TheartistAndyWarholfamouslysaidthathethoughteverybodywouldbefamousforfifteenminutes,andwiththeincreasingpoweroftheinternet,that’s11truetodaythanever.Anybodywithaninternetconnectionandacomputercannowbecomeacewe

　　TheartistAndyWarholfamouslysaidthathethoughteverybodywouldbefamousforfifteenminutes,andwiththeincreasingpoweroftheinternet,that’s11truetodaythanever.Anybodywithaninternetconnectionandacomputercannowbecomeacewebrity.

　　Acewebrityissomebodywhoisonly,orperhapsmostlyfamousthroughtheirpresence12theinternet,aninternetpersonalitywhocrossesovertothemainstream.Awebcelebrity.Acewebrity.

　　Aspeoplerelyontheinternetmoreandmore13theirentertainmentneeds,itisbecomingincreasinglyattractive14aplatformfornewwriting,music,film,andart.ThewriterStephenKinghaspublishedbooksonlyontheinternetandsomemusiciansgetarecordingcontractthroughthepopularitytheybuild15ontheweb.

　　RecentlyanAmericannewspaper,theSeattlePI[Post-Intelligencer]decidedto16itspapercopyandonlypublishonline.Asitsaudiencegrows,theinternetisbecomingmorepowerfulinmakingpeoplefamous,andsomevideoswhichare17ontheinternetbecomeincredibly18,beingseenbymillionsofpeopleinashortspaceoftime.Thisis19whereavideoofsomeonedancingandpretendingtosingafamoussongcangetthem20onTVshowsandmagazines.It’sanageofcewebrity!

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　　12.A.inB.onC.atD.to

　　13.A.asB.likeC.ofD.for

　　14.A.likeB.inC.asD.to

　　15.A.downB.onC.upD.into

　　16.A.adoptB.adeptC.discardD.abandon

　　17.A.postedB.advertisedC.communicatedD.comprehend

　　18.A.popularB.perilousC.fabulousD.fantastic

　　19.A.atimeB.aperiodC.anageD.astage

　　20.A.apresenceB.anappearanceC.anoutlookD.anexpression