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Practice Reading: Reading Fill in the Blanks ID: #35708 Work-ready international students

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Work-ready international students are providing greater options for local employers who are having difficulties local staff due to employment rates and ongoing labor shortages. International students in accounting and information technology take part in a year long program of classroom work and practical experience, which provides them with skills, industry contacts and a working of Australian workplaces.

managing high knowledge consisting finding valuable experience precious

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A.I. Explanation:

Correct answer: finding
Explanation: The word 'finding' is a gerund that functions as the object of the preposition 'for,' indicating the action of locating local staff. This fits grammatically and contextually as it describes the difficulties faced by employers.
Meaning: Finding refers to the act of discovering or locating something, in this case, local staff.
Wrong options:
experience: Experience is a noun that refers to practical contact with and observation of facts or events, which does not fit the grammatical structure here.
high: High is an adjective that describes a level or degree, but it does not fit as an action or process in this context.
managing: Managing is a gerund that refers to the act of overseeing or controlling, which does not relate to the difficulties of locating staff.
valuable: Valuable is an adjective that describes worth or usefulness, which does not fit as an action in this context.
precious: Precious is an adjective that denotes something of great value, but it does not fit as an action or process here.
knowledge: Knowledge is a noun that refers to information and skills acquired through experience, which does not fit the action of locating staff.
Correct answer: high
Explanation: The term 'high' is an adjective that describes the level of employment rates, fitting grammatically as it modifies the noun 'rates' and aligns with the context of discussing difficulties in hiring.
Meaning: High refers to a greater than normal level or degree, in this case, indicating elevated employment rates.
Wrong options:
experience: Experience is a noun that does not describe a level or degree and does not fit in this context.
finding: Finding is a gerund that does not function as an adjective and does not describe the employment rates.
managing: Managing is a gerund that does not describe a level and is not appropriate here.
valuable: Valuable is an adjective that describes worth, but it does not relate to employment rates.
precious: Precious is an adjective that denotes something of great value, which does not fit as a description of employment rates.
knowledge: Knowledge is a noun that does not describe a level or degree and is not suitable in this context.
Correct answer: consisting
Explanation: The word 'consisting' is a gerund that indicates the composition of the program, fitting grammatically as it describes what the program is made up of and aligns with the context of detailing the program's structure.
Meaning: Consisting means being composed or made up of, in this case, referring to the elements of the program.
Wrong options:
experience: Experience is a noun that does not describe the composition of the program and does not fit grammatically.
high: High is an adjective that does not relate to the structure of the program and is not appropriate here.
finding: Finding is a gerund that does not describe the composition of the program and does not fit in this context.
valuable: Valuable is an adjective that describes worth, but it does not relate to the composition of the program.
precious: Precious is an adjective that denotes something of great value, which does not fit as a description of the program's structure.
knowledge: Knowledge is a noun that does not describe the composition of the program and is not suitable in this context.
Correct answer: valuable
Explanation: The term 'valuable' is an adjective that describes the skills acquired, fitting grammatically as it modifies the noun 'skills' and aligns with the context of emphasizing the importance of those skills.
Meaning: Valuable means having worth or usefulness, in this case, referring to the skills gained by students.
Wrong options:
experience: Experience is a noun that does not describe the worth of skills and does not fit grammatically in this context.
high: High is an adjective that does not relate to the worth of skills and is not appropriate here.
finding: Finding is a gerund that does not describe the worth of skills and does not fit in this context.
consisting: Consisting is a gerund that describes composition, which does not relate to the worth of skills.
precious: Precious is an adjective that denotes something of great value, but it does not fit as a description of skills in this context.
knowledge: Knowledge is a noun that does not describe the worth of skills and is not suitable here.
Correct answer: knowledge
Explanation: The word 'knowledge' is a noun that refers to the understanding and awareness gained through experience, fitting grammatically as it serves as the object of the preposition 'of' and aligns with the context of discussing what students acquire.
Meaning: Knowledge refers to information, understanding, or skills gained through experience or education, in this case, about Australian workplaces.
Wrong options:
experience: Experience is a noun that refers to practical contact with events, but it does not fit as the object of 'of' in this context.
high: High is an adjective that does not relate to the concept of understanding or awareness and is not appropriate here.
finding: Finding is a gerund that does not fit as a noun in this context and does not relate to the understanding of workplaces.
consisting: Consisting is a gerund that describes composition, which does not fit as a noun in this context.
valuable: Valuable is an adjective that describes worth, but it does not fit as a noun in this context.
precious: Precious is an adjective that denotes something of great value, which does not fit as a noun in this context.

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