the 1920s, jazz __8__ like America, __9__ it does today. The __10__ of this music are as interesting as the music __11__. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz __12__. They were brought to southern states __13__ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long __14__.

　　When a Negro died, his friends and relatives __15__ a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the __16__. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the occasion. __17__ on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their __18__， but the living were glad to be alive. The band played __19__ music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes __20__ at the funeral. That music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

　　1．A.By B．At

　　C．In D．On

　　2．A.music B．song

　　C．melody D．style

　　3．A.discovered B．acted

　　C．invented D．designed

　　4．A.noticed B．found

　　C．listened D．heard

　　5．A.classical B．sacred

　　C．popular D．light

　　6．A.forms B．follows

　　C．approaches D．introduces

　　7．A.expressing B．explaining

　　C．exposing D．illustrating

　　8．A.appeared B．felt

　　C．seemed D．sounded

　　9．A.as B．so

　　C．either D．neither

　　10．A.origins B．originals

　　C．discoveries D．resources

　　11．A.himself B．itself

　　C．themselves D．oneself

　　12．A.players B．followers

　　C．fans D．pioneers

　　13．A.for B．as

　　C．with D．by

　　14．A.months B．weeks

　　C．hours D．times

　　15．A.demonstrated B．composed

　　C．hosted D．formed

　　16．A.demonstration B．procession

　　C．body D．march

　　17．A.Even B．Therefore

　　C．Furthermore D．But

　　18．A.number B．members

　　C．body D．relations

　　19．A.sad B．solemn

　　C．happy D．funeral

　　20．A.whistled B．sung

　　C．presented D．showed

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