填空题

A new era is upon us: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a (36) change in the way we work. The (37) of people who earn their living by making things has fallen (38) in the Western World. Today the (39) of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many of these countries) are in the service industry. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can’t be (40) by numbers a- lone. Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are being (41) . We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking a- head 20 years possibly could have (42) the ways in which a single invention, the chip (集成电路片), would transform our world thanks to its (43) in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. (44) But one thing is certain: (45) Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. (46) If you cast your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job.