Have you imagined one day getting rich by eating candies? Candy Funhouse, a Canadian candy company, is offering the very sweet job. The company, which sells from chocolate bars to soft sweets online, is hiring a $78,000 a year, work-from-home job as its Chief Candy Officer. Duties include: “leading candy board meetings, being the head taste tester… and all things fun.”

“Several thousand people have already applied,”said Chief Executive Officer Jamal Hejazi. He noted that he has been surprised by the number of applications and the videos of entire families offering to share the tasting duties.

Candy Funhouse is run by four brothers and sisters who grew up in this area. The family hoped to differ their company from others with an “unusual” mix of products, no minimum orders — “we’ll sell one candy” — and a strong push on social media. Unexpectedly, sales in 2021 were over $15 million. “I’m not kidding,” Hejazi said.

The company said the Chief Candy Officer position is open to people as young as five years old — although their parents’ agreement comes first. “Many parents have filmed their child filling out the application and posted it online. The company has 340, 000 followers on social media such as Instagram and Tik-Tok, including a Kardashian,” Hejazi said.

Hejazi also noted that reports on social media saying that the. Chief Candy Officer will be required to eat 3, 500 pieces of candy per month are incorrect. “That would be 117 a day,”

Hejazi said. “That’s too many.”

Right now, the company is preparing for Halloween, its biggest sales period last year. “We have 40% of our supply in so far,” . Hejani said. Last week, candy company Hershey reported that it will have difficulty in meeting Halloween-related demand this year.

【小题1】What is the Chief Candy Officer required to do?

A．Sell candies online.	B．Organize candy board meetings.
C．Hire more candy testers.	D．Develop candies with new tastes.

【小题2】What did Hejazi mean by saying “I’m not kidding” in paragraph 3?

A．He was kidding himself.	B．Not many candies were sold.
C．Sales were too good to be true.	D．Sales fell short of expectations.

【小题3】What should a 5-year-old child do before application?

A．Get parental support.	B．Shoot a video.
C．Eat enough candies.	D．Fill in the application form.

【小题4】What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．Too much candy is bad for children.	B．The media is not worthy of our trust.
C．Cooperation is important for companies.	D．Festivals are a great time for business.