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.
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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.
