Part Two Cloze (30 points)

　　Complete the text by choosing one word from the box below for each blank marked 1 to 15. (2 points each)

　　A new era is upon us.__1__it what you will: the service economy. the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things __2__ dramatically in the Western World. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan are in the service industry, and the number is on the __3__. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are mope part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can't __4__ by numbers alone. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills __5__ to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being challenged.

　　We have__6__to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie__7__? No one could__8__ foresee the ways in which a single invention. The chip, would transform our world __9__twenty years thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow' s achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still __10__technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain; information and knowledge will become even more vital, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and__11__the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a __12__ as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information __13__ performing routine tasks will __14__ above all else. If you __15__ your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant

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