Korea culture is really popular in Asia right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping many Asian countries, including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs and the Korean language. 

The Korea Wave started a few years ago with the TV series Winter Sonata(《冬季恋歌》). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun. 

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. 

The Korean Wave also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Some beautiful Korean stars have plastic surgery(整容). These stars don’t think plastic surgery is shameful. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery to change the way they look. 

    Why Korean culture is so popular? Because many young people think it is fashionable and it can represent(代表) the personality.

1. The passage talks about       .

A. the Korean songs                                               B. the Korean TV dramas

C. the Korean Wave                                               D. the Korean people

2. The Korean Wave is very hot in some Asian countries like       .

A. Russia   B. Australia                  C. America          D. China

3. Finkle is famous for       .

A. the music  B. the clothes           C. the hairstyles   D. the football player

4. Young people are attracted by the following except       .

A. Korean pop songs                    B. Korean cities    C. plastic surgery    D. Korean stars

5. Why is Korean culture very popular now?   

A. Because the Korean Wave is sweeping lots of countries.

B. Because the plastic surgery makes people more beautiful

C. Because it represents personality, fashion and independence (独立)

D. Because it is a rich and strong country.  

Korean culture is really   1   right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries  2  China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo（跆拳道）and the Korean language.

The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is   3   popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong 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  4  of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).

The Korean Wave has also made young people  5  to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only  6  . Now some girls in China  7  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 surgery look shameful（丢面子的）.

Are  8   the faces of beautiful Korean girls not  9 ?  10  for yourself when you next visit South Korea.

1.A. exciting       B. excited       C. interested       D. boring

2.A. includes       B. included      C. including       D. is including

3.A. never         B. not           C. still           D. no

4.A. middle        B. top           C. popular        D. better

5.A. want          B. to want       C. wants         D. wanted

6.A. this           B. these         C. those         D. that

7.A. is having       B. are having    C. have          D. has

8.A. none          B. neither       C. both           D. all

9.A. true           B. truly         C. real           D. really

10.A. Find out      B. Find         C. Look         D. Look for