五、閱讀測驗       Jason stands in front of his bedroom mirror and puts yellow-brown makeup on his face to make his skin look perfect. Then he uses a black pencil to make his eyebrows thicker and clearer. “Having a clean face makes you look smarter and creates an image that you can handle yourself well,” the college student said. “When I wear makeup, it makes me more confident.” Jason’s efforts to paint the perfect face are common in South Korea.     This country has become the male makeup capital of the world. South Korean men spent $495.5 million on skincare last year, according to the market company Euromonitor International. That makes it the largest market for men’s skincare in the world, even though there are only about 19 million men in South Korea. Amorepacific, South Korea’s biggest cosmetics company, says the total sales of men’s cosmetics in South Korea this year will be more than $885 million. In South Korea, male beauty has become “a marker of social success” and men usually take the time and effort to  pamper  their skin because they think “appearance is power.” Therefore, in a Seoul cafe, it is easy to find that a young woman takes some lipstick out of her bag and puts it on her male friend’s lips when they talk. 

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【題組】1.What may be the best title of this article?
(A)How Can South Koreans Become Pretty?
(B)In South Korea, Appearance Isn’t Everything.
(C)The Success of South Korea’s Cosmetics Company
(D)Men in South Korea Wear Makeup.