use and cheap to make.

The wind­up radio

When you switch your TV on tonight，think about all those people without electricity.Thinking about this，Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand.In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to use.He wanted even the poorest people in developing countries，who don't have electricity and cannot afford batteries，to use it.The radio has a generator(发电机) which is powered by turning a handle.In 1996 it won the BBC Design Award for Best Product and Best Design.

The Dyson vacuum(真空) cleaner

In many homes around the world you can see a cleaner that looks like a spaceship.This is the Dyson vacuum cleaner which uses something called “cyclonic，separation” to separate the dirt.You do not need a bag for your cleaner and it does not get blocked so it is very practical.The idea came to Sir James Dyson after he kept having problems with his vacuum cleaner.He decided he could design a better one and in 1993 he opened his own factory.The Dyson is now one of the bestselling cleaners in the UK and Dyson is believed to have earned over a billion pounds.

The Zapata Flyboard

Have you ever dreamed of zooming through the water and leaping in the air like a dolphin? Now you can thanks to a flyboard，built by water sports enthusiast Frank Zapata.With it you can dive back in the water and out again.It's possible to jump to incredible heights out of the water—over 30 feet.The basic flyboard model comes in at ￡4，200.

So keep dreaming and inventing.One day you might get it right.

16．Which might be the best title for the passage?

A．Greatest Inventions  B．Scientists' Stories

C．Magic Glasses  D．Beautiful Minds

17．What can we learn about adaptive glasses?

A．They are very expensive.

B．The inventor is a student.

C．The glasses are fragile.

D．They don't look very nice.

18．Which invention won an award?

A．Adaptive glasses.

B．The wind­up radio.

C．The Dyson vacuum cleaner.

D．The Zapata Flyboard.

19．The Dyson vacuum cleaner was invented with the purpose of ________．

A．helping people use cleaners more easily

B．making Dyson a rich businessman

C．keeping the house cleaner than before

D．taking the place of human cleaners

I'm ________ good terms ________ Mary and she is my good friend.

A．on；/  B．/；with  C．on；with  D．with；on

________ in the cage for half a day，the bird became hungry.

A．Being kept  B．Kept

C．Having been kept  D．Have been kept

—Darling，I didn't get promoted.

—________！ There will be loads of other opportunities.

A．Well done  B．What a pity

C．Cheer up  D．All right

—Why was the man condemned to death?

—Because he passed himself ________ as the chairman and caused a great loss.

A．away  B．down  C．off  D．on