During the last decade,almost _______ of Europe's unemployed were jobless longer than one year.
A)one out of ten
B)all
C)none
D)half

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The sentence states that "almost _____ of Europe's unemployed were jobless longer than one year." Out of the given options, the closest answer is D, which is half (50%). We can be sure that it is not A or C, as they represent extreme ends of the possible range. And without more information, we cannot choose option B, which is "all." Therefore, D is the best choice.

During the Last Decade,almost _______ of Europe's Unemployed Were Jobless