Dae Jang Geum 《大长今》 is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status (地位) and living standard have been greatly      . My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but         in front of the TV when she’s not        , and orders me, “You --- go and make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean        .”
She once swore (发誓) to         all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she ordered me to         the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it was like the dog-meal. “You can         get things done if you find the right tool,” my girlfriend blamed her terrible kitchen performances on        . So I decided to        her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually         when making her selection. She finally picked one that was        Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was because of the blunt (钝的) knife, she         her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife was not         the salesman boasted (吹嘘).
My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean        . Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a  butterfly knot(蝴蝶结) like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity (孕妇装) shop where I recommended one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a(n)        dress?”  Coincidently(巧合地) , her parents just happened to be shopping at the time. They were         when they saw what we were doing.
The Dae Jang Geum series         encouraging the youth to realize their ambition(雄心,抱负). However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s.         being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at        , a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has          even though the series is now over.

A．increased B．degraded C．risen D．raised

A．stand B．lay C．seat D．sit

A．at work B．at table C．on leave D．on business

A．fruits B．vegetables C．dishes D．cakes

A．eat B．learn C．cook D．perform

A．stand for B．go by C．pass by D．stand by

A．easily B．hardly C．difficultly D．carefully

A．her fork B．her spoon C．her knife D．her pan

A．buy B．borrow C．lend D．fetch

A．careless B．angry C．patient D．modest(谦虚)

A．better than B．the closest shape of C．sharper than D．taken from

A．speeded up B．slowed down C．brought down D．improved

A．as fast as B．as dull as C．as slow as D．as sharp as

A．diet style B．dish flavor C．dressing style D．cooking style

A．Chinese B．Korean C．English D．American

A．quite encouraged B．pretty satisfied C．very pleased D．pretty shocked

A．shoots at B．aims at C．directs at D．works at

A．In spite of B．Because of C．Instead of D．In case of

A．me B．herself C．the TV D．nothing

A．changed little B．turned a lot C．developed a little D．improved a lot