閱讀理解。
      How would you like an easy way to earn $2,500? All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your
meals. There's a catch, however. You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week.
There are no books or television or radio for amusement. You can't leave until the week is up. And a camera
will be recording your every move.
     Two people actually took the job. The idea came from Rob Thompson, a video artist. He wanted to make
a film about the way animals are treated. His goal was to raise people's awareness of the living conditions of
animals that are raised for food. He decided to pay $5,000 out of his own savings to two people who were
willing to live like chickens for a week. 
     To Rob's surprise, quite a few people answered his advertisement. He had interviews and selected Eric,
a 24-year-old restaurant worker, and Pam, a 27-year-old chemist. The plan was for them to spend seven days
together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide. A camera would record their experience,
which would take place in an art museum. 
     The week was long and difficult. They slept on a hard wooden floor. They couldn't stand up without
banging their heads. They ate vegetables and drink water from a garden hose-pipe (橡膠軟管). Their only
privacy was a toilet surrounded by a curtain. There were no sinks, mirrors, or toothbrushes in the cage. Their
only inspiration was the two framed checks that hung on the wall outside the cage. Visitors who came here
were warned, "Do not feed the humans."
      Finally it was over, and Pam and Eric came out of the cage. They had survived the week, and they each
had a $2,500 check in their hands. When Rob Thompson opened the cage, Eric came out, changed into clean
clothes, and ate a chocolate bar right away. "It's great for me to be able to stand up." he said. Pam just
changed her clothes and left. After a week of visitors and reporters watching her, she didn't want to talk to
anyone.
1. What kind of person is Rob Thompson?
[     ]
A. He is curious about people's personal life
B. He is kind-hearted to animals
C. He dislike people around
D. He likes to help poor people
2. The underlined word "catch" (in Paragraph 1) probably means ______.
[     ]
A. unsolved problem
B. surprising wonder
C. unbelievable condition
D. hidden difficulty
3. What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage?
[     ]
A. That they had nothing for amusement.
B. That they couldn't lie down to sleep in the cage.
C. That they had to do almost everything under others' very eyes.
D. That they didn't have meat to eat.
4. What would be the best title for this passage?
[     ]
A. An Easy Way to Earn $2,500
B. Do Not Feed Humans
C. Living Like a Chicken
D. Getting Along Well Anyway
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