A. decreasing B. underlines C. delivered D. missions E. because F. put off G. demand

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问题     A. decreasing        B. underlines        C. delivered        D. missions        E. because
    F. put off           G. demand            H. though           I. play            J. improving
    K. transferred       L. careers           M. tackle           N. recovers        O. partial
    "Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them", said Margaret Thatcher many years ago. She was right: there are few worse things that society can do to its young than to leave them in uncertainty. Those who start their【C1】________ on the unemployment pension are more likely to have lower wages and more spells of joblessness later in life,【C2】________ they lose out on the chance to acquire skills and self-confidence in their formative years.
    Yet more young people are idle than ever. Depending on how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America. Two factors【C3】________a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced【C4】________ for labour, and it is easier to【C5】________ hiring young people than it is to fire older workers. Second, in emerging economies population growth is fastest in countries with dysfunctional (失调的) labour markets, such as India and Egypt The most obvious way to【C6】________ this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world plagued by debt, and is anyway only a【C7】________ answer. The countries where the problem is worst suffered from high youth unemployment even when their economies were growing. Throughout the recession companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This【C8】________ the importance of two other solutions: reforming labour markets and【C9】________ educatioa These are familiar prescriptions, but ones that need to be【C10】________ with both a new vigour and a new twist.
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答案F

解析 空格所在的分句用了比较句式,than前后两个部分属于平行结构,因此it is easier to________hiring young people应该也是“it is+a.+to do sth.”的结构。空格处应填入动词原形。上文提及如今有更多年轻人失业,可推知企业不太愿意招聘年轻人。词库中的put off“推迟”代入后表示“企业宁愿推迟招收年轻新员工,也不愿意解雇老员工”,符合语境。
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