To stay economically competitive on a global scale, the United States needs 8 million more
___43___ the 34 OECD countries, ___44___ 26 percent of the total 255 million college-educated ___45___ between the ages of 25 and 64 come from the United States. China comes in a distant second at 12.1 percent and Japan is a ___46___ third at 11.4 percent.
Global prosperity(繁荣) won’t increase if only three nations ___47___ higher education output, so it ’s exciting to see that the number of students ___48___ to college increased 25 percent across all OECD countries ___49___ 1995 and 2012. If that ___50___ continues, 59 percent of young adults in those countries will go on to college, ___51___ 19 percent will enter vocational programs over their lifetimes.
The number of students who actually graduate ___52___ college has increased as well. In 2012, an average of 39 percent of students in OECD nations ___53___ college, up from 20 percent in 1995. Since college dropouts ___54___ the U.S. economy billions of dollars every year, an international increase in graduation ___55___ is good news for the entire planet.
36()
A.at
B.since
C.from
D.by
37()A.if
B.so
C.but
D.for
40()A.university
B.organization
C.nation
D.continent
42()A.appeals
B.exposes
C.emerges
D.shows
44()A.nearly
B.really
C.rarely
D.necessarily
45()A.objects
B.individuals
C.subjects
D.targets
46()A.close
B.counter
C.further
D.forward
48()A.confronting
B.encountering
C.longing
D.heading
49()A.including
B.between
C.excluding
D.toward
50()A.trend
B.currency
C.direction
D.distinction
51()A.so
B.while
C.before
D.because
52()A.for
B.against
C.from
D.in
53()A.tried
B.hunted
C.left
D.completed
54()A.give
B.cost
C.bring
D.plan
55()A.fee
B.benefits
C.rates
D.advantages
39()A.recovered
B.released
C.recommended
D.required
41()A.However
B.Otherwise
C.In fact
D.By the way
43()A.Above
B.Among
C.Beyond
D.Beneath
47()A.demonstrate
B.occupy
C.dominate
D.reach
38()A.annual
B.average
C.advanced
D.available
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