Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty. Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols. The stars are transported in their chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive aero-planes. They are surrounded by a permanent entourage of managers, press agents and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are news. If they enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. It is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public. They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of p
A. there exists fierce competition in climbing to the top
B. people are blind in idolizing stars
C. successful Pop stars give great entertainment
D. the tax they have paid are great
Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty. Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols. The stars are transported in their chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royces, private helicopters or executive aero-planes. They are surrounded by a permanent entourage of managers, press agents and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are news. If they enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well. It is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public. They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds which idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of p
A. their life was as luxurious as that of royalty
B. they enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty
C. they are rather rich
D. their way of living was the same as that of the royalty
| In the United States today, coffee is a
more popular drink (1) tea, but tea played (2)
interesting part in the history of the United States. Before they won
their (3) from Britain, the colonists were forced to
(4) taxes on many goods imported into America. The tax money
was (5) to support colonial governors and officials sent to
the colonies by the British. In 1770 the British Prime Minister had repealed
most of the taxes, but King George (6) on retaining the tax
(7) tea. The King saw the tax as a (8)
of the British right to tax the colonies. American merchants (9)
smuggled nine-tenths of America’s tea into the country and
(10) paying the taxes. (11) the tax savings, the price of tea remained expensive due. to (12) shipping costs. When the British A. had B. was C. were D. often 我来回答: 提交
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