单选题 In the world of show business, for example, fame is apt to be breathtakingly ______, a year in the limelight followed by total obscurity.
A. ephemeral B. peripheral C. perpetual D. evanescent

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] A项意为“朝生暮死的，短暂的”；B项意为“周边的，肤浅的”；C项意为“永久的”；D项意为“(逐渐)消失的”。因此，A选项符合题意。