Myoldestchild，Emma，justreturnedtocampusafteralongholidaybreaktofinishupherlastperiodofcollege．Thesedays，friendsandfamilyhavebegunfloodingmewithonequestion：Whatisshegoingtodoaftergraduation？Thejobmarket
Myoldestchild，Emma，justreturnedtocampusafteralongholidaybreaktofinishupherlastperiodofcollege．Thesedays，friendsandfamilyhavebegunfloodingmewithonequestion：Whatisshegoingtodoaftergraduation？
Thejobmarketis，afterall，awfullytough．Justthismonththe FederalReserve Bankpublishedastudy showingthat"recentgraduatesareincreasinglyworkinginlow-paid jobs orworkingpart-time．"Thebrightspot，accordingtothestudy，isforstudentswhomajored（主修）inSTEM-science，technology，engineeringandmathematics-areasinwhichrecentgraduates"havetendedtodorelativelywell"．
ButEmmaisastudentofthehumanities（人文）atasmallcollege．She'sanAmericanStudiesmajorwithafocusonthepoliticsandcultureoffood．Forquiteawhile，IthinkherfieldofstudyissofashionablerightnowthatI'mnottheleastbitworriedshewillfindagoodjob．YetthemoreI'vethoughtaboutit，themoreI'vedecidedtobehonest．"I'mnotsurewhatEmmaisgoingtodo，"Inowsay．"Butshe'sgottenagreateducationandhasreallyfoundherinterest．-andIknowthosethingswillserveherwelloverthecourseofherlife．"
Nowadays，moreandmore universitiesandcolleges arebeingmeasuredbythesalariesoftheirrecentgraduates．Inthisclimate，encouragingyourkidtostudythehumanities，seems，atbest，unwiseor，atworst，unconcernedwithearningaliving．Butacollegeisnotavocational（职业）school．AndpromotingSTEMsubjectsshouldnotbesociety'sonlyanswertohelpingthenextgenerationgrowinacompetitiveworld．
Fromthebeginning，weneverurgedEmmatopickacollegeoramajorwithaneyeonitsexpected returnonmoney，asmoreandmorefamiliesaredoing．ToEmma，whatreallymatterswillbesomethingthatwemaynotbeabletomeasureforquitealongtime：Emma'scontributiontotheworldandhowhappysheisinit．
25．Theauthor'sfriendsandfamily___．
A．areworriedaboutEmma'ssafety
B．havebeenworryingabouttheflood
C．areconcernedaboutEmma'sfuture
D．areworriedaboutthejobmarket
26．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2？___
A．Thenumberofthegraduatesisincreasing．
B．STEMgraduatescanbebett