Good morning．The program today is about music．The word“music”comes from the Greek word“muse”．The Muses are the goddesses of the arts．Music is only one of the arts．It is like the spoken language, but is uses sounds．Today's program brings together music from different corners of the world．Who invented music? Who sang the first song? No one knows exactly the answers to these questions．But we know that music plays an important part in almost everyone's life．Babies and young children love to hear people singing to them．When they are a little older, they like to sing the songs they have heard．When children go to school, their world of music grows．In the middle grades students take music lessons．When they reach high school, they become interested in listening to pop music．
The records we have chosen for you today are form American country music, Indian music, pop music and so on．Music has meaning for everyone．It can make people happy or it can make them sad．In this program we shall study the language of music．We shall be trying to find out more about how music works．We shall try to find out how music says what people feel．
Now, here comes the music today, I shall explain why they are all good music…
Sometimes good manners in one place are bad manners in other places. If you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia and some friends ask you to eat with them, what kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud “burp”(打嗝) after you finish eating. Burping will show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a loud burp, you are supposed to say, “Excuse me, please.”In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts on Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat. What are good manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you’re polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. If you meet a friend in Arabia, you should walk behind the tents until you come to his tent. If you pass in front of the other tents, you will be asked to eat with them. And it is bad manners if you say no.
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In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that _______ .
A. you enjoy your meal
B. you don’t like the meal
C. your meal is not good
D. you want to eat more
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(2)
In some parts of Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should _____ .
A. talk much with others
B. be silent
C. turn your back on others
D. eat quickly
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(3)
In Arabia it is bad manners _______ .
A. to walk in front of the people’s tents
B. to visit a friend if he is working
C. not to come into the people’s tents
D. not to eat with them if you are asked to
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(4)
In the East African town, people _______ .
A. won’t talk to a visitor until they finish what they are doing
B. don’t like a visitor until they finish what they are doing
C. like to talk with a visitor when they are working
D. talk to a visitor before they begin their work
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(5)
Which would be the best title for this passage? _______
