Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people __41___. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, ___42___ will tell you the potential（潜力） of that nation.
If today in America, you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their __43___ would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars---the people __44___ with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent but one ___45____ if one should hold up rock stars as a model. The rock stars too often are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that ___46___. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should ___47___ more in a hero than such things __48____money and fine clothes.
A second type of heroes for the American youth are sports stars. Again you have a person who has a great talent in one area--__49___. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is __50____ disorder. Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of __51__of the sports stars.
A third group of heroes are TV or movie stars. These people may have lots of __52______ talent and are quite handsome. However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and ____53_____ be held up as a model for young people.
Today, the rock stars, the sportsmen, and the actors___54____ have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his ___55____ is a doctor, a teacher or a scientist? These people are not __56____ and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are ___57___ people who work hard to make the world a better place for every one.
What is really sad is that the young try to __58____ their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes as theirs. If the heroes of today for the American youth are __59_____ only to rock stars, sportsmen and actors, the future does not look too ___60__ .
41. A. dislike B. admire C. hate D. satisfy
42. A. they B. which C. who D. it
43. A. choices B. conclusions（结论） C. majority D. questions
44. A. interested B. connected C. excited D. pleased
45. A. wants B. hopes C. wonders D. expects
46. A. bad B. simple C. silent D. good
47. A. gather B. spend C. put D. take
48. A. like B. as C. with D. besides
49. A. sports B. music C. movie D. teaching
50. A. little B. a bit C. a few D. any
51. A. sports B. life C. clothes D. talent
52. A. teaching B. running C. acting D. pretending
53. A. should not B. should C. must D. may not
54. A. both B. each C. all D. none
55. A. parent B. husband C. wife D. hero
56. A. rich B. poor C. healthy D. kind
57. A. stupid B. talented C. terrible D. weak
58. A. persuade B. praise C. remember D. follow
59. A. enough B. limited C. powerful D. great
60. A. bright B. usual C. necessary D. important