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Thingshavechanged.Foreverybody,Englandmeantgentlemen,fairplay,andgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoing,unfortunately,andsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.

Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmore,torestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapub,anditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.Thecafesarenotterriblynice.

Asawoman,Ifeelunsafehere.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.Iusedtouseit,butnowI’mafraid.

Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEngland.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.Hisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesaway,butItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalone.

1.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.

A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyears

C.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere

2.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?

A.Inacafe.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inanightclub.D.Inapub.

3.Theunderlinedpart“it”（inPara.4）refersto______.

A.ataxi 

B.themoney 

C.abomb 

D.publictransport

4.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.

A.feltlonelyinEngland 

B.hadneverbeentoFrance

C.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamily 

D.didn'

tliketheBritishideaoffamily

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DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'

sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'

sattention.Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime，”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold－outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain（抱怨）abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm－starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'

tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

63．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________．

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame

64．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Well－knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

65．Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.

B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.

C.Lackoffavorablechances.

D.Hugepopulationof