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閱讀理解 　　WASHINGTON(Reuters)－A US senator has asked Microsoft Corp about its plans to slash up to 5,000 jobs, urging the world's biggest software company to preserve the jobs of Americans ahead of foreigners working on visas． 　　“I am concerned that Microsoft will be retaining foreign guest workers rather than similarly qualified American employees when it carries out its layoff plan,” Sen．Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, said in a January 22 letter． 　　Microsoft shocked investors on Thursday when it released quarterly results that missed Wall Street expectations, announced up to 5,000 layoffs and said it would no longer give forecasts for the rest of the financial year． 　　The company has been a champion of expanding the H-1B visa program, a temporary visa program that lets American companies and universities hire foreign workers in a category considered by the government to be a “specialty occupation”． 　　Microsoft employs thousands of workers through the program, according to Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee． 　　A spokeswoman for Microsoft said the company has not yet received the letter, but it would respond to Grassley directly． 　　The letter asked Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to provide a breakdown of the jobs to be dismissed, and how many of those are individuals with H-1B visas and how many are Americans．Grassley also wants to know what the breakdown will be when the layoffs are complete． 　　“Microsoft has a moral obligation to protect these American workers by putting them first during these difficult economic times,” Grassley said in the letter, copies of which were provided by his office on Friday． (1) What's Sen．Charles Grassley worried about? [　　] A． American employees will be fired． B． Foreign guest workers will be dismissed． C． Microsoft has another bad year in sales． D． Microsoft won't carry out the layoff plan． (2) What can be learned about the H-1B visa program? [　　] A． It attracts foreign hi-tech talents to live in America． B． It forbids foreigners to work in the American government． C． It allows foreigners to work in America temporarily． D． It ensures foreigners to receive the same education as Americans． (3) It suggests from the passage that ________． [　　] A． Microsoft is in favor of the H-1B visa program B． Microsoft's investors are excited about the layoff plans C． Grassley is satisfied with Microsoft's answer to the layoffs D． many American companies are against the H-1B visa program (4) The January 22 letter asks about the following EXCEPT ________． [　　] A． the breakdown of jobs to be cut B． who's in charge of the layoff plans C． what the breakdown will be after the layoff plans D． the number of guest workers and local employees (5) Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? [　　] A． Microsoft is encouraged to save jobs． B． Senator complains about Microsoft． C． Microsoft faces difficult economic times． D． Senator asks Microsoft about job cuts．

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答案：1．A;2．C;3．A;4．B;5．D;