閱讀理解。
     Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including
China. Young people are going crazy about Korean pop songs and the Korean language. The Korean Wave
started a few years ago with the TV programmes "Winter Sonata" (冬季戀歌). This love story is still popular.
People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Young Jun.(裴勇俊)
      In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean
names like Baby Vox, S.E.S. and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).The Korean Wave
has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that now some
girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful
Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don't make plastic look shameful (丟了面子).
    Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South
Korean.
1. What does the Korea Wave refer to (指的是)? It refers to _______.
A. Korean TV
B. Korean culture
C. Korean language
D. Korean actors
2. When did the Korean Wave start? It started with _______.
A. the Korean pop songs
B. the Korean language
C. the TV series "Winter Sonata"
D. The Korean food.
3. Korean stars often change their looks by _______.
A. singing pop songs
B. acting in TV dramas
C. trying different food
D. having plastic surgery
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.
B. Young people like Korean pop stars' clothes and hairstyles.
C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.
D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.
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LG stationery
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[     ]

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[     ]

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drinking it. But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it. Later, ad more
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