her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This is started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.

21.This passage mainly talks about ____.

A.American music

B.American popular music

C.three sorts of music

D.popular music singers

22.The first three paragraphs mainly tell us ____.

A.that Americans dislike popular music

B.that popular music is an important kind of music in America

C.how to become an international star as a pop singer in America

D.popular music in America is what every teacher like

23.In the USA, as a pop singer, if you want to become a national star, you'll have to ____.

A.earn a lot of money

B.make a radio stations buy your CDs or tapes

C.make many CDs or tapes

D.make young people love you and what you sing

　 Then comes the July, and with it are examinations; but these are soon finished and with them ends the school year. Boys and girls have nearly two months holiday before them as they leave school by train and car to return home to their fathers and mothers.

The summer holidays are the best part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that one can spend most of one's time playing in the garden or, if one lives in the country, out in the woods and fields. Even if one lives in a big town, one can usually go to the park to play.

The best place for a summer holiday, however, is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea, but for others who do not, a week or two at one of the big seaside towns is something which they will talk about for the whole of the following year.

In England, it is not only the rich who can take their children to the seaside; if a factory worker or a bus driver, a street cleaner or a waiter wants to take his wife and children to Southend or Margate, Blackpool or Clacton, he is usually quite able to do so.

Now, why do children like so much about the seaside? I think it is the sand, sea and sun more than any other things. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the feeling of sand under one's feet, of salt water on one's skin, and of the warm sun on one's skin, and of the warm sun on one's back that make the seaside what it is.

24.Summer holidays start _______.

A.with July

B.as soon as the examinations are over

C.in mid----June

D.in August

25.After the examinations, all the pupils leave for home_____.

A.by train only B.by car C.by bike D.by either train or car