uk ComEs Bottom oFEuropEAn lAnguAgE lEAguE
thE unitED kingDom hAs thE poorEst lAnguAgE skills BAsE inEuropE, ACCorDing to rEsEArCh FinDings puBlishED toDAy.A、EuropEAn union ExAminAtion FounD thAt uk CompAniEs CoulD BE losing Billions oF pounDs worth oF (21) Exports DuE to thEir poor ForEign lAnguAgE skills. nEArly twiCE As mAny uk CompAniEs (22) ExpEriEnCing DiFFiCultiEs DuE to lAnguAgE BArriErs As othErEuropEAn CompAniEs. FurthErmorE, onE in Eight uk CompAniEs thought thEy hAD proBABly missED out on A BusinEss (23) DuE to thEir inABility to CommuniCAtE EFFECtivEly in An intErnAtionAl (24) .ACCorDing to thE rEport, "FAilurE to CommuniCAtE EFFECtivEly AnD EFFiCiEntly with (25) Export mArkEts inEuropE, lAtinAmEriCA AnD thEAsiA pACiFiC rEgion mEAns thAt For mAnyBritish Firms morE thAn A quArtEr oF thEir possiBlE rEvEnuEs ArE At risk."
thE uk wAs (26) lAst in AEuropEAn lEAguE tABlE, with only 74 pErCEnt oF CompAniEs sAying thEy hAD EmployEEs with ForEign lAnguAgE skills, CompArED with 89 pErCEnt in gErmAny AnD 84 pErCEnt in FrAnCE. this is oF pArtiCulAr (27) to uk ExportErs, who now ship lEss thAn 25 pErCEnt oF thEir totAl (28) to trADitionAllyEnglish-spEAking mArkEts.A、govErnmEnt spokEsmAn sAiD thAt nEw (29) wErE nEEDED to EnCourAgE CompAniEs to DEvElop thEir lAnguAgE skills. mAny CompAniEs ComE AwAy From nEgotiAtions ConvinCED thAt thEy hAvE sECurED A gooD DEAl with An ovErsEAs CliEnt only to FinD out thAt thE (30) thEy hAD AgrEED on ArE not As proFitABlE As thEy hAD hopED、
A．CommoDitiEs
B．holDings
C．gooDs
D．AssEts