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  3. A. already B. concerned C. enhance D. focused E. hardly F. high

A. already B. concerned C. enhance D. focused E. hardly F. high

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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. [br] 【C9】
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答案 F
解析 The research worries about．．．语义不通，因此句中worries不是动词，而是名词。空格所在句缺谓语，此研究是过去做的，故空格应填入动词过去式。由下一句中的expressed worries和reported concerns可知，对基本技能的提升缺乏进展的担忧是该研究要突出的方面，highlighted“强调，突出”符合上下文语义，故选F。focused后接介词on才能表示“聚焦于，集中在”，故可排除。
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