Although the majority of firms in the United States hire U.S. citizens, the (19) for the world's best talent may require crossing the U.S. borders. This is increasingly (20) in industries such as software development, engineering, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace, where high-ability, low-cost talent can be found in Russia, India, Taiwan Singapore, China, and Korea. However, hiring foreign nationals for U.S. firms is not as easy as you might think. There are a number of (21) to overcome when hiring non-U.S. citizens. For example, documenting and (22) the credentials of foreign nationals is difficult. For example, if the applicant has attended a non-U.S. university, how do the institution and the degree (23) compare to what would be found in the United States? To get around overseas educational idiosyncrasies, some companies like Mobil Corporation (24) their own screening tests for basic skills in reading and math. Other companies, such as the Knowledge Company in Fairfax, Virginia, employ work-sample tests, where, for example, an (25) for an engineering job would be asked to submit drawings and plans for a certain product, which would be (26) by experts. Also, the typical criminal background (27) is difficult because, except the most serious crimes, there is little information within the United States regarding crimes (28) in other countries. Beyond this, the American Foreign (29) Practices Act even (30) U.S. entry of foreign businesspeople who might have bribed government officials in their home countries—even if that is not against the law in those countries. Finally, even if one is able to obtain the necessary data for making an informed hiring decision with (31) to a foreign national, the U.S. Department of Labor (32) the employer to show that the employ of this person will not adversely affect wages and working conditions of U.S. citizens who work in (33) occupations and no U.S. citizens are willing and able to do the work at that specific time.
单选题
A seek B request C search D research
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查的是对句意的理解和固定搭配的掌握。search作名词的固定用法有in search of sth. 以及search for sth. “搜寻”。the search for the world's best talent指“搜寻全世界最优秀的人才”。 [干扰项解析] seek“寻找”；request“要求”；research“研究”。