The "show business" attracts many young people. 1       only very few can hope to be?

come famous.

Talent is not 2        Without a good manager,a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is 3        important in this business. The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he makes 4        clothes. In exactly the same way,a performer must change his "act" in order to 5        the taste of the moment. This is 6        for actors and dancers,but perhaps most of all for 7       "Pop" stands for "popular",and a pop singer has to 8        to become popular. He must either give the public what they want,or he must find 9        way of singing that will at?tract their attention. 10       when he has succeeded,and his records are sold everywhere,he can not 11       . He must work harder than ever to remain popular,12       there are always younger trying to become famous. The life of a successful pop singer is 13       . He can only relax when he is alone,because everything he does is watched and reported in the special news?paper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for 14       . They buy his record,they go to his concerts,and they make him 15       . But they can be very troublesome,too. They sometimes 16        handkerchiefs,they tear off buttons,and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to 17        A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on 18       .

because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And 19      ,he must al?ways keep smiling for the benefit of 20       .

(   ) 1. A. Unfortunately   B. Therefore   C. Naturally   D. Luckily

(   ) 2. A. important   B. enough   C. necessary   D. encouraged

(   ) 3. A. still   B. yet   C. even   D. also '

(   ) 4. A. beautiful   B. oldfashioned   C. new   D. strange

(   ) 5. A. follow   B. get   C. change   D. agree

(   ) 6. A. easy   B. same   C. true   D. good

(   ) 7. A. artists   B. tailors   C. women   D. singers

(   ) 8. A. act   B. work hard   C. travel   D. sing

(   ) 9. A. a new   B. an easy   C. a popular   D. a strange

(   ) 10. A. Even   B. Unless   C. If   D. But

(   ) 11. A. give up   B. leave   C. relax   D. satisfy

(   ) 12. A. so   B. then   C. because   D. and

(   ) 13. A. simple   B. very interesting

   C. exciting   D. not at all easy

(   ) 14. A. the public   B. the show business

   C. the first star   D. the singer

(   ) 15. A. satisfy   B. exalted   C. rich and famous   D. happy

(   ) 16. A. receive   B. steal   C. send   D. accept

(   ) 17. A. sing   B. give   C. hide   D. leave

(   ) 18. A. traveling   B. clothes   C. food   D. homing

(   ) 19. A. thus   B. more or less   C. after all   D. above all

(   ) 20. A. his public   B. himself   C. all   D. his manager

Throughout my life,I have been lucky enough to have a very good relationship with my parents. They have supported me,1       me necessary criticism,and taught me a great deal about 2        to live my life. Parents can be very important teachers in our lives;3      ,they are not 4        the best teachers.

Parents may be too 5        to their children emotionally. Sometimes they can only see their children through the 6        of a protector. For example,they may limit a child's freedom in the name of safety. A teacher might 7       a trip to a big city as a valuable new experience. However,it might seem 8        dangerous to a parent.

Another problem is that parents may expect their children's interests to be 9        to their own. They can't seem to 10        from their children in their mind. If they love science,they may try to 11        their child to love science too. But 12       if their child's true love is art,or writing,or car repair?

Parents are usually eager to 13        their value to their children. But should children always believe what their parents do? Maybe different generations need different ways of thinking. When children are young,they 14       that their parents are always right. But when they get older,they realize there are other 15       ,Sometimes parents,especially older ones,can't 16       rapid social or technology changes. A student who has friends of all different races and backgrounds at school may find that her parents don't really 17        or value the digital revolu?tion. Sometimes kids have to find their own ways to 18        they believe in.

The most important thing to realize is that we all have many 19        in our lives. Our par?ents teach us,our teachers teach us,and our peers teach us. Books and newspapers and televi?sion also teach us. All of them are 20       .

