BEIJING(01－20－2012)－Zhao Benshan，one of the most famous Chinese comics (喜剧演员)，announced on Thursday that he has decided to be absent from the Spring Festival Evening Party，mainland's most-viewed show，which is organized by China Central Television (CCTV) and staged on the eve of Spring Festival.
Every year since 1990，the 55yearold Liaoning native，has taken part in the show. But according to a statement released by CCTV on its microblog on Thursday，Zhao will not appear because of his fatigue.
Zhao has fully prepared for his part in the show and has participated in several rehearsals (彩排) though he has been ill，according to the statement，but he finally decided to leave the show because “he felt exhausted and excessively tired”．
“Zhao's leave will not affect our schedule for the show，”said Ma Xin，who works for CCTV. However，Ma refused to give more details about Zhao's sudden decision to leave .On Thursday afternoon，more than 9 million users on Sina weibo，China's most popular microblogging service，have expressed their opinions on this news item.
A Beijing micro-blogger who uses the name Mengguniang said she felt disappointed and shocked after learning Zhao will not be featured in this year's show. “I look forward to watching Zhao's funny performance every year，”she said.
Some people say they do not believe that Zhao quits because of his illness and think the real reason is that he lacks the ability to put on a good show after all these years.
Some audience in the south are not very interested in his shows because of regional cultural gaps and their intolerance of Zhao's northeastern accent.
What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Something about the Spring Festival Evening Party.

B．A popular comic won't appear at the Spring Festival Evening Party.

C．Zhao Benshan is exhausted and tired.

D．Most people are sad about Zhao's decision.

Zhao Benshan began to take part in the Spring Festival Evening Party when he was ________ years old.

A．23

B．26

C．33

D．36

The underlined word in the second paragraph means that Zhao is ________.

A．old

B．fat

C．unhappy

D．tired

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．All Chinese like to watch Zhao's shows.

B．Zhao didn't prepare for the Spring Festival Evening Party.

C．Mengguniang was sad about Zhao's decision.

D．Over ten million users on Sina weibo were concerned about the news.

Some audience in the south are not very interested in Zhao's shows because ________.

A．Zhao's shows are in low level

B．of regional cultural gaps and Zhao's northeastern accent

C．Zhao lacks the ability to put on a good show

D．Zhao looks like a farmer in a small countryside