单选题
Adolescents are taking longer to become fully productive members of society, Reed Larson, professor of human development, University of Illinois, Champaign, told the World Future Society, Bethesda, Md. "What we expect of young people is【C1】______," he argued. They must go to school for 12 years or longer without any【C2】______that their education will mean career success or relevance when they become adults. 【C3】______they do so without financial rewards, accept an identity【C4】______by society, and delay starting a family, all of【C5】______keeps adolescents in a kind of indeterminate state for years. Larson says that "There should be way stations along the climb【C6】______adulthood that allow young people to rest, gather themselves, and consider【C7】______. " The success of government, business, and private life in the next 50 years【C8】______it. Education, literacy, and versatile interpersonal skills【C9】______the list of necessary preparations for adulthood. Young people negotiating the complex worlds of home, work, and school【C10】______use these skills in order to do so【C11】______and competently. "The adolescent who is able to【C12】______in only one world is increasingly【C13】______for adult life," he warns. As the time spent on the road to adulthood increases, so【C14】______the danger that more youths will fall by the wayside. New and increased opportunities and initiatives will keep more youngsters focused, 【C15】______a smarter, more-versatile generation able to cope with the emerging global, high-tech world.