9 . What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
Yes, there really is a job 1 you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for 2 past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison’s 3 (responsible) is to approve large quantities of the sweet ice cream — as well as to develop over 75 flavors (味道). Some people think that the love for ice cream can qualify one 4 the job, but Harrison points out that a food-science degree (学位) would be very useful to someone 5 (want) a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison 6 (let) the ice cream warm up to about 12F to get more flavor. While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on 7 (it) appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks 8 (see) if the ice cream is 9 (attract) and asks himself, “Does the product have the color 10 (expect) from the flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
