For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the United Sates, the arrival of the test of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) may be a welcome move.
The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US. The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9. According to US labour law, nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before they can practise. However, the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US, making it difficult for people from other countries to get in. But, the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010. So, the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-RN, which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.
So what exactly does CGFNS do?
First of all, it helps international nurses qualify for a work visa for the US. Nurses educated abroad who do not have a US license by the NCLEX-RN, must get the CGFNS certificate. “But not everyone who gets a CGFNS certificate can get a work visa. There are many requirements for a visa, and the CGFNS is just one,” said John Ratigan, immigration officer for the CGFNS.
The certificate helps applicants meet requirements for the NCLEX-RN. Forty-two states require a CGFNS certificate from nurses educated abroad before taking the NCLEX-RN examination.
About 85 percent of those who passed the CGFNS have passed the NCLEX-RN. According to Barbara Michols, chief executive officer of CGFNS, “the CGFNS is cost-efficient for the Chinese. If they can’t pass the CGFNS here in China, their chances of passing the NCLEX-RN for the US are tiny. This saves time and money on visa applications and the long trip. ” In a word, to get a CGFNS certificate, a person must have: a credentials review, the CGFNS qualifying exam of nursing knowledge and an English language proficiency exam.
小題1:   We can infer from the text that to people hoping to work as registered nurses in the US, CGFNS tests can be taken _____.
A．nowhere but in the USB．somewhere outside the US
C．in every country but the USD．both in China and the US
小題2: According to American labour law, people cannot work as nurses until they pass                   _____.
A．NCLEX-RNB．CGFNS
C．CGFNS and NCLEX-RND．CGFNS or NCLEX-RN
小題3:We can learn from the text that _____.
A．if you get a CGFNS certificate, you can pass the NCLEX-RN in the US and get visa
applications
B．if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you can get a CGFNS certificate and get visa
applications
C．if you can't pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you will not be able to pass the CGFNS
examination
D．if you get a CGFNS certificate, you will be more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN examination
小題4:The sentence "CGFNS holders have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN examination" can be arranged at the beginning of Paragraph _____.
A．Two B．Four C．Five D．Six
小題5:What is probably the best title of this passage?
A．The CGFNS helps international nurses
B．The first CGFNS test in China
C．The CGFNS and the NCLEX-RN
D．Working as registered nurses in the US
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.In America,the driver’s course mentioned above           .?
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Which of the following is Not True for the students wanting to get their driver’s license??
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B．introduce a way of reading on blogs
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The solution to the problem of child labor is clearly better laws to protect young children, greater supervision（監(jiān)督）of industry and heavier fines for those who break the laws. Only in this way can young boys and girls be allowed to enjoy the most valuable time of their lives—childhood.
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A．Children are often willing to work in large factories.
B．Most children are working in British factories.
C．The poor working conditions of child labor in Dickens’ novel.
D．The working conditions for children are similar to those a hundred years ago.
小題2:Girls’ work is ____.
A．not harmful to the health though it is heavy
B．not harmful to the health because it is light
C．harmful to the health though it is light.
D．harmful to the health because it is heavy
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A．because they are forced toB．in order to be skillful in a certain kind of work
C．in order to be paid wellD．in order to earn money for education
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A．looking over factories more closely
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C．improving laws of protecting children’s interests
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Americans have taken over from the Indians many things besides their continent! Where did corn, potatoes, tomatoes, chocolate and maple sugar come from? The Indians. Who invented moccasins, snowshoes and hammocks? The Indians!
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Put on your moccasins and take a walk in the country. If it is a cold day and you wear a mackinaw, your jacket will be as Indian as your shoes. But mackinaw came from “michilimackinac”, the Indian name of a place where a fort (集市) served as a trading post. Bright-colored blankets or jackets bought at the post soon became known as “mackinaws”.
Early white visitors to the continent found Indian words useful for the things new to them. But some Indian sounds, such as the “tl” at the end of many words, were hard to say. That is why “coyotl” became coyote and “tomatle” became tomato.
Some words simply seemed too long. So, “musickwautash” became succotash and “rockahominy” became hominy.
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A．explanationB．introductionC．commentD．background
小題2: Which of the following has been changed for easier pronunciation?
A．BatataB．ChocolateC．TomatleD．Rockahominy
小題3: Some words have changed because       .
A．they are too long
B．nobody can use them
C．the things they refer to have disappeared
D．they are too difficult for people to write
小題4: What is the passage mainly about?
A．How Indian traditions affect us.
B．Why Indian words were changed.
C．Things we owe to the Indians.
D．Indian words all around us.

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