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  3. "Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them," said Margaret

"Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them," said Margaret

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问题     "Young people ought not to be idle. It is very bad for them," said Margaret Thatcher many years ago. She was right: there are few worse things (1)_____ society can do to its young(2)_____ to leave them in uncertainty. Those who start their (3)_____ on the unemployment pension are more likely to have lower wages and more spells of joblessness(4)_____ in life,(5)_____ they lose out on the chance to(6)_____ skills and self-confidence in their formative years.
     (7)_____ more young people are idle than ever. (8)_____ how you measure them, the number of young people without a job is nearly as large as the population of America. Two factors(9)_____ a big part. First, the long slowdown in the West has reduced(10)_____ for labour, and it is easier to (11)_____ hiring young people than it is to fire older workers. Second, in emerging economies population growth is fastest in countries with dysfunctional(失调的)labour markets,(12)_____ India and Egypt.
    The most obvious way to(13)_____ this problem is to reignite growth. That is easier said than done in a world plagued by debt, and is anyway only a(14)_____ answer. The countries where the problem is worst suffered from high youth unemployment(15)_____ their economies were growing.(16)_____ the recession companies have continued to complain that they cannot find young people with the right skills. This(17)_____ the importance of two other(18)______: reforming labour markets and improving education. These are (19)_____ prescriptions, but ones that need to be (20)_____ with both a new vigour and a new twist. [br] (18)
选项 A、results
B、responses
C、compromises
D、solutions
答案 D
解析 根据冒号后的内容，“改革劳动市场”和“提高教育水平”，这是针对企业抱怨找不到掌握技术的年轻人的两个解决办法，所以选solutions。result“结果”；response“回复”；compromise“妥协”。
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