Generation next is usually a powerful unknown. Sometimes called Generation Y, sometimes called the Millennials (千禧代), this group of 16-to-25-year-olds live in a world of high-tech advances, increasing racial diversity and economic growth. And it is a generation expected to affect major social change.

    "This is us," said Katie Stroud,16 from South Carolina, US. "This is how we are. Take it or leave it."

    The problem is, they're proving hard to define.

    "This group is unique," said Ken Shin, a sociology professor at the University of South Carolina. "They have different values. They're more informed. They're more tolerant."

    Generation Y is expected to do great things -- to move beyond thought to action.

    "As a generation, they are the strongest and most intelligent," said Joyce Fields, a professor at Columbia College in South Carolina.

    Generation Y has grown up in a digital, instant-messaging age. DVDs, iPods and cell phones are just part of everyday life for this Interact-surfing generation.

"I feel that we're very smart," said Shawn Rumph,18, of Columbia, S.C. "Look at all the technology we have to help us learn."

    Since they have grown up in good times, for Generation Y, success and wealth are almost certain. Their attitude, therefore, shows that they're optimistic and materialistic, Fields said.

    Richard Perry, an 18-year-old University of South Carolina student, agrees that Generation Y is materialistic. "Everybody is into new stuff," he said.

    To marketers selling soda, music, clothes and computers, members of Generation Y look like human dollar signs.

    With a "buy now, pay later" mentality, this group is assaulted with Web ads and TV commercials aimed at getting them to part with their and their parents' money.

    Despite the insistence on having modem-day conveniences, in many ways Generation Y is traditional, experts say. Getting an education and having a family are important.

    Besides, some Generation Y members say they are comfortable with racial diversity and expect discrimination to disappear.

    Elizabeth Pope,16, of South Carolina, said Generation Y probably will elect the first female or minority-race president.

    In any ease, Fields is confident in Generation Y. "I think we're in good hands."

1. In this passage, how many such optimistic young people are mentioned?

A. Four         B. Five          C. Six D. Two

2. Which of the following characteristics of Generation Y is NOT mentioned by Joyce Fields?

A. the strongest                     B. more tolerant

    C. the most intelligent              D. optimistic and materialistic

3. What does it mean by "Everybody is into new stuff."?

    A. Generation Y is in the direction of wealth.

    B. Generation Y has different social values.

    C. Generation Y is during a period of being lost.

D. Generation Y is interested in new things.                   

4. According to the passage, what's the attitude of the experts towards Generation Y?

    A. suspicious     B. sympathetic    C. optimistic     D. pessimistic

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. People of Generation Y are more informed and more tolerant.

    B. DVDs, iPods and cell phones are all of everyday life for Generation Y.

    C. Success and wealth are almost certain for Generation Y.

    D. In many ways people of Generation Y are traditional, though.

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