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The first reality TV show in the world was called Expedition Robinson and it was shown in Sweden in 1997 . Half the population of the country watched the final event and a new kind of TV program was born . Two years later in Holland , the first series of Big Brother was filmed . Again , it was a great success and the final program was watched by 15 million people . Now more than 20 countries around the world have Big Brother or Expedition Robinson on their TV screens . The ordinary people who take part in the programs are known by millions of people in their own countries and reality TV has become big , big business ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
For the TV producers , reality TV is a dream that has come true because many of the programs cost nothing to make . At some point , the television viewers are asked to telephone the program to vote or to apply to take part in the show . It is the cost of these telephone calls that pays for the shows . One of the most popular shows is Pop Idol . In the show a group of attractive young people are made into pop stars . TV viewers vote for their favorite person on the show . The winner makes a record and millions of copies of the record are sold . His or her pictures are published on the covers of magazines or on the front pages of newspapers , and then , they are quickly forgotten ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
But not everyone is happy about reality TV. In Portugal , two TV channels got into trouble because they showed too much of the personal lives of the people in the shows . In France , reality TV is called “rubbish TV” and the TV studios of Big Brother were attacked three times in one week . In Greece , Big Brother was described as “against human rights and civilization .”.m4^;A*Q8m)^
9f'K7O3X,J3a'N9w1l+a1K 1. Those who take part in the reality TV shows are usually ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
A. common people.m4^;A*Q8m)^
B. pop TV stars.m4^;A*Q8m)^
C. attractive people.m4^;A*Q8m)^
D. famous film stars.m4^;A*Q8m)^
1d']*a+|0Y+V'e.S,E8b2U 2. Who would pay for the cost of the reality TV shows according to the passage ?.m4^;A*Q8m)^
A. TV producers who make reality TV shows ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
B. TV actors who take part in reality TV shows ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
C. TV viewers who telephone reality TV shows..m4^;A*Q8m)^
D. TV companies which broadcast reality TV shows ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
(D)O3b.c*e5L-Y:o5P6Y-Q+L 3. It can be concluded from the passage that ..m4^;A*Q8m)^
A. everyone is happy about reality TV.m4^;A*Q8m)^
B. reality TV will do well in many countries.m4^;A*Q8m)^
C. all the people in Europe are in favor of reality TV.m4^;A*Q8m)^
D. reality TV will not be broadcast in any countries.m4^;A*Q8m)^