It is strange that some people tell us the economy is bad and the job market is changing for the worse, especially for young people. This __1__ me. From my __2__, the world has never seen so many __3__ opportunities for young people exciting college. Trends toward specialized careers and lower salaries leave economists and sociologists __4__ that the next generation of employees will be __5__ to roles that are too narrow and thus not __6__ enough. Many say corporations are taking __7__ of the labor force. __8__, no one is forcing our youth into such __9__, If a rewarding job does not __10__ in the current system, they’ll have to __11__ it for themselves. The Internet has already answered students’ cries for more __12__ possibilities. The next breakthrough to create something truly creative is __13__ to happen anything now. At the same time let’s __14__ that students are prepared for the day when their chances are coming. By telling our young people everything has already been done and that there is nothing left to dream about, we are __15__ them of the opportunity to create a system that is new and exciting, outside the confines of what is __16__ imaginable. But then again, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I shouldn’t __17__ about our youth at all. Their ability to __18__ what is before them and defy our unnecessary worries is their greatest strength. Maybe by telling them they can’t, we are __19__ encouraging them to create something truly incredible. All in all, the future for the young people is not gloomy;__ 20__, it is promising. 1.A. tests B. frightens C. puzzles D. disarranges 2.A. objective B. perspective C. point D. presentation 3.A. indispensable B. responsible C. incredible D. applicable 4.A. fearful B. awful C. painful D. careful 5.A. confirmed B. confronted C. confined D. conflicted 6.A. regarding B. rewarding C. striking D. amusing 7.A. shortage B. percentage C. privilege D. advantage 8.A. Furthermore B. But C. Moreover D. Because 9.A. occupations B. destinations C. accommodations D. corporation 10.A. exist B. insist C. persist D. consist 11.A. compose B. arrange C. create D. devise 12.A. task B. assignment C. career D. duty 13.A. bound B. fated C. committed D. required 14.A. confirm B. deny C. assure D. ensure 15.A. taking B. stealing C. mugging D. robbing 16.A. timely B. currently C. frequently D. latterly 17.A. worry B. disturb C. trouble D. concern 18.A. encounter B. oppose C. resist D. challenge 19.A. in operation B. on purpose C. in effect D. in force 20.A. instead B. therefore C. however D. yet