In the age of reality television, success isn’t the only way to the public eye．Failure can also create fame, just like William Hung, 21, a native of Hong Kong．
Hung recently has made an agreement with US-based entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse Music Network．They will publish a full-length record, titled“The True Idol”on April 6．
The idol is a civil engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley．He did a version of Ricky Martin’s“She Bangs”on the television show“American Idol 3”, on January 27．The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people．In the case of Hung, however, his act was so bad that the judges cut him off in mid-act．
Hung’s response?“I already gave my best, so I have no regrets at all．”That’s good, because any common person would have found plenty to regret：The off-key singing．The blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high．The terrible dancing．The hips jerking(摇摆)to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even to this planet．It was, by all accounts, bad．
But, it was this very bad act that sold well．
Marc Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way：“Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our favorite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom, completely off-key and completely unworried．That’s what William did and immediately won the hearts of America．”
Whatever it is, for the moment it’s big．Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks．Versions of his performance have been remixed with hip hop and techno-music and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station．
So, what does Hung think of this?
“There were all these people saying things about me．A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, but some didn’t have much respect for me and some were kind of mean．”
Now he says he’s not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour(魅力)or to accept it．Returning to normal hasn’t been easy．
(1)
What is the main idea of this passage?
[ ]
A．
Sometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly．
B．
Hung’s performance attracted the public eye．
C．
How an unsuccessful person became famous．
D．
Success sometimes does not require hard work．
(2)
What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 7 refer to?
[ ]
A．
William Hung．
B．
Hung’s bad act．
C．
Hung’s website．
D．
The public’s opinion．
(3)
Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?
a．The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung．
b．The judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the singing contest．
c．Hung became popular among Americans．
d．Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best．
e．Three websites put Hung’s funny performance on the Internet．
[ ]
A．
d, b, e, c, a
B．
a, c, d, b, e
C．
a, d, b, c, e
D．
d, b, a, e, c
(4)
Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America?
[ ]
A．
His success was based on his own hard work．
B．
He attracted people’s attention in the contest．
C．
He was good-looking though he didn’t sing well．
D．
His character was completely different from other idols’．
Student Date of Birth：19/08/1988 Department of Education and Training
International Students Centre
Hong Xue 827-839 George Street PO Box 707
60 Waratah Street Broadway NSW 21007
Croydon Park NSW 2133 Phone：(612)9217 4801 1300 302 456
Fax：(612)9212 6721
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WARNING LETTER
Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
Note：You must not change those arrangements without the written approval of your education provider．
You must obey the following rules：
1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
[ ]
A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
