If a trip to Rome or Paris is in your future, be prepared: The European Union Parliament is calling for an end to visafree travel Americans. EU lawmakers passed a resolution urging the EU Commission to impose (推行) visas on US citizens traveling into the 28nation bloc.
The dispute (争论) centers on reciprocal treatment of travelers from EU nations and the United States. While Americans have been able to travel throughout EU member nations without a visa, the US still requires citizens of five EU countries—Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania—to apply for entry visas when visiting the US, Reuters reports. Citizens of the other 23 EU member nations can use the US visa waiver program to enter America. The EU lawmakers are calling for mutual treatment for all EU citizens, says Reuters. They've given the EU Commission two months to respond.
The transAtlantic visa dispute first came to light in April 2014, according to an EU Parliament news release. At that time, five countries—Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan and the US—required visas for some EU citizens. Since then, Australia, Brunei and Japan have lifted their visa requirements for all EU citizens. Canada, which currently imposes visa requirements on Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, plans to follow suit in next December, leaving just the United States at odds with the issue of reciprocity of visafree travel with the EU.
The EU says if a visa requirement for Americans is introduced, it would be temporary, according to a story in Money, which did not give a time frame.
27．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “reciprocal” in Paragraph 2?
A．Cruel. B．Equal.
C．Unfair. D．Different.
28．Which countries have removed visa requirements for all EU citizens according to the text?
A．Australia, Brunei and Japan.
B．Australia, Brunei, Canada and Japan.
C．Brunei, Canada, Japan and America.
D．Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan and America.
29．What may be the best title for the text?
A．Americans may soon need a visa for traveling to Europe
B．Americans are limiting the EU citizens to enter America
C．The EU citizens can go to America for traveling without visas
D．The EU government asks for visa requirement from Americans
27．B28．A29．A
The dispute (争论) centers on reciprocal treatment of travelers from EU nations and the United States. While Americans have been able to travel throughout EU member nations without a visa, the US still requires citizens of five EU countries—Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania—to apply for entry visas when visiting the US, Reuters reports. Citizens of the other 23 EU member nations can use the US visa waiver program to enter America. The EU lawmakers are calling for mutual treatment for all EU citizens, says Reuters. They've given the EU Commission two months to respond.
The transAtlantic visa dispute first came to light in April 2014, according to an EU Parliament news release. At that time, five countries—Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan and the US—required visas for some EU citizens. Since then, Australia, Brunei and Japan have lifted their visa requirements for all EU citizens. Canada, which currently imposes visa requirements on Bulgarian and Romanian citizens, plans to follow suit in next December, leaving just the United States at odds with the issue of reciprocity of visafree travel with the EU.
The EU says if a visa requirement for Americans is introduced, it would be temporary, according to a story in Money, which did not give a time frame.
27．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “reciprocal” in Paragraph 2?
A．Cruel. B．Equal.
C．Unfair. D．Different.
28．Which countries have removed visa requirements for all EU citizens according to the text?
A．Australia, Brunei and Japan.
B．Australia, Brunei, Canada and Japan.
C．Brunei, Canada, Japan and America.
D．Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan and America.
29．What may be the best title for the text?
A．Americans may soon need a visa for traveling to Europe
B．Americans are limiting the EU citizens to enter America
C．The EU citizens can go to America for traveling without visas
D．The EU government asks for visa requirement from Americans
27．B28．A29．A
