Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a perfect solution to its economic problems. Watching the U.S. economy【C1】______ during the 90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology【C2】______ . But how? In the late 90s, the answer seemed obvious: Indians.【C3】______ all, Indian entrepreneurs accounted for one of every three Silicon Valley start-ups. So the German government decided that it would【C4】______ Indians to Germany just as America does: by【C5】______ green cards. Officials created something called the German Green Card and【C6】______ that they would issue 20 000 in the first year.【C7】______ , the Germans expected that tens of thousands more Indians would soon be begging to come, and perhaps the【C8】______ would have to be increased. But the program was a failure. A year later【C9】______ half of the 20 000 cards had been issued. After a few extensions, the program was【C10】______. I told the German official at the time that I was sure the【C11】______ would fail. It' s not that I had any particular expertise in immigration policy,【C12】______ I understood something about green cards, because I had one (the American【C13】______ ). The German Green Card was misnamed, I argued,【C14】______ it never, under any circumstances, translated into German citizenship. The U.S. green card, by contrast, is an almost【C15】______ path to becoming American (after five years and a clean record). The official【C16】______ my objection, saying that there was no way Germany was going to offer these people citizenship. "We need young tech workers," he said. "That' s what this program is all【C17】______." So Germany was asking bright young【C18】______ to leave their country, culture and families, move thousands of miles away, learn a new language and work in a strange land—but without any【C19】______ of ever being part of their new home. Germany was sending a signal, one that was【C20】______ received in India and other countries, and also by Germany's own immigrant community.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：词组辨析。上句中提到“答案看起来很明显：印度人”，而本空所在句则说的是印度企业家创立的公司占了美国硅谷创业企业家总数的1／3，由此可知本句是对上句的解释说明。after all表示“毕竟，终究”，经常用于解释说明，符合语境，故B项为正确答案。of all不是固定搭配，故可排除；in all意为“总共，合计”；D项at all意为“根本”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：动词辨析。根据上下文，德国政府决定把印度人“吸引”到德国去，而D项lure“吸引，诱惑，引诱”与题意正好相符，为正确答案。A项import意为“引入，进口”，宾语通常是物，而文中跟的是Indians，故可排除；B项kidnap意为“诱拐，绑架，劫持”；C项convey意为“运输；表达”，均与题意不符。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：名词辨析。结合上下文可知，上段最后三句中两次出现program“计划，策略”，而在本段中作者对此program发表自己的见解，那么所填的词应同样指的是program。C项initiative意为“主动性；主动的行动，倡议”，和program意思相近，故为正确答案。A项adventure意为“冒险；奇遇”，B项response意为“答复，回答；响应”，D项impulse意为“冲动，一时的念头；推动”，这三个选项均和program的意思相去甚远。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：形容词辨析。根据上文和常识可以判断，此句应解释为“美国绿卡持有者若无犯罪记录，可在5年后自动成为美国公民”，B项automatic意为“自动的”，符合题意，故为正确答案。A项aggressive意为“侵犯的，挑衅的；有进取心的”，C项vulnerable意为“易受伤的，脆弱的”，D项voluntary意为“自愿的”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：名词辨析。这位德国官员前面说，他们是绝对不会给印度人移民身份的，他们需要的只是高级技工，所以，这句话的含义应是“尽管印度人不远万里来到这片新土地，却没有任何希望成为这个国家的公民”。A项prospect意为“预期，指望；前途”，符合语境，为正确答案。B项suspicion意为“怀疑，猜疑”，C项outcome意为“结果”，D项destination意为“目的地，终点”。