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.

Korean culture is really popular right now. The Korean Wave(韩流) is sweeping Asian countries including(包括)   1   . Young people are   2  in Korean TV plays, Korean pop songs and the Korean language.
The Korean Wave started   3    years ago with the TV series(电视系列剧) Winter Sonata(冬季恋歌). This love story is still popular now. People, especially girls, like the beautiful stories and handsome actors   4     Pei Yongjun ( 裴勇俊).
In the music world, Korean stars are making   5  heard in China. You can often find big Korean names such as Baby Vox, SES and Finkle at the top of the Chinese   6   charts(排行榜).
The Korean Wave   7   makes young people try the clothes and hairstyles of the Korean pop stars. Besides those, now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整形手术)  8   
their looks. It is said that many Korean stars look beautiful   9  plastic surgery.
As you see, Korean culture has changed us a lot. Is it  10   for us to follow in every way? We each should think about it.

Every culture has a recognized (公认的) point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.

    In China, although teenagers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult when they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their license（证）, they drive into the grown-up world.

    "Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school," said Eleanor Fulham, 17. "It's like you're not cool if you don't have a car," she said.

    According to a recent research, 41% of 16 to 19 year olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1985. Although, most of these cars are bought by parents, some teens get part-time jobs to help pay.

    Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with undergrounds and limited(有限的) parking, some teenagers don't want them. But in rich areas outside the city, if there are no undergrounds, and bicycles are more for fun than cars, it is strange for a teenager not to have a car.

    But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 and 19-year-olds. This has made many parents stop before letting their kids drive. They need to wait until they are more experienced.

    Julie Susiana, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learner's permit (许可)

    Chad said he has accepted his parents' decision, although it has caused some laughing from his friends. "They say that I am unlucky," he said. "But I'd rather be alive than driving, and I don't really trust my friends on the road either."

    In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this become a big step to becoming an adult?

1.16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _______.

A. they want to show themselves off     

B. they are not experienced drivers

C. older people always drive better                

D. they never drive carefully on the road

2.Which may NOT be taken into consideration when deciding whether to buy a car?

A. How rich the family is.                          

B. Whether the kid is old enough.

C. What traffic condition there is around. 

D. Whether it's practically needed.

3.The passage mainly gives information about _______.

A. an American culture about teenagers' driving

B. a change in the Chinese culture

C. a cultural difference between America and China

D. the relationship between driving and a person's development

4.Which may serve as the best title of the article?

A. Cars Helping You to Grow Up               B. Driving into the Grown-up World

C. Teenagers' Driving in America                      D. Recognized Point of Becoming an Adult

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

The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still 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 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 surgery look shameful (丢面子的).

Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.

1. What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to ____..

A. Korean TV dramas      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. Taekwondo    

C. the TV series “Winter Sonata”    D. the Korean food

3.Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?

A. Bae Yong Jun.       B. Baby Vox.     C. S. E. S              D. Finke

4.Korean stars often change their looks by ____.

 A. singing pop songs      B. acting in TV dramas 

C. trying different food     D. having plastic surgery

5.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.