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Thanks to the power of the Internet, many people have become superstars overnight. Their 41 is felt online in catchphrases(名言),photos and videos that 42 around the Internet.hey have gotten famous 43 the unique luck of becoming an Internet celebrity.
This global phenomenon has certainly caught on in the US, and American high school students are no 44. Alex is one of their 45.
Alex? A few months ago, he was a high school student living a 46life. He lived in Texas in the US. He woke up at 7 am for school. He had 144 followers on Twitter. But now everybody on social media knows him. How?
You must have had this experience. You were waiting in line for the 47 in a store when you realized that your cashier was smoking 48. Well, that's exactly what happenedto someone who saw Alex. He was working in a chain store one weekend and a teen girl tookhis photo and posted it on the Internet. She 49 a caption (文字说明)naming the store, writing, "This is Alex from Target,"and teen girls soon began 50 the picture on every social media platform.
Alex, who worked in the Target store all clay, had no idea that he had become a sensation. He only felt 51 when he noticed his checkout line had gotten 52 long. Then his Target manager showed him the online photo.
Alex's life began to 53. He got thousands of followers on Twitter, a social network,withinthe first 24 hours and his new fans even tried to 54 which Target store he worked at. "I was getting tons oftexts," Alex said. "They all said 'This is crazy, you're famous.
55 , Alex also paid the 56 for fame when he received criticism and verbal 57 . Many have taken to social media to call Alex names. Twitter is full of 58 criticizing his looks.
Alex has tried to59 the criticism. He says he wants to take what he learned from his days of being bullied and help to 60teenagers who are experiencing meanness online.
41. A. profession
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B. potential
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C. purpose
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D. presence
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42. A. float
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B. shake
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C. interrupt
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D. perform
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43. A. regardless of
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B. free from
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C. due to
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D. apart from
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44. A. need
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B. sense
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C. exception
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D. reason
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45. A. schoolmates
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B. representatives
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C. settlers
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D. citizens
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46. A. normal
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B. colorful
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C. healthy
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D. tough
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47. A. board
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B. notice
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C. shelf
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D. checkout
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48. A. big
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B. hot
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C. free
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D. light
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49. A. added
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B. copied
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C. mixed
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D. moved
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50. A. taking
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B. editing
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C. sharing
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D. drawing
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51. A. fortunate
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B. strange
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C. thrilled
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D. upset
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52. A. slightly
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B. commonly
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C. unnecessarily
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D. unusually
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53. A. change
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B. recover
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C. improve
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D. suffer
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54. A. remember
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B. see to
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C. figure out
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D. explain
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55. A. Instead
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B. Therefore
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C. Otherwise
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D. However
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56. A. price
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B. note
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C.rent
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D. tax
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57. A. attacks
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B. promises
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C. agreements
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D. reminders
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58. A. rules
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B. marks
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C. posts
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D. bills
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59. A. set off
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B. give off
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C. brush off
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D. take off
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60. A. attract
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B. guide
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C. follow
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D. consult
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