(   ) 1. A. given   B. shown   C. taken   D. offer

(   ) 2. A. what   B. when   C. how   D. which

(   ) 3. A. otherwise   B. however   C. nevertheless   D. whatever

(   ) 4. A. often   B. usually   C. sometimes   D. always

(   ) 5. A. near   B. beside   C. close   D. by

(   ) 6. A. eyes   B. ways   C. means   D. methods

(   ) 7. A. guess   B. consider   C. regard   D. see

(   ) 8. A. rather   B. too   C. quite   D. very

(   ) 9. A. similar   B. same   C. only   D. familiar

(   ) 10. A. divide   B. separate   C. untie   D. keep

(   ) 11. A. oblige   B. make   C. force   D. have

(   ) 12. A. as   B. even   C. only   D. what

(   ) 13. A. pass by   B. pass away   C. pass on   D. pass along

(   ) 14. A. believe   B. expect   C. hope   D. predict

(   ) 15. A. things   B. views   C. matters   D. opinion

(   ) 16. A. keep in touch with   B. keep away from

   C. keep up with   D. keep in mind

(   ) 17. A. learn   B. realize   C. know   D. understand

(   ) 18. A. how   B. what   C. that   D. it

(   ) 19. A. friends   B. classmates   C. teachers   D. relatives

(   ) 20. A. valuable   B. worthy   C. value   D. worth

Say you are a 17th century construction worker who's worked long and hard to build a splendid tower for the dead wife of your emperor.

Now say that the emperor orders your fingertips 1        off so you can never build another one. Yes,that is the Taj Mahal,one of the most 2        buildings in the world. And the 3        behind the construction is just as 4        as the building itself.

First,there's the 5        of northern India,Shah Jehan,also called the King of the World. In 1612,Shah Jehan married Mumtaz Mahal. 6       in love,they had 14 children 7        the next 20 years. But then sadness came. 8       Mumtaz was about to 9        birth to child number 14 ,she said she had heard her unborn baby cry out. It was a 10       of death. And as Mumtaz lay 11       ,she asked Jehan to build a 12       memorial to celebrate their love.

When the heartbroken Jehan 13        eight days after his wife's death,his people were 14        to see that his coalblack hair had turned snowwhite.

Putting away his sadness,Jehan ordered his wife's dying wish 15       . More than 20 ,000 workers labored nearly 22 years to 16 the construction. In 1653,Jehan placed Mumtaz's 17       in the center under the building.

And then,son number five,Aurangzeb,murdered his brothers and took over the 18        from his aging father. Jehan lived the rest of his days―eight years,to be exact 19       not far from the Taj Mahal. Jehan was only allowed to climb onto the top of his prison to see the time?less treasure from a distance. But never again would he be allowed to visit it―until he was bur?ied 20       to his wife.

(   ) 1. A. cut   B. threw   C. snatched   D. took

(   ) 2. A. super   B. great   C. famous   D. important

(   ) 3. A. fiction   B. affair   C. tale   D. incident

(   ) 4. A. acceptable   B. impressive   C. unforgettable   D. effective

(   ) 5. A. empress   B. dictator   C. authority   D. emperor

(   ) 6. A. Happily   B. Madly   C. Followed   D. Participated

(   ) 7. A. over   B. along   C. from   D. under

(   ) 8. A. As   B. Since   C. Whereas   D. Because

(   ) 9. A. have   B. give   C. get   D. make

(   ) 10. A. signal   B. saying   C. warning   D. sign

(   ) 11. A. deadly   B. dead   C. dying   D. died

(   ) 12. A. temporary   B. durable   C. continuing   D. lasting

(   ) 13. A. reached   B. showed   C. arrived   D. appeared

(   ) 14. A. delighted   B. shocked   C. puzzled   D. relieved

(   ) 15. A. carried out   B. carried off   C. carried on   D. carried over

(   ) 16. A. maintain   B. create   C. decorate   D. complete

(   ) 17. A. remains   B. clothes   C. jewels   D. portraits

(   ) 18. A. right   B. force   C. power   D. chair

(   ) 19. A. confined   B. captured   C. imprisoned   D. detained

(   ) 20. A. close   B. next   C. near   D. on

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