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题组层级快练(十) Ⅰ.完形填空 China is considering a reform plan on its College Entrance Examination, under which two separate test modes — technical and ___1___ — will be introduced into the examination. Such reforms are badly needed, as the demand for highly-skilled professionals ___2___ sharply in the context of the country’s economic restructuring. The test for technical mode will mainly ___3___ the technical skills of those students who plan to become ___4___ and mechanical workers while the academic mode attracts those students who prepare to ___5___ an academic career. Calls for reform of the current gaokao regime, under which students are admitted based ___6___ upon their academic performance instead of practical skills, have been ___7___ high in China in recent years. ___8___, the existing system has some merits, as it provides ___9___ fair opportunities for all students, especially those from the poor areas, to change their ___10___ through receiving higher education. But it has also been ___11___ for having churned out (粗制滥造) college graduates with little practical skills, something that prevented them from ___12___ decent jobs. Last year, China had 6.99 million college ___13___ and only 77.4 percent of them have found a job, according to official ___14___. ___15___, the fact that many college graduates cannot find a proper job does not ___16___ mean China has too many talents. In many sectors, enterprises cannot ___17___ the technicians and skilled workers they need. | 
