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Kiki, an educational consultant who works with families in New York City, sees a disturbing trend in today's society. “Nowadays, celebrities have become a form of hero，” She said. “__71__”

Carlin Flora, an editor at Psychology Today, says we identify with celebrities because “we see their faces over and over” in the media.__72__

We need real heroes, says Flora. In finding our role models, she advises, we should measure the value of what a person contributes to the world.

Last month, a New York City man made headlines when he jumped onto subway tracks to save a stranger from an oncoming (迎面而來的) train. Suddenly, everyone was calling Wesley Autrey “Superman”. “I didn't think I did anything heroic，” Autrey told one reporter. “__73__”

__74__ Ryan was just a first?grade kid in the Canadian province of Ontario when he read that millions of people in Africa had no clean water to drink. He started an organization to help them. Now 16, Ryan has raised more than $1.5 million to dig more than 230 wells in 11 countries.

“The smallest acts can make a difference，” Ryan tells us. “You can change the world，” he says. “__75__ You create a ripple when you do a good deed. And before you know it, there are waves all over, and the whole world is a better place.”

A．I just helped someone who needed help.

B．I didn't know how I did that then.

C．It's like throwing a rock into a pond.

D．Many stars are just “famous for being famous”．

E．Not all heroes risk their lives.

F．Often, we mistake mere fame for heroism.

G．We should respect these celebrities.

 

Answer 1

71～75　FDAEC