Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of La

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问题     Of all the employed workers in the United States, 12.5 million are part of a temporary workforce. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics counts 9.2 percent of workers as those who have【C1】________they term "alternative employment arrangements." The government predicts that temporary staffing agencies【C2】________experience growth of 49 percent by the end of next year If numbers increase at the rate【C3】________, these companies will add 1.9 million new jobs by then. That’s more than any【C4】________industry.
    Temporary workers were the first ones to be affected by the recent economic recession, but they are【C5】________to be the first to regain positions as the economy picks up and companies work to rebuild. Employers use temporary workers as a resource because【C6】________offer flexibility and come at a low cost. Many temporaries are categorized as "independent contractors" instead of employees, 【C7】________allows the employer to avoid【C8】________certain taxes. Because they are not required to offer benefits to temporary workers, companies can save a great deal of money by hiring temps. Usually, temporary workers can qualify【C9】________benefits if they work for a staffing company for a certain length of time. Most temps, however, do not continue with one company long【C10】________to qualify for them because they regard the position as a step on the ladder to a【C11】________position later.
    According to Richard Wahlquist, president of the American Staffing Association, 75【C12】________ of temporary workers hope for transition out of the temporary staffing category【C13】________a period of time. Wahlquist finds that temporary workers spend about 1I weeks on various assignments before their【C14】________out of the temporary workforce. Many use temporary positions to gain experience and skills【C15】________they move on to better jobs. Wahquist says that the temp workforce as a whole turns【C16】________400 percent each year.
    Tom Dilworth, research director at the Employment Policies Institute, explains【C17】________some workers like having temporary jobs【C18】________it affords them a great deal of elasticity with time and everything. Some temps only have a limited【C19】________of time to work and temp agencies can help coordinate jobs to fit their schedules. Other sometimes-employees use temporary jobs to get an【C20】________to a company from the inside, to get a foot in the door of a certain business or career. Still others take temporary positions in hopes their employers will change them over to permanent positions eventually.
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选项 A、they
B、we
C、these
D、those

答案A

解析 曲线所在句是because引导的原因状语从句,主句提到雇主将临时工当作一种资源,画线后提到“具有灵活性和成本低”是临时工被当作资源的原因,故应填入代词指代前面的temporary workers,在句中用作主语可用人称代词they(他们)指代。these和those常作限定词,后接名词,作代词时常用以说明或询问身份。
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