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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: American country music is also known as country western music .It has a very long history . It comes from the folk songs of immigrants from Britain. Country music users simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness, love , and sadness . That is to say , country music describes life . It talks about friends and enemies , trucks and roads , farm and crops.. People in many parts of the world like country music, because everyone can understand what the music is about . Country western music became popular first among cowboys in the American west countryside . Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to _ and to overcome their own fear .They were not well-educated and so they sang about their daily life in very simple words .They played guitars, violins. and other instruments. In the south of America , many people added instruments from their homes , like bottles and spoons, When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving , they usually sang and played country western music . In recent years ,many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past.These changes make the songs sound even better.Today singers such as Carth Brooks.Reba McEntire. Emmylou Harris. Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt, LeAnn Rimes,Randy Travis and a group called Alabama are singing and playing in different styles.They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the wold. ,. Question: The best title for the passage is _ . Options: A: Americans Love American Country Music. B: The History of American Country Music. C: Singers and Fans of American Country Music D: All Kinds of American Music, Yesterday and Today.
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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Like many people ,I have no clear idea about heroes . A t some point , we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is. Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics which give us courage and make us want to learn from them. A hero does something worth talking about, A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just person with great fame . A hero has power larger than himself . Some people want to live like a hero. And they have to experience life with new and further meaning .A sure test for would- be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If their answer suggests they serve only own fames, they may be famous persons but not heroes. A hero has a _ from the mountain top .He has the power to move people . He creates new possibility. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain, Without Martin Luther King .Jr, Americans might take different parks , and shop in different stores of the different colors of their skins. There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of the change would be rather slow . Thanks to heroes in history ,they make the society develop so rapidly. Question: I f you want to live like a hero , you should _ | Options: A: experience a new and meaningful life B: listen to something worth talking about C: serve your own fame and try to be famous D: know where and how you want to live and die
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A

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Read the article and select the best answer. Article: What is "walk to School?" Now we are working on a programme of "Walk to School". We would like as many parents and children as possible to take part, even if in a small way. Children who walk to and from school along with their parents can learn essential road safety and life skills. You can take part by... #Walking to and from school with your child every day. #Walking for one or two days during the week. #Encouraging others to walk, if you already do. Walking is great! #Walking is great exercise! A walk is good for your body and can keep you fit. #You won't have to waste time looking for a parking site . #It's pollution free. #It's a good chance to talk to your children and to meet other parents, too. Enjoying walking to school! Here is some advice to help you and your child enjoy walking to school. #Plan a safe route together. #Teach children what a kerb is and what it means. #Encourage your child to help you choose the safest places to cross the road. #Look at and discuss the things you see on your way - especially road signs and what they mean. Walk to school! Thousands of parents and children take part, could you? Please go to www.walktoschool. org. uk for more information. Question: By walking to and from school, children can learn _ . Options: A: driving skills B: running skills C: road safety and life skills D: knowledge about science
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C