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The Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, has always been America's most important concert hall for
country music. Every Saturday night
the place is filled with country music 1 .
One 2 in January 1967,
it was a very 3 night at the Opry.
For the first time,
a 4 man was an
attraction. 5 music had always been thought of as “white
music”. For
many, it was
a strange
6 to
see Charley Pride step 7 the Opry stage.
Some people felt 8 about whether a black man could sing country
songs. 9 Charley's smooth voice quickly 10 over the Opry 11
. Charley was so good that before long,
he was the country music's
biggest 12
.
Like many country singers,
Charley was 13 on
a farm. He
spent his youth milking cows and picking cotton.
But he knew he wasn't going to
make 14 his career.
Later he became a baseball
player.
Charley made it to a major league team.
But he didn't stay on for more
than one season.
In the winter, after the baseball season,
Charley 15 at
a local nightclub. One evening, Red Sovine, a great country music star,
16 Charley sing.
Red told Charley to sing.
He told Charley to forget about
17 and go for a singing career.
Charley took the 18 and became a true hit maker.
His 19 were always near the top on the list.
Some were number 1 all over the
country.
Today Charley Pride is 20 one of the biggest stars in country music.
But he says his real wish is to
own a baseball team.
(1)
A .
people
B .
sound
C .
fans
D .
songs
(2)
A .
Saturday
B .
day
C .
time
D .
concert
(3)
A .
cold
B .
special
C .
dark
D .
successful
(4)
A .
young
B .
famous
C .
strong
D .
black
(5)
A .
Classic
B .
Country
C .
Popular
D .
Light
(6)
A .
look
B .
sight
C .
event
D .
evening
(7)
A .
in
B .
up
C .
for
D .
onto
(8)
A .
unsure
B .
curious
C .
bad
D .
excited
(9)
A .
Then
B .
As
C .
But
D .
So
(10)
A .
took
B .
won
C .
looked
D .
ran
(11)
A .
hall
B .
crowd
C .
concert
D .
singers
(12)
A .
winner
B .
player
C .
star
D .
fan
(13)
A .
known
B .
raised
C .
trained
D .
found
(14)
A .
singing
B .
labouring
C .
sports
D .
agriculture
(15)
A .
sang
B .
played
C .
fought
D .
worked
(16)
A .
made
B .
heard
C .
helped
D .
let
(17)
A .
music
B .
jobs
C .
baseball
D .
agriculture
(18)
A .
song
B .
company
C .
order
D .
advice
(19)
A .
fans
B .
pictures
C .
records
D .
concerts
(20)
A .
still
B .
again
C .
even
D .
yet
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)B;(4)D;(5)B;(6)B;(7)D;(8)A;(9)C;(10)B;(11)B;(12)C;(13)B;(14)D;(15)A;(16)B;(17)C;(18)D;(19)C;(20)A;