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Haveyoueverknownanyonefamous?Ifso,youmayhavefoundthattheyareremarkablysimilartotherestofus.Youmayhaveevenheardthem__47__topeoplesayingthereisanythingdifferentaboutthem.“I’mreallyjustanormalguy,”__48__anactorwhohasrecentlyrocketedintothespotlight.Thereis,ofcourse,usuallyabriefperiodwhentheyactuallystarttobelievetheyareasgreatastheir__49__fanssuggest.Theystarttowear__50__clothesandtalkasifeveryoneshouldhearwhattheyhavetosay.Thisperiod,however,doesnotoftenlastlong.Theyfallbacktorealityasfastastheyhad__51__risenaboveitall.Whatwillitfeelliketosoartosuch__52__andlookdownlikeaneaglefromuphighoneveryoneelse?Andwhatwillitfeelliketohaveflownsohighonlyto__53__fromyourdreamandrealizeyou;areonlyhuman?Someonlyseethe__54__inlosingsomethingtheyhadgained.Theyoftenmake__55__attemptstoregainwhattheylost.Oftentheseeffortsresultinevengreaterpain.Somebecome__56__financiallyandemotionally.Theonlyrealwinnersarethosewhoarehappytobebackonthegroundwiththerestofus.A)desperateB)disappointingC)crueltyD)bankruptE)fancyF)protectsG)altitudeH)similarlyI)wakeJ)contestK)objectL)worshippingM)dignityN)originallyO)protestsWisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.Thewayyougoaboutpurchasinganarticleoraservicecanactually47youmoneyorcanaddtothecost.Takethe48exampleofahairdryer.Ifyouarebuyingahairdryer,youmightthinkthatyouaremakingthe49buyifyouchooseonewhoselookyoulikeandwhichisalsothecheapest50price.Butwhenyougetithomeyoumayfindthatittakestwiceaslongasamoreexpensive51todryyourhair.Thecostoftheelectricityplusthecostofyourtimecouldwellmakeyourhairdryerthemostexpensiveoneofall.Sowhatprinciplesshouldyou52whenyougooutshopping?Ifyoukeepyourhome,yourcaroranyvaluable53inexcellentcondition,you’llbesavingmoneyinthelongrun.Beforeyoubuyanew54,talktosomeonewhoownsone.Ifyoucan,useitorborrowittocheckitsuitsyourparticularpurpose.Beforeyoubuyanexpensive55,oraservice,docheckthepriceandwhatisonoffer.Ifpossible,choose56threeitemsorthreeestimates.［A］possession［B］save［C］best［D］appliance［E］material［F］from［G］simple［H］with［I］in［J］element［K］model［L］item［M］easy［N］adopt［O］reasonableTheeconomiccostsofnoiseareseveral.Airportsarecurrentlyoperatingatlessthan47becauseofnoiseregulationswhichrestricttheirhoursofoperation.Forinstance,atWashington’sNationalAirportnojettrafficisallowedfrom11pmto7am.Otherairportsrestricttheuseofcertainrunway.Oneestimateisthatnoise48reducepossibleairportuseby20percent.The49cargotradeisespeciallyaffectedbynightrestrictions.Inthecaseofairports,jetenginesmaybe50toreducetheirnoiselevel,orinsulationfromairtrafficnoisemaybeprovidedbythepurchaseoflandaroundairportsortheinsulationofbuildings.Oneestimateisthat$5.7billionwouldberequiredto51allexistingjetengineswithnoisecontroldevices.However,52thecurrentstateoftheart,eventakingthisstepwillnotreducenoiselevelsatallpointsto53values.Somecombinationofmethodsisprobablynecessary.Ifallaircraftweremadequieterbyexistingmethods,therewouldbeanumberofeconomicbenefits.Anincreaseinairportcapacitywould54.Propertyvaluesnearairportsmightrise.Transportationcoststoandfromairportscouldbereducedsincetheairportsnowcouldbelocatedclosertopopulationcenter.Muchresearchstillneedstobedoneontheeconomic55ofnoisereductionandnoiseeffects.Althoughsomeoftheeffectsofnosepollutionareknown,moremustbediscoveredaboutitseffectsonhealth,productivity,propertyvaluesandthequalityoflife.56,thecostofnoisepollutioncontroltotheeconomyasawholeneedstobeinvestigated.A)identificationB)equipC)profitableD)capacityE)pollutionF)restrictionsG)transformedH)significantI)furthermoreJ)acceptableK)modifiedL)accordinglyM)consideringN)occurO)aspects