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For the latest on the pursuit of the American Dream in Silicon Valley, all you have to do is to talk to someone like "Nagaraj"(who didn’t want to reveal his real name). He’s an Indian immigrant who, like many other Indian engineers, came to America recently on an H-1B visa, which allows skilled workers to be employed by one company for as many as six years. But one morning last month, Nagaraj and a half dozen other Indian workers with H-1Bs were called into a conference room in their San Francisco technology-consulting firm and told they were being laid off. The reason: weakening economic conditions in Silicon Valley, "It was the shock of my lifetime," says Nagaraj.
{{U}}This is not a normal bear-market sob story. According to federal regulations, Nagaraj and his colleagues have two choices. They must either return to India, or find another job in a tight labor market and hope that the Immigration and Naturalizatio

[多项选择]Nowhere to Go For the latest on the pursuit of the American Dream in Silicon Valley, all you have to do is to talk to someone like "Nagaraj"(who didn’t want to reveal his real name). He’s an Indian immigrant who, like many other Indian engineers, came to America recently on an H-1B visa, which allows skilled workers to be employed by one company for as many as six years. But one morning last month, Nagaraj and a half dozen other Indian workers with H-1Bs were called into a conference room in their San Francisco technology-consulting firm and told they were being laid off. The reason: weakening economic conditions in Silicon Valley, "It was the shock of my lifetime," says Nagaraj. ^This is not a normal bear-market sob story. According to federal regulations, Nagaraj and his colleagues have two choices. They must either return to India, or find another job in a tight labor market and hope that the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) allows them to transfer their visa

[单项选择]______ she realized it was too late to go home.
A. No sooner it grew dark than
B. Hardly did it grow dark that
C. Scarcely had it grown dark than
D. It was not until dark that

[单项选择]It's too late to go out,（　）, it's going to rain.
A. otherwise
B. besides
C. however
D. therefore

[单项选择]A. Ed will be late. B. She hopes Ed won’t come.
C. She thinks Ed will be on time. D. Ed can’t come.

[单项选择](a) The tour guide will be late (b) The appointment for the tour will be changed (c) The tour will begin before she and the man arrive (d) The museum will open earlier than usual

[单项选择]A. We are a little late. B. I’ll have dinner at about 9 p.m..
C. I always eat a big dinner. D. It is really delicious.

[单项选择]It（）be quite late now, we should go and catch the last bus.
A. can
B. must
C. would
D. may

[单项选择]— Don't go there alone in such late hours.
— Don't worry. I （）.
A. don't
B. won't
C. didn't
D. haven't

[单项选择]A: I’’m sorry I’’m calling you so late. B: ______ okey.
A. This is
B. You’re
C. That’s
D. I’m

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A. set
B. to go to
C. even though
D. saved up

Jack has (set) his mind（to go to）college next year (even though) he hasn't (saved up). enough money to pay his tuition

[填空题]It’s no use (go) （） there now. It’s too late.

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