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Music comes in many forms, most countries have a style of their own. 71)_____ the turn of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent 72)_____ of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was 73)_____ or by whom. But it began to be 74)_____ in the early 1900s. Jazz is America's contribution to 75)_____ music. In contrast to classical music, which 76)_____ formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, 77)_____ the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz 78)_____ like America. And 79)_____ it does today. The 80)_____ of this music are as interesting as the music 81)_____. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz 82)_____. They were brought to the Southern states 83)_____ slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long 84)_____. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives 85)_____a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the 86)_____. On the way to the cemetery the band played show, solemn music suited to the occasion. 87)_____ on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their 88)_____, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played 89)_____ music, improvising on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes 90)_____ at the funeral.  everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.71. A. At B. In C. By D. On 72. A. music B. song C. melody D. style 73. A. discovered B. acted C. designed D. invented 74. A. noticed B. found C. listened D. heard 75. A. classical B. sacred C. light D. popular 76. A. forms B. follows C. approaches D. introduces 77. A. expressing B. explaining C. exposing D. illustrating 78. A. appeared B. as C. sounded D. seemed 79. A. so B. as C. either D. neither 80. A. originals B. origins C. discoveries D. resources 81. A. concerned B. itself C. available D. oneself 82. A. players B. followers C. pioneers D. fans 83. A. for B. by C. with D. as 84. A. months B. weeks C. hours D. times 85. A. demonstrated B. composed C. formed D. hosted 86. A. demonstration B. procession C. body D. march 87. A. Even B. Therefore C. But D. Furthermore 88. A. number B. numbers C. body D. relations 89. A. sad B. solemn C. funeral D. happy 90. A. whistled B. sung C. showed D. presented 
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