阅读理解A(2017·浙江)FLORENCE,Italy—SvetlanaCojochrufeelshurt
TheMoldovanhaslivedheresevenyearsasacaregivertoItaliankidsandelderly,butinordertostayshe’shadtoproveherlanguageskillsbytakingatestwhichrequireshertowriteapostcardtoanimaginaryfriendandanswerafictionaljobad
ItalyisthelatestWesternEuropeancountrytryingtocontrolagrowingimmigrant(移民)populationbydemandinglanguageskillsinexchangeforworkpermits,orinsomecases,citizenship
Someimmigrantadvocatesworrythatashardfinancialtimesmakeitmoredifficultfornativestokeepjobs,suchmeasureswillbecomeamorevehicleforintolerancethanintegration(融合)
Otherssayit’sonlynaturalthatnewcomerslearnthelanguageoftheirhostnation,seeingitasaconditiontoensuretheycancontributetosociety
OtherEuropeancountrieslaiddownasimilarrequirementforimmigrants,andsometermsareeventougher