One of the most popular American singers of 20th century was Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley made the music called rock ‘n’ roll popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960’s. Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a small town called tupelo, in Mississippi in the southern United States; he came from a very poor family. His parents were simply country people who often took Elvis to church. At church he learned to sing, and he never forgets the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

When he was a school boy, Elvis moved to the town of Memphis in Tennessee (田納西州). He attended high school in Memphis, but he was not a very good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is popular in Tennessee, a style called country and western.

In 1955 in Memphis he recorded some country and western songs for his mother’s birthday, the people at the recording studio liked Elvis’s singing and music. There was something different about it. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American south, music known as blues.

（ ）38. Elvis parsley will always be remembered by American people as _______.

A. a film star B. a famous conductor　

C. a record maker　　　　　　　　　　 D. a great singer

（ ）39. The music Elvis recorded was the style called _________.

A. blues　　 B. popular　　　 C. rock “n” roll　　 D. country and western

（ ）40. When he was at high school, Elvis didn’t do very well in his studies because_________.

A. he was slow in learning　　　　　　 B. his family was very poor.

C. he went to church too often　　　　　 D. he was only interested in singing

（ ）41. At the recording studio, people noticed country and western _________.

A. used to sing in church　　　　　　 B. was the same as blues

C. had a unique style　　　　　　　 D. was popular in South America

The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the time is called  1  music.   2 the early 1900s in America, the popular music was called Ragtime. People played it on piano and was very fast. Some of the songs had   3 and were easy  4 . Some of the songs were only music but were easy to dance, too. In the 1920s, a style called “crooning” was popular. Men sang it with a very gentle voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, “jazz” became popular. Jazz is often fast and people usually play it with a piano and horns.
It wasn’t stopping  5 the 1950s when people created “rock and roll”. Elvis Presley is called the “King of Rock and Roll”. He had many popular songs throughout the years. Rock music changed as the years went   6  . Some different kinds of pop music in the 1960s were called Motown and beach music. In the 1960s, there was also a movement in the United States called the British Invasion. That was when the group The Beatles  7 popular. They were one of the most important  8  in American music history.
Today, pop music can be Hip Hop, Rap, R & B, or Country. American young people  9 like listening to pop music. People   10 as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are some of the most well-known singers.

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The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the time is called  1   music.   2  the early 1900s in America, the popular music was called Ragtime. People played it on piano and was very fast. Some of the songs had   3  and were easy  4  . Some of the songs were only music but were easy to dance, too. In the 1920s, a style called “crooning” was popular. Men sang it with a very gentle voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, “jazz” became popular. Jazz is often fast and people usually play it with a piano and horns.

It wasn’t stopping  5  the 1950s when people created “rock and roll”. Elvis Presley is called the “King of Rock and Roll”. He had many popular songs throughout the years. Rock music changed as the years went   6   . Some different kinds of pop music in the 1960s were called Motown and beach music. In the 1960s, there was also a movement in the United States called the British Invasion. That was when the group The Beatles  7  popular. They were one of the most important  8  in American music history.

Today, pop music can be Hip Hop, Rap, R & B, or Country. American young people  9  like listening to pop music. People   10  as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are some of the most well-known singers.

1.A. rock       B. jazz     C. country  D. pop

2.A. On     B. At       C. In       D. Between

3.A. words  B. fan      C. grammar  D. sentence

4.A. dance  B. dancing  C. to sing  D. sang

5.A. until  B. when     C. while    D. in

6.A. in     B. by       C. to       D. with

7.A. become B. became   C. becomes  D. to become

8.A. singer B. music    C. songs    D. bands

9.A. especially B. fast C. very     D. not

10.A. so        B. see      C. example  D. such

The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the time is called 26　 music. 　27 the early 1900s in America, the popular music was called Ragtime. People played it on piano and was very fast. Some of the songs had　 28 and were easy 29 . Some of the songs were only music but were easy to dance, too. In the 1920s, a style called “crooning” was popular. Men sang it with a very gentle voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, “jazz” became popular. Jazz is often fast and people usually play it with a piano and horns.

It wasn’t stopping 30 the 1950s when people created “rock and roll”. Elvis Presley is called the “King of Rock and Roll”. He had many popular songs throughout the years. Rock music changed as the years went　 31　 . Some different kinds of pop music in the 1960s were called Motown and beach music. In the 1960s, there was also a movement in the United States called the British Invasion. That was when the group The Beatles 32 popular. They were one of the most important 33 in American music history.

Today, pop music can be Hip Hop, Rap, R & B, or Country. American young people 34 like listening to pop music. People　 35 as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are some of the most well-known singers.

26. A. rock　　　　 B. jazz　　　　　 C. country　　　　　　 D. pop

27. A. On　　　　　 B. At　　　　　　 C. In　　　　　　 D. Between

28. A. words　　 B. fan　　　　　　 C. grammar　 D. sentence

29. A. dance　　　　　　 B. dancing　　 C. to sing　　　　　　 D. sang

30. A. until　　　　 B. when　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. in

31. A. in　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. with

32. A. become　 B. became　　 C. becomes　 D. to become

33. A. singer　　　 B. music　　　　 C. songs　　　　 D. bands

34. A. especially B. fast　　　　　 C. very　　　　　 D. not

35. A. so　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　 C. example　　 D. such