Question

Western country music is very old. It came from the United States,Canada,Ireland,and Great Britain. It is a mixture (混合) of music f 1       all of these places.

In the west of America,cowboys had to take c 2       of the cattle (cows) . They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran a 3       A cowboy's life was lonely (孤独) and d 4       . When he was alone in the desert with the cattle,he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to make them q 5       . Of course,the cowboys also sang music when they t 6       to town to relax and have a good time.

In the south America,many people came from Ireland,Scotland,and England. Other people came from France,Canada. They e 7       their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on h 8       like Thanksgiving and Christmas,they usually sang and played country music.

Western country music describes life. It talks about love,j 9      ,home and money. It talks about friends and enemies,farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like western country music b 10       it's close to our daily life.

1. f       2. c       3. a      4. d       5. q         

6. t         7. e       8. h       9. j       10. b       

Answer 1

 1. from   2. care   3. away   4. dangerous/dirty   5. quiet   6. traveled   7. enjoyed   8. holidays   9. jobs/journeys   10. because