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Circle the suitable statement for the situation Sally: What type of music do you like?
given below. Rita: I am into ----.
Sally: What type of music is it?
One of your friends says that he doesn’t understand Rita: It’s a popular type of music that first appeared
why people prefer listening to jazz, and it’s unbearable. in the 1980s. It’s a form of electronic music. It
As a person who is into jazz music, you don’t agree with has fast beats and is based in African American
him by saying: music styles.
A) I agree with you to some extent, but music taste may Which of the following can complete the
differ from person to person. conversation above?
B) To me, jazz music is a music genre that people avoid
listening to. A) country
C) In my view, there are better music types than jazz B) jazz
music. C) techno
D) I couldn’t agree more. I hate it when my brother D) rap
starts playing jazz music on his computer. E) disco
E) I don’t think so. It is the only kind of music that makes
me calm and peaceful.
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Fill in the blank with the correct music genre. Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in Mississippi and he
lived in a very poor family. In 1947, his family decided
............. music is a music genre that is traditional and to move to Memphis where he lived for the rest of
passed down on from generation to generation. In his life. He loved rock music so much. His first record
Turkey, the most frequently used instrument in this “Heartbreak Hotel” was released in 1956. This was
music genre is “the bağlama.” also the title of his first film, too. During his short
life he acted in 33 films and he got 45 gold records.
A) Reggae Two years later he was in the American army. So,
B) Country he spent two years in Germany. In 1960, when he
C) Hip hop came back home, he was the most famous singer in
D) Folk the world and newspapers said he was “The King of
E) Rock Rock”. He got married and had a daughter, Lisa. He
died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland home at the
age of 42.
What can be the best title of the text above?
A) The King of Rock
B) Elvis and His Family
C) The History of Rock
D) American Army and Elvis
E) Childhood of Rock Star
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