Question

Many people like to watch TV, There are all kinds of programs on TV. The soap opera is one of them.

The soap opera was first on the radio in the 1920s, then it started on TV in the 1940s. Why do so many people like to watch soap operas on TV, especially young people? What makes soap operas popular? Let’s find out.

First, what's happening in the soap opera is very different from our lives. Everything is perfect in the play, People don’t need to worry about almost anything. People don’t have more Problems.

Second, there are many beautiful girls and handsome boys in the soap opera. They are cool. They make young people crazy. They make young people happy.

Third, the story in the soap opera is usually interesting. It makes people relaxed after a days hard work. Even some old people like to watch it, too.

But some people don't like it, they think the show is too slow and too long. Do you like to watch soap operas? What do you think of them?

1.The soap opera started on TV __________.

A. in the 192 B. in the 1930s

C. in the 1940s D. in the 1950s

2.The soap opera is __________ our lives.

A. very different from B. the same as

C. as interesting as D. crazier than

3.__________ in the soap opera make young people crazy.

A. The money problem B. The perfect stories

C. The interesting D. The beautiful girls and handsome boys

4.People like soap operas because

A. they are too slow and too long B. they can make people

C. they cam make people relaxed D. they started on TV early

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage

A. The people in the soap opera don’t need to worry about almost anything.

B. All people like soap operas.

C. The story in the soap opera is usually interesting.

D. The girls and the boys in the soap opera are usually cool.

Answer 1