EXERCISE 26

Music comes in many forms;most countries have style of their own.__1_ the turn of the country when jazz was born,America had no prominent __2_ of its own.No one knows exactly when jazz was __3_,or by whom.But it began to be __4_ in the early 1900s.Jazz is America’s contribution to __5_ music.In contrast to classic music,which __6_ formal European traditions,jazz is spontaneous and free in form.It bubble with energy,__7_ the modds,interests,and emotions of the people.In the 1920s,jazz __8_ like America.And __9_ it does today.The __10_ of this music are as interesting as the music __11_.American Negroes,or blacks,as they are called today,were the jazz__12_.They were brought to the Southern states __13_ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __14_.When a Negro died his friend and relatives __15_ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.In New Orleans,a band often accompanied the _16__.On the way to the cemetery the band played slow,solemn music suited to the occasion._17__ on the way home the mood charged.Spirits lifted.Death had remove one of their __18_,but the living were glad to be alive.The band played _19__ music,improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes __20_ at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.

1) A at B in C by D on

2) A music B song C melody D style

3) A discovered B acted C designed D invented

4) A noticed B found C listened D heard

5) A classical B sacred C light D popular

6) A forms B follows C approaches D introduces

7) A expressing B explaining C exposing D illustrating

8) A appeared B felt C sounded D seemed

9) A so B as C either D neither

10) A originals B origins C discoveries D resources

11) A concered B itself C available D oneself

12) A players B followers C pioneers D fans

15) A demonstrated B composed C formed D hosted

14) A months B weeks C hours D times

13) A for B by C with D as

16) A demonstration B procession C body D march

17) A evenl B therefore C but D so

18) A number B members C body D relations

19) A sad B solemn C funeral D happy

20) A whistled B sung C showed D presented

答案:

1--5 CDBAD 6--10 BACAB 11--15 BCDCC 16--20 BCBDD