The veteran workers in the factory liked the author's father because the young man was ________.

I was wondering through the street when I caught sight of a strange store; there wasn't anything but empty shelves at one end of the room in front of which a man was standing on a【21】platform(平台) and shouting loudly that the greatest sale of the year was【22】to begin. I decided to stay and see【23】would happen. A salesman began to pile【24】of things on the shelves such as table-lamps, clocks, combs and a large quantity of small packets【25】in bright paper. When the man at the table was【26】that a large crowd of peo pie had gathered, he began handing out the packets, asking for the sum(金额) of three pence【27】, and declaring the【28】of the contents was fifty times as much.

I paid three pence for my packet and was【29】told I should not open it until after the sale. All these beautiful things the man announced, would be simply【30】. He was as good as his【31】, for he held up a razor(剃刀) and asked a young man if it was【32】six pence. The young man was【33】the matter and was at once handed the razor for the sum asked.【34】happened with a number of other small articles.

Then【35】asking small sum like six pence, the man began to【36】large amounts (数量)for "very rare, high-quality" objects. The people【37】, thinking that these too were being "given away", soon found themselves【38】a great deal for useless things. I decided I'd better go quickly before being【39】into buying something I didn't want. I went into the street and opened my prize-packet, only to find that I had been【40】with a cheap bottle of scent(香水) !

(31)

A．raised

B．risen

C．placed

D．laid

I was wondering through the street when I caught sight of a strange store; there wasn't anything but empty shelves at one end of the room in front of which a man was standing on a【21】platform(平台) and shouting loudly that the greatest sale of the year was【22】to begin. I decided to stay and see【23】would happen. A salesman began to pile【24】of things on the shelves such as table-lamps, clocks, combs and a large quantity of small packets【25】in bright paper. When the man at the table was【26】that a large crowd of peo pie had gathered, he began handing out the packets, asking for the sum(金额) of three pence【27】, and declaring the【28】of the contents was fifty times as much.

I paid three pence for my packet and was【29】told I should not open it until after the sale. All these beautiful things the man announced, would be simply【30】. He was as good as his【31】, for he held up a razor(剃刀) and asked a young man if it was【32】six pence. The young man was【33】the matter and was at once handed the razor for the sum asked.【34】happened with a number of other small articles.

Then【35】asking small sum like six pence, the man began to【36】large amounts (数量)for "very rare, high-quality" objects. The people【37】, thinking that these too were being "given away", soon found themselves【38】a great deal for useless things. I decided I'd better go quickly before being【39】into buying something I didn't want. I went into the street and opened my prize-packet, only to find that I had been【40】with a cheap bottle of scent(香水) !

(31)

A．raised

B．risen

C．placed

D．laid

The author s father______.

A．didn" t do what the author had suggested

B．didn"t believe what the author had said

C．was willing to take the author" s advice

D．was glad to give the author another chance

How long did the author's cruise last?

A．All summer.

B．Overnight.

C．A week.

D．One day, morning till night.

听力原文： The report by the Justice Department's inspector general says the FBI improperly and at times illegally abused its power when it demanded and received customer information from telephone companies, Internet service providers and financial institutions in the course of terrorism and espionage investigations. The report found that the FBI misused the authority contained in what are called National Security Letters to compel the release of private information without getting prior approval from a judge or a grand jury. The use of the letters as an investigative tool has expanded dramatically' since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The inspector general's report found 26 possible violations by the FBI and said 22 of those would result from errors by the bureau. Already two House Committees have announced they will hold hearings on the FBI violations.

Which is NOT one of the sources from which FBI could get customer information?

A．Telephone companies.

B．Internet service providers.

C．Census bureaus.

D．Financial institutions.