"Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them," said Margaret

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问题     "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 (1)_____ society can do to its young(2)_____ to leave them in uncertainty. Those who start their (3)_____ on the unemployment pension are more likely to have lower wages and more spells of joblessness(4)_____ in life,(5)_____ they lose out on the chance to(6)_____ skills and self-confidence in their formative years.
     (7)_____ more young people are idle than ever. (8)_____ how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America. Two factors(9)_____ a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced(10)_____ for labour, and it is easier to (11)_____ 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,(12)_____ India and Egypt.
    The most obvious way to(13)_____ this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world plagued by debt, and is anyway only a(14)_____ answer. The countries where the problem is worst suffered from high youth unemployment(15)_____ their economies were growing.(16)_____ the recession companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This(17)_____ the importance of two other(18)______: reforming labour markets and improving education. These are (19)_____ prescriptions, but ones that need to be (20)_____ with both a new vigour and a new twist. [br] (10)

选项 A、demand
B、provision
C、affection
D、responsibility

答案 A

解析 根据空格前的the long slowdown(长期的萧条)来判断,对劳动力的需求必定会减少,用demand“需求”合适。provision“提供”:affection“情感”;responsibility“责任”。
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