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Do you know John Denver？Do you know the country music"Take Me home，Country Roads"？
John Denver was one of America's most famous country singers in the 1970s．He was famous for his song"Take Me home，Country Roads"which is still well-known and enjoyed by people all over the world today．I like country music very much!It will take me away for a while after I am tired．The guitars and songs will take me to mountains and fields．
Country music usually talks about everyday life and feelings．It's the spirit of America．It's slow and simple and easy to understand．
Country music developed in the Southern United States．It was the folk music of American countryside．Many of songs were about the lives of farmers．The life of the countryside could be hard，so the words in country music were often sad．At first，people played the music only at family parties．But it became more popular later．In the 1920s，people played country songs on the radio，and they also made them into records．
When people in the countryside move to towns and cities to look for work，they take their music with them．Country music continues to change．It talks more than about countryside and farmers today and became more and more popular across America．
56．"Take Me home，Country Roads"isD．
A．a piece of light music
B．a kind of guitar
C．the spirit of America
D．the country music
57．Now country music is usually aboutA．
A．everyday life and feelings
B．the feelings of farmers
C．the lives of workers
D．the countryside
58．People began to make country song recordsB．
A．in 1920
B．in the 1920s
C．in the 1970s
D．in 1970
59．Which is NOT true about American country music？A
A．People play the music only at family parties．
B．It developed in the Southern America．
C．It was often sad．
D．It became more popular later．
60．What is the best title of this passage？C
A．John Denver
B．Life of the Countryside
C．American Country Music
D．Country music in the world．
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