A. already B. concerned C. enhance D. focused E. hardly F. highlighted G. intensify H. particular I. practic

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问题    A. already    B. concerned   C. enhance    D. focused    E. hardly
   F. highlighted  G. intensify    H. particular   I. practical    J. priority
   K. shortages   L. surpluses    M. surveyed    N. technical    O. workforce
   Employers fear they will be unable to recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey reveals. Nearly half of the organisations told researchers they were 【C1】______ struggling to find staff with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths  (STEM), while even more companies expect to experience 【C2】______ of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.
   The Confederation of British Industry 【C3】______ 694 businesses and organisations across the public and private sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people. Half are 【C4】______ they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to recruit enough employees with the right A-level skills. "As we move further into recovery and busi nesses plan for growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will  【C5】______," said Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. "Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right 【C6】______ or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top  【C7】______ to encourage more young people to study science-related subjects." The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects if they studied business, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers rate least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don’t insist on a 【C8】______ degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.
   The research 【C9】______ worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK  【C10】______. Half of the employers expressed worries about employees’ basic literacy and numeracy  (计算)skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, where two-thirds reported concerns.
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答案H

解析 空格位于不定冠词a和名词degree之间,故此处需填入形容词。句中提到,有三分之一的用人单位更喜欢招聘科学、技术、工程及数学相关专业的学生。while“虽然,尽管”表让步,由此推知该从句讲的是很多公司并不坚持招聘特定专业的学生,particular“特定的”符合语义,故选H。文章讨论技能型人才短缺,并没有涉及专业是否实用,practical与文章主题不符,可排除。
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