At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.

　　Gaetan Lafortune said, “In the U. S. , for instance, some researchers have found that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by 2020. ” The United States is 1 of the 21 countries in the O. C. E. D.

　　Gaetan Lafortune says in the recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses.

　　As a result of that, O. E. C. D.

　　countries were mainly exporting their shortage problem to countries that may have an even greater need for these nurses.

　　56．What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?

　　A. The demand for nurses will decrease.

　　B. Many nurses will be too old to work.

　　C. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses.

　　D. Nurses are often looked down upon.

　　E. Aging populations will increase rapidly

　　A. a and b

　　B. b and c

　　C. b and e

　　D. c and d

　　57．The underlined word “intensify” in para. 3 means “________”.

　　A. strengthen

　　B. neglect

　　C. reduce

　　D. cause

　　58．We know from this text that America and the EU countries ______.

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