“It’s a bitter pill, but it will be better for everybody，”Hutcheson said.

　　In the long term, retail（零售）prices will be balanced by efficient factories that produce microchips under contract to larger manufacturers.

　　These factories， which produce semiconductors（半导体）at a lower cost, account for about 12 percent of the chips used in electronic hard ware.

　　Their market share is expected to reach about 45 percent by 2010, according to the research firm Dataquest Inc.

　　Within two or three years, consumers should begin seeing the results of the expanded use of outside factories．

　　5. What is the reason for more expensive electronic goods？

　　A. The computer chips are in great demand．

　　B. The manufacturers bring up the prices．

　　C. The industry stopped producing them．

　　D. Consumers bought a great deal．

　　6. If companies invest to produce chips more efficiently, what will be caused？

　　A. Prices will be higher and higher．

　　B. It will bring long-term drop in prices．

　　C. Prices will remain the same.

　　D. Product quality will be a big problem．

　　7. What does the underlined phrase “come online” mean in the passage？

　　A. work on the Internet

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