A Fan of Dae Jang Geum 《大长今》影迷
Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》) is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly ___1__. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but ___2__ in front of the TV when she’s not __3__, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean __4___.”
She also swears to __5__ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to __6__ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal. “You can __7__ get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy (笨拙的) kitchen performances on __8__. So I decided to __9__ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually __10__ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was __11__ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt (钝的) knives, she __12__ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife is not __13__ the salesman boasts.
My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean __14__. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a __15__ like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop (孕妇专卖店) where I recommend (推荐) one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” __16__, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were __17__ when they saw what we were doing.
The Dae Jang Geum series __18__ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. __19__ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has __20_ even though the series is now over.
1. A. increased             B. degraded                  C. depressed                 D. raised
2. A. stand                   B. lie                        C. seat                          D. sit
3. A. at work                B. at table                     C. on leave                   D. on business
4. A. fruit                            B. vegetables                C. dishes                      D. cakes
5. A. eat                       B. learn                       C. cook                        D. perform
6. A. stand for                 B. go by                       C. pass by                     D. stand by
7. A. easily                  B. hardly                      C. difficultly                 D. carefully
8. A. her forks                     B. her spoons                C. her knives                D. her pans
9. A. buy                      B. borrow                     C. lend                         D. fetch
10. A. careless               B. alert                        C. patient                     D. modest
11. A. better than           B. the closest shape of   C. sharper than                 D. taken from
12. A. speeded up         B. slowed down            C. brought down           D. improved
13. A. as fast as             B. as dull as                  C. as slow as                 D. as sharp as
14. A. diet style             B. dish flavor                      C. dressing style           D. cooking style
15. A. inside pocket          B. butterfly knot           C. pretty collar                 D. long belt
16. A. Coincidently       B. Disappointedly          C. Fortunately               D. Excitedly
17. A. very puzzled              B. pretty satisfied          C. very pleased             D. pretty shocked
18. A. shoots at            B. aims at                    C. directs at                 D. works at
19. A. In spite of          B. Because of               C. Instead of              D. In case of
20. A. changed little      B. turned a lot              C. developed a little      D. improved a lot