A. ALIKE B. SIMILAR C. SAME D. LIKE III. READ THE ARTICLE BELOW. CO...
5. A. Alike
B. Similar
C. Same
D. Like
III. Read the article below.
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today.
Maybe country music is very popular because it is about simple but strong human feelings
and events like love, sadness, good times and bad times. It tells real-life stories and sounds
the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated and difficult, it is good to hear
about simple ordinary people.
Country music is sometimes called country-western music. It comes from two kinds
of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the
eastern of the United States. The other is traditional, cowboy music from the American West.
The singers usually play guitars when they sing.
Country music became very popular in the South. During World War II, thousands of
people from the South moved to the Northeast and the Midwest to work in factories. They
took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the
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South and learned to enjoy country music there. Slowly, it became popular all over the United
States.
Circle the best answer to each question (2.5 pts).