“I can make what I did in a week in the US in less than a day here”，said Mr. Davila, who lives near a mining boom town in Western Australia.，000

　　long­term visas, an 80% jump over the past five years.US citizens are now the third­largest group applying for so­called 457 work visas, after British and Indian nationals. Americans with degrees in areas such as accounting or mine engineering, as well as other skilled workers，can obtain a nonrenewable(不可更新的) permit for as much as a three­year stay.After that, they can apply for the renewable 457, which allows up to a four­year stay.

　　The need for workers is particularly pressing in Western Australia.The mining state's unemployment rate was 4.5% in November, below the national average of 5.2%. Drivers of heavy trucks can pull in six­figure salaries while experienced crane(起重机) operators can earn hundreds of thousands a year. Attracting skilled workers is a shift for Australia, which historically sent many of its most highly educated to the US and Europe, according to migration data.

　　36．________， a growing number of Americans go to work in Australia. of the encouragement of Australia

　　B．As a result of high unemployment in the US

　　C．Out of their ambition of finding valuable resources

　　D．Out of their determination to realize their dreams

　　37．It can be inferred from the passage that 457 work visas are ________．

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