serious about music until college.

　　Clark has always loved country music for its epic lyric quality. She moved to Nashville and started out writing but never gave up her dream of being a performing artist in her own right. Roughly three years ago, Clark achieved her goal with her first album 12 Stories. On June 10, 2016, Clark released her second album Big Day in a Small Town. Clark said her favorite song was Crazy by Willy Nelson. She believes his song will last for years to come and hopes to have the same for her own music.

　　Many artists find the hardest part of the business is the concern from their friends and families. After all, the saying "poor starving artist" isn't popular without reason. Clark has always had a supportive family and friends and has been lucky enough not to confront that particular doubt. For her, the hardest part of the music industry is struggling to find a new way to say something that has been said. She said it could feel like pushing a rock uphill. However, performing in front of a live audience makes everything worth it to Clark. She succeeds in knowing that she can do something that connects with people.

　　Clark grew up in Washington about two hours south of Seattle. She loves her town and didn't want to move away but her dream moved her. She says, "Choosing to follow singing was the best and the hardest thing I ever did." Now she spends most of her time touring and loves moving around. She particularly enjoys going to bed in one city and waking up in another. Those cities love her too as she just finished a run of sold out shows.

　　1．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

　　A．Clark became famous when she was very young.

　　B．Clark's family had an influence on her in music.

　　C．Clark wasn't interested in music until college.

　　D．Clark's family wanted her to be a singer.

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段中"Until the age of five years old, her family listened to records instead of watching TV."可推知，布兰迪·克拉克的家庭对音乐的爱好对她的音乐发展有一定的影响。

　　2．What's Clark's attitude towards Willy Nelson?

　　A．Uninterested.　　　　 B．Admired.

　　C．Doubtful. D．Worried.

解析：选B　观点态度题。根据第二段中的"Clark said her favorite song was Crazy by Willy Nelson. She believes ...for her own music." 可知，布兰迪·克拉克对Willy Nelson持一种崇敬的态度。