China is taking a reform into account on its College Entrance Examination, under which two separate test modes-____and academic-will be introduced into the examination. Such reforms are badly needed, as the demand for highly-skilled professionals____sharply in the context of the country's economic restructuring.

The test for technical mode will mainly____the technical skills of those students who plan to become ___and mechanical workers while the academic mode attracts those students who prepare to__________an academic career.

Calls for reform of the current gaokao regime, under which students are admitted based____upon their academic performance instead of practical skills, have been____high in China in recent years.

______,the existing system has some merits, as it provides____fair opportunities for all students, especially those from the poor areas, to change their____through receiving higher education. But it has also been____for having churned out college graduates with little practical skills, something that prevented them from____decent jobs.

Last year, China had 6.99 million college___, only 77.4 percent of which have found a position, according to official____.

____,the fact that many college graduates cannot find a proper job does not_____mean China has too many talents. In many sectors, enterprises can't____the technicians and skilled workers they need.

According to a sample survey of_____professionals in 40 cities conducted by the the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, technicians and highly skilled workers account for____4 percent of the labor force, ____with an average 35 percent in developed countries.