The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV. Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people in an artificial situation. This could be at work, or in some kind of ____26____.One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother. In this show, 15 complete strangers will live together in a house for 11 weeks. They are ____27____ 24 hours a day. Each week, the viewers vote to ____28____ one of the housemates. Finally, only one is ____29____, who will win 50,000 pounds!The show was an instant ____30____, and runs in several countries. The housemates often become ____31____ as a result of the show, and appear in national newspapers and on other shows.Reality TV is also big business in the USA. American Idol, which is similar to the Chinese Super Girl, is one example. In this show, thousands of would-be singers audition (试唱) in front of three judges.Part of the attraction is that many of the singers are not very good—in fact, some sang ____32____! The judges do not have to be ____33____, and are in fact usually very rude to some of the ____34____. As a prize, the singers receive a recording contract with a major record company.Reality TV is coming to China, too. In the new Chinese version, Wise Man Takes All, 16 would-be businessmen will ____35____ their ideas to the judges, and the best one will win 1 million yuan to make their dreams come true. Whatever happens, it seems that Reality TV is here to stay.
The latest fashion on British TV is Reality TV. Reality TV means that shows follow and film ordinary people in an artificial situation. This could be at work, or in some kind of ____26____. One of the first and most popular Reality TV shows is Big Brother. In this show, 15 complete strangers will live together in a house for 11 weeks. They are ____27____ 24 hours a day. Each week, the viewers vote to ____28____ one of the housemates. Finally, only one is ____29____, who will win 50,000 pounds! The show was an instant ____30____, and runs in several countries. The housemates often become ____31____ as a result of the show, and appear in national newspapers and on other shows. Reality TV is also big business in the USA. American Idol, which is similar to the Chinese Super Girl, is one example. In this show, thousands of would-be singers audition (试唱) in front of three judges. Part of the attraction is that many of the singers are not very good—in fact, some sang ____32____! The judges do not have to be ____33____, and are in fact usually very rude to some of the ____34____. As a prize, the singers receive a recording contract with a major record company. Reality TV is coming to China, too. In the new Chinese version, Wise Man Takes All, 16 would-be businessmen will ____35____ their ideas to the judges, and the best one will win 1 million yuan to make their dreams come true. Whatever happens, it seems that Reality TV is here to stay.