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Universities are devising a new national test for graduates to help employer

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问题     Universities are devising a new national test for graduates to help employers select recruits. The move follows 【C1】______that degrees are a poor guide 【C2】______workplace abilities.
    Undergraduates in the final year of their courses would spend half a day taking the " employability" tests, which would【C3】______them according to their knowledge of business, communication skills and ability to work in a team. There would get a certificate,【C4】______ their marks, that they would be expected to present to【C5】______ employers with their academic record in A levels and degree courses. The test, being developed by vice-chancellors and leading recruiters, 【C6】______ companies’ criticisms that graduates,【C7】______ many with good honored degrees,【C8】______ basic communication and business skills. Employers see the test as an effective way to【C9】______ out the weakest from the thousands of applications they receive. Leading companies get as many as 100 【C10】______for every job because of the huge increase in the【C11】______of young people completing higher education courses.
    Students would have to answer multiple-choice questions testing their general knowledge, numeracy,【C12】______ of English and understanding of business. They would also be【C13】______videos of a boardroom scene in which they would have to decide when to【C14】______and what questions to ask. The group expect that can stipulate【C15】______, such as minimum of an upper second-class degree and 60% in the " employability" test, before an applicant is even considered for interview.
    In a(n)【C16】______ to filter out applicants, some large companies already demand at least a good【C17】______ degree and A grade at A level in their university subject. Universities have responded to demands for students to have a better knowledge of industry by offering 【C18】______business courses. " A degree is not【C19】______, but it is no longer sufficient in itself to【C20】______ a good job, " said Jill Court. [br] 【C20】
选项 A、secure
B、obscure
C、occur
D、cure
答案 A
解析 动词辨析题。[A]secure“得到，保卫”；[B]obscure“使变模糊，掩盖”；[C]occur“发生”；[D]cure“治愈”。句意为：学位本身并不能确保得到一份好工作，所以答案是[A]secure。
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