单项选择题

Fewer students are applying to become teachers since the government began to reduce bursaries for those with 2:2 degrees and turn away applicants with thirds. Applications to teacher training (31) are down by 15% on last year, after the number of bursaries was also cut (32) for those applying to teach non-priority subjects.
But research shows more students want to join the (33) . Over 80% of final-year students think teaching is a high-status career choice, according to research (34) today by the Teaching Agency, while a (35) survey shows schools and universities are the second most popular type of (36) .
Professor John Howson, director of Data for Education which monitors teacher (37) , says changes to entry criteria have caused a (n) (38) in applications.
The basic skills test of literacy and numeracy to be sat by all trainee teachers from this year is to be made more (39) , as part of government efforts to make the profession "brazenly elitist". It is difficult to (40) if the recruitment changes will create better teachers, says Howson." (41) the one hand, you can argue that the better (42) graduates are, the better teachers they will be. (43) of course there are other characteristics which (44) great teachers, such as interpersonal skills and resilience."
The Department for Education (45) recruitment for five subject areas is (46) target in its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) earlier this month, (47) it did not specify which these were.
Alex, a spokesperson for the Teaching Agency, says it expects more people will (48) towards the end of the year." (49) about training to teach are up and we’re confident that this will translate (50) applications later in the year.\

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