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Popular Music

Popular music is also called pop. It is any type of music that a large number of people ______. It is different from folk (民间的) music, which is the ______ music and songs of common people. It's ______ different from classical (古典的) music, which is often more formal or artistic.

There are many types of popular music, ______ rock, country, rap, rhythm and blues (or R&B), the blues and jazz.

It is very ______ for popular music to be popular for only a short time. New songs regularly ______ hit songs. Even ______ of popular music lose popularity. The styles of big band, soul, and disco are no longer as popular as they once were. ______， some songs and styles have remained popular for ______.

Popular music developed out of many styles of religious (宗教的), folk, and classical music. In the 1800s concert bands and traveling musical groups brought ______ music to more and more people.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s the United States became a(n) ______ center of popular music. Songwriters in New York City wrote many popular songs, ______ African Americans created jazz and other new forms of popular music.

In the early 1900s phonograph records (留声机唱片) appeared, so people could ______ music in their homes. ______the first radio stations began playing popular songs.

Rock and roll, a mixture of country and blues music, ______ in the 1950s. It became wildly popular with young people. Rock is ______ the best­known form of popular music.

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, radio, television, movies, and the Internet ______ popular music to grow and to change. These ______ made it possible for millions of people to hear a single ______ at the same time. They also helped to ______ popular music into the huge business that it is today.

1.A. try    B. enjoy    C. share    D. remember

2.A. quiet    B. light    C. serious    D. traditional

3.A. also    B. never    C. just    D. already

4.A. except for    B. because of    C. such as    D. instead of

5.A. interesting    B. common    C. difficult    D. terrible

6.A. improve    B. influence    C. control    D. replace

7.A. players    B. writers    C. types    D. concerts

8.A. However    B. Besides    C. Moreover    D. Anyhow

9.A. days    B. weeks    C. months    D. years

10.A. folk    B. popular    C. classical    D. religious

11.A. safe    B. strange    C. important    D. unusual

12.A. and    B. but    C. since    D. so

13.A. create    B. record    C. turn up    D. listen to

14.A. Once    B. Soon    C. Recently    D. Finally

15.A. changed    B. continued    C. increased    D. appeared

16.A. still    B. only    C. again    D. even

17.A. taught    B. expected    C. helped    D. warned

18.A. examples    B. inventions    C. advantages    D. activities

19.A. word    B. answer    C. notice    D. song

20.A. make    B. bring    C. introduce    D. add