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Universities are devising a new national test for graduates to help employer

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问题     Universities are devising a new national test for graduates to help employers select recruits. The move follows 【C1】______that degrees are a poor guide 【C2】______workplace abilities.
    Undergraduates in the final year of their courses would spend half a day taking the " employability" tests, which would【C3】______them according to their knowledge of business, communication skills and ability to work in a team. There would get a certificate,【C4】______ their marks, that they would be expected to present to【C5】______ employers with their academic record in A levels and degree courses. The test, being developed by vice-chancellors and leading recruiters, 【C6】______ companies’ criticisms that graduates,【C7】______ many with good honored degrees,【C8】______ basic communication and business skills. Employers see the test as an effective way to【C9】______ out the weakest from the thousands of applications they receive. Leading companies get as many as 100 【C10】______for every job because of the huge increase in the【C11】______of young people completing higher education courses.
    Students would have to answer multiple-choice questions testing their general knowledge, numeracy,【C12】______ of English and understanding of business. They would also be【C13】______videos of a boardroom scene in which they would have to decide when to【C14】______and what questions to ask. The group expect that can stipulate【C15】______, such as minimum of an upper second-class degree and 60% in the " employability" test, before an applicant is even considered for interview.
    In a(n)【C16】______ to filter out applicants, some large companies already demand at least a good【C17】______ degree and A grade at A level in their university subject. Universities have responded to demands for students to have a better knowledge of industry by offering 【C18】______business courses. " A degree is not【C19】______, but it is no longer sufficient in itself to【C20】______ a good job, " said Jill Court. [br] 【C9】
选项 A、frame
B、fill
C、filter
D、find
答案 C
解析 动词辨析题。句意为：雇主们把这种考试当作是能将最弱的求职者从他们收到的数千申请中淘汰掉的最好办法。filter out是习惯搭配，表示“筛去，滤除”，[C]为答案。
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