Karen Collins Henry, who lost her real estate job when the housing market began to collapse in 2007, says her (36) for work in a variety of fields have been rejected or ignored, so she’s given up looking. Last fall, she began taking computer graphics (37) and is pinning her hopes on a career developing video s that help (38) needs students learn in the classroom.
Henry is among a growing number of (39) people in the Washington region opting for job training, some using government funding and others getting tax credits, to reinvent (改头换面) themselves after an often drawn-out and (40) search for work.
Training officials caution that there’s (41) guarantee that a job will be waiting given the economic climate, even in the Washington area, where closeness to the federal government has (42) shielded the region from the large-scale job losses seen in other parts of the nation.
The government is focusing much attention on creating 3 million green jobs, attempting to (43) that by increasing customer demand. Under President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, the tax credit for homeowners who purchase energy-efficient improvements, such as air conditioners, heat pumps or furnaces, will (44) to 30 percent from 10 percent.
So far, job training officials say such jobs have been slow to (45) .
A．achieve F．avoid K．little
B．unemployed G．fruitless L．materialize
C．courses H．applications M．diminish
D．obscure I．special N．increase
E．vividly J．largely O．execution