5 . What is music? Music is sound arranged into pleasing or interesting ________. It is part of every culture on Earth. People use music to ________ feelings and ideas. Music also serves to entertain and relax.
Music is a performing art. It ________ form such arts as painting and poetry, in which arts ________ works and then display or publish them. Musical composers need musicians to ________ and perform their works. ________ most musical performances are really co-operations between composers and performers.
Music also plays a major role in other arts. Opera ________ singing and music with drama. Ballet and other forms of dancing need music to help the dancers ________ their steps. Motion pictures use music to help set the mood as well as introduce the actions or enhance its ________ on the audience. Music is one of the ________ arts. People probably started to sing to as soon as ________ developed. Hunting tools struck together may have been the first musical ________. By about 10,000 B.C , hollow bones had been used by ________ people to make flutes. The first written music dates from about 2500 B.C.
There are two chief kinds of western music, classical and popular. Symphonies, operas, and ballet are ________ music. It is generally harder to write and perform. Musicians who perform it need a lot of training. Popular music ________ country music, folk music, jazz, and rock music. It is easier to perform and understand.
1. A.models | B.types | C.styles | D.patterns |
2. A.express | B.explore | C.cover | D.test |
3. A.results | B.develops | C.differs | D.separates |
4. A.discover | B.develops | C.differs | D.separates |
5. A.adapt | B.interpret | C.follow | D.complete |
6. A.Thus | B.However | C.Besides | D.And |
7. A.joins | B.associates | C.connects | D.combines |
8. 9. A.force | B.effect | C.influence | D.impact |
10. A.greatest | B.easiest | C.oldest | D.best |
11. A.agriculture | B.society | C.humanity | D.language |
12. A.performers | B.events | C.instruments | D.notes |
13. A.precious | B.old | C.early | D.ancient |
14. A.light | B.background | C.classical | D.experimental |
15. A.accepts | B.includes | C.explains | D.illustrates |