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the industry, whereas the passage implies these people have no notable standing at all.
Why B is wrong: Residency is never mentioned in this part of the passage. The
sentence is about who gravitates to Hollywood, not about where people currently live.
Whether someone is a resident is completely irrelevant to the meaning here.
Why D is wrong: There is no suggestion in the passage that anyone is unwelcome in
Hollywood. In fact, the opposite is implied — Hollywood is a place that almost everyone
eventually ends up, suggesting it draws people in rather than turning them away.
2.2 Hesitant response (HR)
Why C might possibly be correct: "Everyone who is anyone in show-business" could
perhaps refer to people who have somehow achieved celebrity/star status, though I'm
not entirely sure. "And plenty who aren't" might then be the contrast — possibly
suggesting people who come to Hollywood but may perhaps be unlikely to ever reach
that kind of celebrity status. It would seem they still gravitate there, maybe drawn by the
dream, though I could be wrong about this.
Why A might possibly be wrong: I think the phrase could perhaps be more
specifically about show-business rather than general fame, but I'm not fully confident. A
seems to maybe imply some degree of recognition in the industry, whereas the passage
might possibly suggest these people have little standing — though honestly, this isn't
entirely clear to me and could be interpreted differently.
Why B might possibly be wrong: Residency doesn't really seem to be mentioned
here, as far as I can tell. The sentence might be about who gravitates to Hollywood rather
than where people live — but I suppose it's possible there's an underlying connection to
residency that I'm perhaps missing.
Why D might possibly be wrong: I don't think there's much suggestion that anyone
is unwelcome, but I could be mistaken. The opposite might be implied — though I'm
honestly not fully certain, and someone else might read the passage's tone quite
differently.
2.3 Guidance response (GR)
Look at the full phrase again — "everyone who is anyone in show-business." What
does "anyone" imply about a person's status in the industry?
Now think about "and plenty who aren't" — aren't what exactly? What quality from
the previous part of the phrase are they lacking?
Consider the word "entertainment" in option A — is show-business a form of
entertainment? How closely do those two words relate?
Think about the difference between being "well-known" and being a full celebrity —
could someone be in the entertainment world but still not be considered "anyone”.

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