While football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by referees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.

　　 For Cairos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

"We've been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we're pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."

The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天線),placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.

FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup.

1. Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.

　 A. football fans are angry with referees

　 B. their new product can satisfy football fans

　 C. their new product will have a good market

　 D. they can sell a lot of football in the future

2. In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,"... mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy" means ___________.

　 A. Carlos Technologies can't afford the high price for advertising their product

　 B. Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement

　 C. Carios Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product

　 D. Referees' mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies' new product

3. The underlined word "feedback" probably means ___________.

　 A. information given back by a user　 　B. advice given by someone

C. supplying food to customers　　　　 D. food given back by consumers

4. The new product has drawn attention from some _________.

A. famous people　 　B. referees　　　　 C. big companies 　 D. countries

The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier,　　　 it more difficult.　

A、not make　　 B、not to make　　 C、not making　　 D、do not make

一個優(yōu)秀的學生應該總是渴望學習。(be curious to)

All but Dick ________ in Class Three this term.

A.are　　　　　 B.is　　　　　　　　 C.were　　　　　 D.was

Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a r_______（ 宗教的 ）figure in Indian history.

Is oxygen the only gas _______ helps fire burn?

A. that 　　 B. / 　　 C. which 　　 D. it

A land free from destruction , in addition to wealth , natural resources , and labor supply-all these were important 　 1　 　in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution . 　 2　 they were not enough . Something 　 3　 was needed to start the industrial process(進程) . That “something special ” was men— 　　4　 individuals who could invent machines , find new 　 5　 of power , and establish business organizations to reshape society .

The men who 　6　 the machines of Industrial Revolution 　 7　 from many backgrounds and many occupations . Many of them were 　 8　 inventors than scientists . A man who is a 　 9　 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 　10　 . He is not necessarily working 　11　 that his findings can be used .

An inventor or anyone interested in applied science is 　12　 trying to make something that has a concrete 　 13　 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 　 14 science or by experimenting through trial and error . Regardless of his method , he is working to get a 　 15　 result : the construction of a harvesting machine , the burning of a light bulb , or one of 　 16　 other objectives .

Most of the people who 　 17　 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors , not trained scientists . A few were both scientists and inventors . Even those who have 　 18　 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 　 19　 the groundwork had not been laid by scientists years 　 20　 .

1. A. cases　　　 B. reasons　　　 C. factors　　　 D. situations

2. A. But　　　　 B. And　　　　　 C. Besides　　　 D. Even

3. A. else　　　　 B. near　　　　　 C. extra　　　　 D. similar

4. A. possible　　 B. effective　　　 C. necessary　　 D. creative

5. A. production　 B. sources　　　　 C. bases　　　 D . discoveries

6. A. employed　 B. created　　　　 C. operated　　 D. controlled

7. A. came　　　 B.arrived　　　　 C. stopped　　　 D. appeared

8. A. less　　　 B. better　　　　　 C. more 　　　　D. worse

9. A. real　　　 B. practical　　　　 C. pure　　　　 D. clever

10.A.happily　　 B. occasionally　　 C. unwillingly　 D. wholeheartedly

11.A.now　　　 B. and　　　　　　 C. all　　　　 D. so

12.A.seldom　　 B. sometimes　　　 C. usually　　 D. never

13.A.plan　　　 B. use　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　 D. means

14.A.of　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. as

15.A.single　　 B. only　　　　　　 C. limited　　　 D. particular

16.A.few　　　 B. those　　　　　 C. many　　　 D. all

17.A.suggested B. developed　　　　 C. supplied　　 D. offered

18.A.little　　 B.much　　　　　　 C. some　　　 D. any

19.A.as　　　 B. if　　　　　　　 C. because　　 D. while

20.A.ago　 　 B. past　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　 D. before

-----Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?

-----Yes, I gave it to her _____ I saw her.

A. while 　 B. the moment　 C. suddenly 　 D. once

Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.

　　A. ways 　　　B. measures 　　　C. issues 　　　D. patterns

You can go to the newspaper library and _____ any information you need for your new story.
    A. look for         B. look up
C. look at           D. look into