Question

  Many people think country music and western music are nearly the same. In fact,they are two different kinds of music in America.

They come from different parts of America. Country music comes from the southeast of America. But western music comes from the southwest of America.

Another difference is the ways of playing them. Country music has a simple way of playing. It uses fewer instruments like guitars and harmonicas ( 口琴) .But western music needs more and bigger instruments like trumpets (小號) ，trombones (長號) and so on.

Country music is folk music. It’s the music that travels in the country. Men and women often play it. However,there is much dancing in western music and men often play it.

However,country music and western music often share similar topics for songs. They have these songs with the topics like love,money,crime (犯罪) and so on. These songs often tell the life of the poor in America.

(   ) 1. Country music is      western music.

   A. the same as   B. different from

   C. better than   D. worse than

(   ) 2. Country music comes from the      of America.

   A. southeast   B. southwest

   C. northeast   D. northwest

(   ) 3.      often play western music.

   A. Men   B. Women

   C. Children   D. Men and women

(   ) 4. Country music and western music are similar on        .

   A. numbers   B. playing ways

   C. instruments   D. topics for songs

(   ) 5. Country music and western music often tell the life of      in America.

   A. boys and girls   B. the old

   C. the poor   D. the rich

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