Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy solution to its labor _____.

　　 A. decline    B. rarity    C. vacancy    D. shortage

D


解析:

labour shortage 勞動(dòng)力短缺。Decline 下降。rarity稀少。vacancy 空缺，未占用.

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