34. A.　 tells　　　　　　　 B.　 says　　　　 C.　 speaks　　　 D.　 talks

33. A. about　　　　　　 B.　 with　　　　　 C.　 for　　　　　　 D.　 at

32. A.　 boring　　　　　 B.　 serious　　　 C.　 popular　　 　　D. difficult

31. A. So　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　 C.　 And　　　　　　 D. Or

55.　 A.　 surprised　　　 B.　 laughed　　　　　　　 C.　 cried out

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People who live in cities often laugh at the way of life in the country. 31 people do not laugh at country music. It is one of the most 32 kinds of music in the United States today.

Maybe country music is very popular be­cause it is 33 ordinary people' s feelings (情感) and events like love, sadness(悲伤)good times, and bad times.　 It　 34　 　stories of real life.

Country music comes from 35 kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the 36 mountain people in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cow­boy (牛仔) music from the American West. The singers usually play the guitars(吉 他)　 37　　 they sing.

Country music became very popular in the South.　 During World War II , thou­sands of people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest (中西部) to 38　　 in factories.　 They took their music with them.　 Slowly　 39　 became popular all over the United States.

In 1925 a radio program in Nashville started to 40 country music. Today Nashville is the 41 of country music. Musicians record(录制) their music in more than 60 workrooms and these workrooms are 42 24 hours a day! There are also hotels, stores that sell cowboy clothes , and tours for people to see the homes of fa­mous country music 43 . Nashville also has a park for public performance and the Country Music Hall-a place like a 44 with pictures of famous country music stars.

Today people in many other 45 around the world also enjoy country music and even sing it in their own language^. Country music is now popular all over the world.

54.　 A.　 the other　　　 B.　 another　　　　　　　 C.　 other

53.　 A.　 see　　　　　　　 B.　 taste　　　　　　　　　 C.　 smell

52.　 A.　 monkey　　 　　B.　 dog　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 cat

51.　 A.　 opened　　　　 B.　 closed　　　　　　　　 C.　 broke

50.　 A.　 inside　　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　　　 C.　 round