Thesedays“Whatdoyouwanttodowhenyougrowup?”isthewrongquestiontoaskchildrenintheUSA.The1shouldbe:“Whatjobareyoudoingnow?”Americancompaniesareemployingmoreandmoreyoungpeopleasconsultantst

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These days “What do you want to do when you grow up?” is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The __1__ should be: “What job are you doing now?” American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate（评估）products for child __2__ . The 12-to-19 __3__ group spends more than a $ 100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufacturers（生产商） ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes food and __4__ markets. One __5__ Teenage Research Unlimited has groups of teenagers who give their decision on products __6__ jeans. Another company Doyle Research Associated holds two-hour meetings in a room __7__ the “imaginarium.” Children are __8__ to play games to get __9__ a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas that __10__ into their heads.

Some manufacturers prefer to do their own __11__ research. The software company Microsoft __12__ a weekly “Kid’s Council” at its headquarters in Seattle __13__ a group of school children give their decision on the __14__ products and suggest new ones. One 11-years-old Andrew Cooledge told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally __15__ boys and girls. __16__ for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software. __17__ even if their ideas are valuable the children will never make a __18__ . They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can __19__ for long. __20__ their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.

1．A．sentence B．word C． answer D．question

2．A．employees B．laborers C．consumers D．employers

3．A．age B．year C．time D．generation

4．A．the other B．another C．other D．others

5．A．factory B．firm C．agent D．college

6．A．as B．like C．in D．with

7．A．called B．regarded C．intended D．said

8．A．encouraged B．discouraged C．forced D．forbidden

9．A． into B．out of C．along with D．over

10．A． happen B．come C．take D．fall

11．A．science B．clothes C．production D．market

12．A．works B．runs C．serves D．cares