By the end of the 20th century, TV show producers had begun to turn to the cheapest performers available — their audience. It seemed that anyone who wanted fame could _______ it. And some people wanted it far too much.
Richard and Mayumi Heene, _______ , launched a large balloon 2,000 meters into the air and then called a TV network to say that their six-year-old son, Falcon, was inside it. Planes were re-routed and Denver International Airport was briefly _______ . However, Falcon was later found to have been hiding in the family’s garage the whole time. The “balloon boy” incident turned out to be a hoax (骗局) and the Heenes were _______ of doing it in the hope of landing their own reality TV shows. Instead, they got a fine and a short sentence each — but they were certainly _______ for a while.
So do we want fame? Research suggests that a large number of us do. According to one recent survey, 30 percent of adults regularly daydream about being famous and 40 percent of us expect to _______ some kind of fame in our lifetimes. Perhaps a better question is: should we want to be famous? Do we really want every _______ of our private lives exposed in newspapers and discussed on television? Some people, such as talent show contestant Susan Boyle, seem ill-euipped to deal with this kind of _______, despite their talent. Boyle gained international fame for her extraordinary singing voice after appearing on TV talent show Britain’s Got Talent and her first album became the fastest-selling of all time in the U.K. But the sudden fame didn’t seem easy for her at first, and after the final of the show, Boyle was _______ to a private psychiatric clinic.
Furthermore, people who achieve fame often don’t seem to like it once they have it. A survey of celebrities found that they worry about the press, critics, threatening letters, the lack of privacy, and the __________ on their children. These are hardly worries that __________ people have to deal with. They also, __________, worry about what would happen if they were no longer famous. And there are plenty of people to ask about that. Take, for example, Donato Dalrymple, a fisherman who rescued a boy from the sea and enjoyed the media spotlight for several months afterwards. When it ended, however, he __________ his job as a toilet cleaner. “I know I’m a nobody,” he said when the attention had __________.
“When the person has to go back to everyday life, there’s a sense of __________ loss and being cheated out of something,” says Dr. Robert Cancro of the New York University School of Medicine.
1.A.envy B.avoid C.afford D.get
2.A.for example B.on the other hand C.in contrast D.in comparison
3.A.shut down B.searched through C.sent off D.looked into
4.A.charged B.accused C.considered D.warned
5.A.supported B.ashamed C.crazy D.famous
6.A.involve B.increase C.beat D.experience
7.A.arrangement B.aspect C.variety D.zone
8.A.behavior B.crisis C.pressure D.reputation
9.A.accessible B.admitted C.used D.crowded
10.A.weight B.influence C.benefit D.energy
11.A.intelligent B.well-known C.common D.considerate
12.A.accidentally B.fortunately C.ironically D.understandably
13.A.held up B.gave up C.decided on D.returned to
14.A.disappeared B.arisen C.been paid D.grown
15.A.moderation B.achievement C.disappointment D.direction
The beautiful dress _______ Miss Jones went to the ball was borrowed from a friend of hers.
A.that B.which C.in which D.wearing which
The students in Shanghai are using the same textbooks _______ we are now using.
A.as B.that C.which D.whose
Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.
A.neither of them B.both of them C.none of whom D.neither of whom
Companies should understand the risks _______ they are exposed and monitor their control environments adequately.
A.on which B.in which C.to which D.with which
Liberty, equality, and fraternity are the ideals _______ human beings have been fighting.
A.to which B.against which C.with which D.for which
