Employers fear they will be unable to recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey

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问题     Employers fear they will be unable to recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey【C1】______.
    Nearly half of the organisations told researchers they were already struggling to find【C2】______with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), 【C3】______even more companies expect to experience【C4】______of employees with STEM skills in the next three years.
    The Confederation of British Industry【C5】______694 businesses and organisations across the public and【C6】______sectors, which together employ 2.4 million people.
    Half are【C7】______they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the coming years, while a third said they would not be able to【C8】______enough employees with the right A-level skills.
    "【C9】______we move further into recovery and businesses plan【C10】______growth, the demand for people with high-quality skills and qualifications will【C11】______." said Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. "Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right【C12】______or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top【C13】______to encourage more young people to study science-related【C14】______."
    The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects【C15】______they studied business, maths, English and physics or chemistry at A-level. The A-levels that employers 【C16】______least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don’t insist on a【C17】______degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a STEM-related subject.
    The research【C18】______worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK【C19】______. Half of the employers expressed worries about employees’ basic literacy and numeracy (计算) skills, while the biggest problem is with IT skills, 【C20】______two-thirds reported concerns.
【C4】

选项 A、exits
B、shortages
C、absences
D、departures

答案B

解析 语义衔接题。由前面提到的近半数的组织在寻找具有主干领域技能的员工时已经是struggling(很 困难)可推知,今后这些员工更可能短缺,故答案为[B]shortages“不足,缺少”。[A]exits“出口”;[C]absences “缺席”;[D]departures“离开”。
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