填空题 THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SKILLS COMPETITION The International Youth Skills Competition is held in every two years over a period of three days. The purpose is to bring together the world's top 41. young technicians. The standard of work is extremely high and the results are 42. a good indication of a nation's industrial skill base. Teams take their part in 43. a variety of activities ranging from the cookery to leading a hill walking 44. expedition. Naturally, these competitions can be stressful' as they test 45. skills to the limit. However, they are also a very marvellous opportunity 46. for young people to learn from one another's performance and develop 47. their own skills. This means that when they return at home they are 48. able to transfer that what they have just practised directly into the 49. workplace. At the end of the competition, the winning contestants who are 50. awarded medals in each event, and the country with the most of medals is 51. declared the overall winner, an honour which is becoming increasingly 52. prestigious as the competition gains our wider recognition throughout the world.