Employers fear they will be unable to recruit (招募) students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey ___21___.
Nearly half of the organizations told researchers they were already struggling to find ___22___ with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), ___23___ even more companies expect to experience ___24___ of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.
The Confederation of British Industry___25___694 businesses and organizations across the public and ___26___sectors , which together employ 2.4 million people.
Half are ___27___ they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to ___28___ enough employees with the right A-level skills.
“___29___ we move further role recovery and businesses plan ___30___ growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will ___31___.” said Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. “Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right ___32___ or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top ___33___ to encourage more young people to study science-related ___34___.”
The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects (预期) ___35___ they studied business, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers ___36___least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don’t insist on a ___37___ degree subject . A third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.
The research ___38___ worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK ___39___. Half of the employer expressed worries about employees’ basic literacy and numeracy（计算) skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, ___40___ two-thirds reported concerns.
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| 小题3: | | A．while | B．because | C．for | D．although |
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| 小题6: | | A．collective | B．private | C．personal | D．civil |
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| 小题7: | | A．conducted | B．combined | C．concerned | D．confused |
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| 小题8: | | A．provide | B．reach | C．transfer | D．hire |
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| 小题9: | | A．Lest | B．Unless | C．Before | D．As |
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| A．priority | B．option | C．challenge | D．judgment |
| 小题14: | | A．procedures | B．academics | C．thoughts | D．subjects |
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| 小题17: | | A．typical | B．particular | C．positive | D．general |
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| A．highlighted | B．described | C．focused | D．touched |
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