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Read the article below about foreign language skills. Choose the best word to f

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问题 Read the article below about foreign language skills.
Choose the best word to fill each gap.
For each question 21-30, mark one letter A, B, C or D.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

                UK comes bottom of European language league
    The United Kingdom has the poorest language skills base in Europe, according to research findings published today. A European Union 0 found that UK companies could be losing billions of pounds worth of 21 exports due to their poor foreign language skills. Nearly twice as many UK companies 22 experiencing difficulties due to language barriers as other European companies. Furthermore, one in eight UK companies thought they had probably missed out on a business 23 due to their inability to communicate effectively in an international 24 . According to the report, "failure to communicate effectively and efficiently with 25 export markets in Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region means that for many British firms more than a quarter of their possible revenues are at risk. "
    The UK was 26 last in a European league table, with only 74 percent of companies saying they had employees with foreign language skills, compared with 89 percent in Germany arid 84 percent in France. This is of particular 27 to UK exporters, who now ship less than 25 percent of their total 28 to traditionally English-speaking markets. A government spokesman said that new 29 were needed to encourage companies to develop their language skills. Many companies come away from negotiations convinced that they have secured a good deal with an overseas client only to find out that the 30 they had agreed on are not as profitable as they had hoped.
0. A. study B. examination C. inspection D. enquiry [br]
选项 A、ranked
B、classed
C、graded
D、listed
答案 A
解析 A ranked排列，把……分等；B classed把……分类(或分等级)；C graded评分，评级；D listed列出，列举。前三个词都有分等级的意思，rank侧重于排队，排成一排进行比较，class侧重于分类，归于一个类别等；grade侧重于评估，确定……的质量。故A是正确答案。
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