The huge thirst for jobs in the civil service has made the national civil servant exam one of China’s most competitive tests. The first exam was held in 1995, and since then more and more people have (51) _____________for it, with applications reaching a peak over the last two years.
The latest online (52)_____________, carried out by China Youth Daily and www.qq.com, (53) ___________ that more than 73 per cent of young people want to work as civil servants. Of the 17,330 participants, about 83 per cent said they were attracted by the job's (54) , guaranteed health care and pension(抚恤金). (55) , 55 per cent said it could bring "practical profits."
Nearly 1 million people (56) to take the exam last year, yet only just over 10,000 were finally (57) . This year the stiff (severe) competition continued. The exact number of applicants is not known, with the final day for (58) today.
But the influx(流入) of applicants has already broken the exam's website once. China Youth Daily (59) that the site was forced to close for maintenance due to (60) high traffic on the night of October 16. In a typical year several hundred applicants will apply for many of the jobs listed. For example, the five job vacancies (61) by the secretariat of the Central Committee of the Party have this year (62) more than 3,880 applicants.
In general, the exam means 50 people competing for one post, the report said. (63) ________ as civil servants are attractive, not only because of the stable income and good health care, but also because of the low risks (64) with the power and (65) the positions enjoy. Among the total 6 million public servants, around 20,000 were dismissed between 1996 and 2003.
51. A. put up B. signed up C. made up D. taken up
52. A. discussion B. search C. survey D. project
53. A. found B. told C. spoke D. insisted
54. A. interest B. concept C. difficulty D. stability
55. A. But B. Otherwise C. Meanwhile D. Instead
56. A. entered B. adopted C. allowed D. applied
57. A. employed B. won C. succeeded D. dismissed
58. A. examination B. applications C. vote D. decision
59. A. declared B. translated C. praised D. reported
60. A. generally B. unusually C. commonly D. naturally
61. A. provided B. introduced C. supplied D. planned
62 A. grasped B. pulled C. attracted D. drawn
63. A. Spots B. Locations C. Work D. Positions
64. A. satisfied B. complained C. compared D. recognized
65. A. sources B. entertainments C. resources D. developments
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