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he reasons these models became so famous was the huge amounts of money they were paid. Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista once said, “I won39。 work per year—that39。t make their money just from posing for the camera or walking down the catwalk. They have discovered many other areas where they can market themselves: films, television shows, exercise videos, calendars, and even the lingerie(女內(nèi)衣) business. Elle Macpherson has her own underwear pany which makes millions of pounds a year. Supermodels have many other things in mon, too. They travel all over the world to work. They own houses and flats in many different places. ( )5. How do people get to know about the lives of supermodels? A. By watching their shows. B. By calling their mobiles. C. By surfing their websites. D. By sending presents to them. ( )6. For one day39。t just make money from modelling. D. All the supermodels have their own underwear panies. (C) CATV is a short way saying“ munity antenna(公用天線 )television”. But“ cable television” is the name most people use. Cable television allows viewers(觀眾 )to receive TV programs that they Call not pick up with their ordinary antenna. Television signals(信號 )do not follow the curve(曲線 )of the earth. They travel in straight lines in all directions. Signals from a TV station move towards the horizon(水平線 )and then go into space. If you live only a few miles from a TV station, you may get a good picture on your set. But if you live more than 50 miles from a station, you may not get any pictures at all. CATV began in 1948. People in places far from TV stations had to pay for putting up high antennas. A munity antenna was usually placed on a hill, a mountain or on a high tower. The antenna picked up TV signals and fed them into a small local(當(dāng)?shù)氐?)station. From the station,thick wires called cable ran out to nearby homes. Each person using the cable paid a monthly charge(費(fèi)用 ). CATV worked well, and soon new uses were found for it. Local stations could feed programs into empty channels that were not in use. People along the cable could have local news,weather report, and farm and school news at no extra charge. Today, cable television has moved into cities. It brings in extra programs that city viewers with ordinary antenna can not see. It is also used in many classrooms throughout the country. ( )8. From the first paragraph we know that_________. A. most people use cable television B.“ munity antenna” is used for cable television C. a munity antenna is used for cable television D. an ordinary antenna can not pick up TV programs ( )9. Of the following. which is not the way TV signals travel? A. In a curve. B. In a straight line. C. In all directions. D. Towards the horizon ( )10. Cable TV is being more and more popular because_________. A. it is free of charge B. it provides all TV users good pictures C. it only needs a bit of cable D. it can provide more programs ( )11. From the passage we can infer that_________. A. TV has begun to be used for educational purpose(目的 ) B. viewers can receive more TV programs with their ordinary antennas C. cable TV can not be used in small towns D. antennas for cable TV are u