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First read the following question.

89. Which of the following statements about Domingo and Pavarotti is true?

A. They are nearing the end of their reigns.

B. They are surpassed by Carreras.

C. They are performing at the Metropolitan Opera.

D. They are pulling an opera.

正确答案是

Now scan the passage and answer the question.

What makes opera run? In recent years, much of the horsepower has come from the mighty two cylinder engine of Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, whose "Three Tenors" concerts with Jose Carreras are the most profitable road show in the modern history of classical music. It has been more than a decade since the Metropolitan Opera gave an opening-night performance with one or the other performing. But few tenors sing past 60, and both men are fast approaching the inevitable end of their dual tenure at the top of the operatic heap.