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b) steel- capped e) rig h) boss
c) rig manager superintendent i) personal protective
f) de rigueur equipment

Upon arriving at the rig, the first step is to check in with the
________ (1). He or she is probably in a mobile home or a portable
building on the site that serves as an office and living quarters. The
rig boss may have the intriguing title of “________(2)"; or, rig
workers may call him or her the “________ (3)," or the “_______
(4)." (Currently, most toolpushers, or rig superintendents, are men;
but that's changing). Toolpusher is the traditional term for the rig
boss. It probably originated from the fondness rig workers have of
calling practically every inanimate thing on a rig a tool. Thus, one
who bossed the personnel using the tools also pushed the tools, in a
symbolic, if not actual, _______ (5). Nowadays, the drilling industry
leans towards the term rig superintendent or rig manager for the
person in charge, but you'll still hear rig hands call him or her the
toolpusher (or, in Canada, the “_______ (6)").
Now don your haul hat, which is a very tough plastic cap with a brim
to protect your head. Also, put on your _______ (7) boots, which keep
your toes from being crushed, and your safety glasses to safeguard
your eyes. This style of dress is __________ (8) for everyone.
Whether working on a rig or merely visiting it, everyone must wear
__________ (9), or PPE for short (fig. 4). Rig workers also wear
gloves to protect their hands and you may want to wear a pair, too.

8 Scan the text and correct spelling and grammar mistakes.

In 2008 alon, the United States had produced an estimated
4.9 million barrels of rude oil per day and imported 9.8 million
barrels per day from other country. This oil gets refine into gasoline,

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