单选题 The "show business" attracts many young people. (21) , only very few can hope to become (22) Talent (才能) is not (23) . Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion (时尚)is also important in this business. The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he makes old-fashioned clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must (24) his "act" in order to (25) the taste of the moment. This is true for actors and dancers, but perhaps most of all for (26) .
"Pop" stands for "popular", and a pop singer has to (27) hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot (28) . He must work harder than ever to (29) popular, (30) there are always younger singers trying to become famous. The life of a successful pop singer is (31) . He can only relax when he is (32) , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important 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 troublesome, too. They sometimes (33) handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to (34) . A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on (35) , because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And above all, he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.