TV home shopping has changed the way of shopping and the ____ of people's family life in some way.

A. meaning            B. structure                 C. pattern                     D. tense

At the moment of the sunset, the sky turns _______.

   A. dark                        B. deep red                   C. pink                       D. bright

At the beginning, I had some difficulty with my English, and my teacher pulled me ______.

A. down                     B. over                         C. up                           D. through

Computer technology will ______ a revolution in business administration.

   A. bring around       B. bring about.         C. bring out           D. bring up

Our teacher will _____ our class a picnic at the riverside tomorrow if the weather permits.

   A. organize                  B. order                   C. arrange                D. operate

She rubs her teeth with her finger _______ she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

A. when                B. until                 C. since                 D. while

Yesterday I saw a man _______ in the street, with a little boy ______ on his shoulder.

A. walking; seating          B. walk; seat C. walking; seated         D. to walk; seating

Berlin — Germany will allow entry 20,000 foreign high-tech workers, under a plan announced on May 31st. Chancellor(总理) Gerhard Schroreder sees this as a way to keep the country from falling behind in information technology.

The plan for this so-called ‘green cards’, not like the US work permit system, came in answer to industry demands that there were not enough qualified workers to fill positions.

Workers who came to Germany under the new rules, effective from August will be given a five-year work permit after proving they have completed studies in a related field or can promise to at least 100,000 marks (US$48 000).

Family members are also allowed, though they too will receive work permits. “They are strong competition in the rest of the world for these people,” Schroreder said mentioning not only the United States but also British and France. Germany would be making a mistake if it didn’t take part in this competition.

He said employers have already offered 11,000 jobs through a “green card hotline” and some 4,700 applications emailed information requests.

The Chancellor also said the number of workers and the time limits of their stay may be extended, possibly under current German law. Allowing the workers to stay longer means they could finally become citizens. Since the beginning of this year, foreigners who have lived in the country for eight years can ask for being naturalized.

53. From the first paragraph we can get to know that Germany______.

A. is a less-developed country                            B. used to be a developed country

C. is short of high-tech workers                  D. once lost interest in information technology

54. If a high-tech worker wants to work in Germany, he or she can enter Germany______.

A. in June      B. after July    C. before August    D. at any time

55. It is mentioned in the passage that competition in high tech______.

A. is only in America，Britain and France

B. has nothing to do with small countries

C. is weak in Asian countries

D. will affect the future of a country

56. To be naturalized as a German, according to this passage, seems______.

A. difficult    B. easy    C. impossible    D. popular

语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1. shocked                 A. finished                  B. prevented             C. paused                   D. doubled

2. produce (n.)       A. spot                        B. protective             C. production   D. fault

3. Christian             A. Christ                     B. Christmas             C. patient                   D. suggestion

4. great                    A. scene                     B. steak                      C. weakness    D. seek

5. wonder                A. southern               B. wander                  C. protein                   D. flavour

There is no doubt ______ man will conquer nature some day.

A. whether      B. if      C. which      D. that