Directions: Complete the following passage
by using the words in the box. Each word can only be sued once. Note the there is
one word more than you need.
A.
witnessed B. amounted C. imaginary D. immigrant E. natural
F. financial G. increased H. similar I. vehicle J. citizenship K. residence
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FLORENCE, Italy - Svetlana Cojochru feels
hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and
elderly, but in order to stay she's had to prove her language skills by taking a
test which requires her to write a postcard to a(n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} friend and answer a fictional job ad.
Italy is the latest Western European country
trying to control a growing {#blank#}2{#/blank#} population by demanding language skills
in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard
{#blank#}4{#/blank#} times make it more difficult for natives
to keep jobs, such measures will become more a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} for intolerance than integration. Others
say it's only {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that newcomers learn the language of their
host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.
Other European countries laid down a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} requirement for immigrants, and some terms
are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreigners join the
society and promote understanding across cultures.
Italy, which has a much weaker tradition
of immigration, has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a sharp increase in immigration in recent
years. In 1990, immigrant numbered some 1.14 million out of Italy's then 56.7 million
people, or about 2 percent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy
{#blank#}9{#/blank#} to 4.56 million of a total population of
60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants' children accounting for an even larger
percentage of births in Italy.
Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped
obtaining permanent {#blank#}10{#/blank#} would help her bring her two children to
Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest
in Europe. She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.
Italians always "see me as a foreigner,"
an outsider, even though she's stayed in the country for years and can speak the
local language fluently, she said.