EXERCISE 26

　　Music comes in many forms;most countries have style of their own.__1_ the turn of the country when jazz was born,America had no prominent __2_ of its own.No one knows exactly when jazz was __3_,or by whom.But it began to be __4_ in the early 1900s.Jazz is America's contribution to __5_ music.In contrast to classic music,which __6_ formal European traditions,jazz is spontaneous and free in form.It bubble with energy,__7_ the modds,interests,and emotions of the people.In the 1920s,jazz __8_ like America.And __9_ it does today.The __10_ of this music are as interesting as the music __11_.American Negroes,or blacks,as they are called today,were the jazz__12_.They were brought to the Southern states __13_ slaves.They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __14_.When a Negro died his friend and relatives __15_ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery.In New Orleans,a band often accompanied the _16__.On the way to the cemetery the band played slow,solemn music suited to the occasion._17__ on the way home the mood charged.Spirits lifted.Death had remove one of their __18_,but the living were glad to be alive.The band played _19__ music,improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes __20_ at the funeral.This music made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.

　　1）   A  at              B in              C by          D on
　　2）   A  music           B song            C melody      D style
　　3）   A  discovered       B acted           C designed      D invented
　　4）   A  noticed          B found           C listened      D heard
　　5）   A  classical         B sacred          C light         D popular
　　6）   A  forms           B follows         C approaches    D introduces
　　7）   A  expressing       B explaining       C exposing     D illustrating
　　8）   A  appeared        B felt             C sounded      D seemed
　　9）   A  so             B as              C either         D neither
　　10）  A  originals        B origins          C discoveries    D resources
　　11）  A  concered        B itself           C available      D oneself
　　12）  A  players          B followers       C pioneers      D fans
　　15）  A  demonstrated     B composed       C formed       D hosted
　　14）  A  months          B weeks          C hours        D times
　　13）  A  for             B by              C with        D as
　　16）  A  demonstration    B procession       C body        D march
　　17）  A  evenl           B therefore         C but         D so
　　18）  A  number         B members         C body        D relations
　　19）  A  sad            B solemn           C funeral      D happy
　　20）  A  whistled        B sung             C showed      D presented

　　答案：

　　1——5  CDBAD
　　6——10  BACAB
　　11——15  BCDCC
　　16——20  BCBDD