专八阅读练习之Pop Stars Earn Much
<p> <span word="Pop">Pop</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prerogative">prerogative</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Royalty">Royalty</span>. <span word="Wherever">Wherever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span>， <span word="people">people</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="greet">greet</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span>， <span word="colorfully">colorfully</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="idols">idols</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="chauffeur">chauffeur</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="Rolls">Rolls</span>-<span word="Royces">Royces</span>， <span word="private">private</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="aeroplanes">aeroplanes</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="entourage">entourage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="managers">managers</span>， <span word="press">press</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bodyguards">bodyguards</span>. <span word="Photographs">Photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="comings">comings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goings">goings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>， <span word="for">for</span>， <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Royalty">Royalty</span>， <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="privileges">privileges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Royalty">Royalty</span>， <span word="they">they</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inconveniences">inconveniences</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="unscheduled">unscheduled</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="shielded">shielded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adoring">adoring</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="idolize">idolize</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="calculated">calculated</span>， <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="not">not</span>? <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="rewarded">rewarded</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span> <span word="lavishly">lavishly</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span>： <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="fame">fame</span>， <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adulation">adulation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="scale">scale</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="todays">todays</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excesses">excesses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="gramophone">gramophone</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="royalties">royalties</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pops">Pops</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="colossal">colossal</span>.</p>
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