下面的短文有5处空白，短文后有6个句子，其中5个取自短文，请根据短文内容将其分别放回原有位置，以恢复文章原貌。 How Did She Conquer the Americans
African-American talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is the world’s most
powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine. (46)
. Winfrey, 51, draws 30 million viewers weekly in the
United States. Her talk show reaches 112 countries. She earned US＄225 million
over the past 12 months to rank second in celebrity riches. The
annual Forbes list gives most weight to annual earnings. (47)
"After 21 years, her exciting chat show still rules
the airwaves. It created new celebrities and hundreds of millions of dollars in
profits," the magazine said. Winfrey is most popular with her
popular talk show "The Oprah Winfrey Show". She can always attract the
superstars and let them open up to her intimate interviewing style.
Last month, American actor Tom Cruise, 42, surprised fans when he
celebrated his new romance with 26-year-old actress Katie Holmes. Fie jumped up
and down, shouting "I’m in love." Only a few years ago, Cruise and his ex-wife
Nicole Kidman appeared separately on the same show telling the news of their
divorce. (48) Winfrey’s approach appears to
be simple. She is in pursuit of self-improvement and self-empowerment (自强). This
has proved to be just what people, especially women, want.
Winfrey often talks about her personal secrets on her show. That pulls in
viewers. For example, she revealed that she had been sexually abused as a child,
and has spoken freely of her struggle with her weight. Winfrey
was born to a poor family in Mississippi in 1954. (49) At the
age of 19, she became the youngest person and the first African-American woman
to anchor (主持) a news programme, Her success has not just been
on the screen. Her media group includes a women’s TV network and websites for
women. Winfrey’s work has extended to social change.
(50) . She testified before the US Senate to
establish a national database of dangerous child abusers. President Bill Clinton
later signed "Oprah Bill" into law. A But it also looks at the
celebrity’s presence on the Internet and in the media. B In 1991, she
did a lot of work for the National Child Protection Act. C She was not
a very successful woman. D She began broadcasting while still at high
school. E It placed Winfrey at the top of its annual ranking of the 100
people last week. F The couple had been tight-lipped about their
break-up.