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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 2010. If numbers increase at the rate【C3】______, these companies will add 1. 9 million new jobs by 2010. 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 11 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.
【C11】
选项 A、temporary
B、permanent
C、appropriate
D、proper
答案B
解析 语境搭配。从上下文可知，此处的工作是与临时工作相反的。
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