Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 23 In order that they could ensure higher (23) _________, TV producers have developed a whole new breed of programmes featuring real people. In Europe the most famous of these (24) _________reality TV shows was probably Big Brothers, where 12 ordinaiy people volunteered ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27. Fill in the appropriate word in question 23

In order that they could ensure higher (23) _________, TV producers have developed a whole new breed of programmes featuring real people. In Europe the most famous of these (24) _________reality TV shows was probably Big Brothers, where 12 ordinaiy people volunteered to live under the watchful eye of TV cameras 24 hours a day. In America, the top show was Survivor, based on a similar concept, in which 16 constants are abandoned on a desert island. But the ultimate example of the genre must surely be The Osbournes, first (25) _________on MTV in 2002, in which the homelife of rock star Ozzy Osbourne and his family was laid bare to public scrutiny. Obsoume himself was already a (26) _________name as the former lead singer of the highly successful heavy-metal group, Black Sabbath, The show was described as a real-life sitcom because it (27) _________light on Ozzy’s softer, more humorous side. It revealed his devotion to his teenage kids, even though he was often heard yelling and swearing at them. The programme brought in millions for the Osbourne family and certainly blurred the boundaries between reality and television.