Soap operas （肥皂剧） and sitcoms（情景喜剧） are two different kinds of popular TV shows． What are the differences between them？

A soap opera is usually very long and has many episodes（集）． All the episodes of a soap opera are interconnected． The first soap opera was on the radio in the late 1930s． One of the most famous soap operas is Friends．

A sitcom， or a situation comedy， is a set of funny stories． These stories all happen（发生） in a small place， like a house or a workplace． Sitcoms are different from soap operas． Each story in a sitcom can be different from others and sitcoms can make people feel happy． There is a very popular sitcom on TV in China． It is Home With Kids．

【小题1】When was the first soap opera on the radio？ ______

A．In 1390．	B．In the late 1390s．
C．In 1930．	D．In the late 1930s．

【小题2】What does the underlined word "interconnected" mean in Chinese？ ______

A．不连接的

B．互相关联的

C．无法连接的

D．没有电的

【小题3】What can we learn about Friends？ ______

A．It is one of the most famous soap operas．

B．It is a very popular sitcom in China．

C．It is the most popular sitcom in America．

D．It is the first soap opera on TV．

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ ______

A．A soap opera is very short．

B．A soap opera has few episodes．

C．A sitcom is a set of funny stories．

D．A sitcom has few characters（人物）．

【小题5】What's the best title for the passage？ ______

A．Differences Between Soap Operas and Sitcoms

B．How to Make Soap Operas

C．Differences Between Sitcoms and Funny Stories

D．How to Make People Laugh