Passage Five Pop means popular, and a pop singer is supposed to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will (1) their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his (2) are sold everywhere, he cannot (3) . Then he must work harder than ever to (4) popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity. The life of a successful pop singer isn’t at all easy. He can only relax when he is (5) , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper, written for the fans. The fans are the most (6) people in the world for the singer. They buy his records; they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very (7) too. Sometimes the fans become so crazy that they do anything to get a "souvenir". They steal handkerchiefs; they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer’s hair. Many singers have been forced to hide, and some have not been so (8) as to escape being stripped (9) naked by their fans. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart, or, at any rate, (10) . He must have an expensive car. And-most important-he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.
A. aloneD. importantG. recordsJ. panic M. different
B. remainE. relaxH. attract K. secondary N. rear
C. practicallyF. essentiallyI. lucky L. annoying O. sin