1 . Have you experienced a condition when listening to a very loud music makes your heartbeat so fast that you can actually feel the_________beating? From this experience, we can conclude that loud and fast music increases the heart rate. Therefore, we have a feeling of high_________and stress when we listen to loud and fast music. On the contrary, soft music is _________tons lower heart rate. People who listen to relaxing music have as lower heart rate,_________to those listening to loud and fast music, or those not listening to music at all.

But why does this happen? Experiments found that the _________of music on the heart is based on the functioning of the brain. When we hear music, the sound waves are _________into electrical impulses(神经冲动) by the brain. As it can increase and decrease the heart rate, the related effect is produced. Now, is it that only soft music _________this effect? Well, listening to soft or relaxing music is surely more _________.However, listening to any type of music you like can be _________, rather than not listening to any music at all.

It is believed that people who havens lower heart rate have a longer life.__________, people having a faster heart rate are at a greater__________of suffering from cardiovascular (心血管的) diseases. Therefore, having a slower heart rate makes you live a longer and healthier life. When music__________the heart rate, there is a feeling of__________

Therefore, it is used as a__________technique, We can conclude by saying that the phrase “Music__________the heart” is not just a saying, but a(n) fact!

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted many people coming here     1    (seek) jobs. These jobs didn’t pay well, and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the     2    (happy) newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance     3    (know) as the tango came into being.

At the beginning the tango was     4    dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became     5     (respectable)

In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was     6    (especial) evident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina     7    (arrive) in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting dance in cafes.     8    not everyone approved of the new dance, saying it was a little too shocking, the dance did find enough supporters to make     9    popular.

The    10    (popular) of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America. Then it spread to other countries.

5 . Top Music Festivals

The festival season is just kicking off, and there is a lot to look forward to in the upcoming months.

Pitchfork Music Festival

Anyone who likes indie (独立的) music and up-and-coming artists will have an amazing time at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park. It is an indie rock heaven where you can explore more underground and lesser-known bands than at the other big Chicago summer festival, Lollapalooza.

Date: July 14-16

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Music Type: Indie rock

Price: $126-$2,700

Essence Music Festival

No matter what time of the year it is, New Orleans is an amazing place if you love live music. The Essence Music Festival is a celebration of well-known artists like Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Mary J. Blige.

Date: June 29-July 2

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Music Type: R& B, soul, rock

Price: $75-$365

Sziget Festival

Budapest knows how to hold a party, and Sziget is one of the biggest celebrations of music and culture in all of Europe. You can expect to find favorite artists like Bad Religion and Mac DeMarco playing here during this three-day festival.

Date: August 9-11

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Music Type: Eclectic, Indie rock

Price: $70-$296

Flow Festival

The Flow Festival is a great excuse to explore the city of Helsinki. Artists including Lana Del Rey and The XX will be playing, among many others. Come to this festival to enjoy yourselves with an earth-friendly belief.

Date: August 11-13

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Music Type: Rock, soul, jazz

Price: $106-$199

6 . Music makes you more creative.    1    , they come up with more creative solutions, according to researchers. It may be because music improves your brain’s flexibility. Another reason may be that it relaxes you enough for the creative juices to flow. But don’t play music   too loudly.

Music can help during surgery.     2    . After surgery, it helps reduce pain. An analysis   of 73 studies confirmed that listening to music before, during or after surgery reduces anxiety and pain levels, which in turn means less pain medication.

    3     Studies have found that when you’re running, biking or walking, you’ll go farther with music on. Music relieves your discomfort and motivates you to stay on. The effect is so obviously great that the author of a review examining the psychological effects of music   on exercise called music “a type of legal performance-improvement drug”.

Music aids sleep. Listening to music before bed can help you fall asleep faster and wake up less often during the night.     4    . In one study, seniors with sleep problems who listened   to 45 minutes of soft slow music before bed reported a 35 percent improvement in their sleep.

Music gets you to ignore the passing of time. Scientists have shown repeatedly that people judge a period of waiting shorter when music is playing. Businessmen use that to their advantage, playing music so you stay longer and spend more. For instance, more drinks and food are sold in bars and restaurants when music is played.     5    , grocery sales increase by 38 percent.