Reading 1: Choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Visiting the theatre in London 400 years ago (25)___________very different from visiting a modern theatre. The building was round, there was no roof, people got cold and wet (26) ___________the weather was bad. The queen loved (27)_____ to the Globe Theatre, by the River Thames to see the plays of William Shakespeare. All the actors at that time were men. The visitors ate, talked to their friends, walked during the (28) ___________ and some people event threw things at the actors. Question 25: A. were B. was C.is D.are Question 26: A. if B. that C. as D. so Question 27: A. to go B.go C. goes D. going Question 28: A. parade B. festival C. show D. procession Reading 2: Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. Pop music has always been influenced by other forms of music. An important form is folk music. Folk songs are the songs composed and sung by country people. The songs may be hundreds of years old, so nobody knows who originally composed them. Modern music is often music for dancing. In Britain it was traditionally played with instruments like flute, accordion, etc. In the 1950s and 1960s the people who wrote songs and played them with acoustic guitars were also called folk singers. The songs were often “protest songs”, complaining of bad things happening in society. Question 29: Which form of music is pop music mainly influenced by? A.Popular jazz. B. Classical music. C. Rock ‘n’ roll. D. Folk music. Question 30: According to the passage, modern music is often used for_______. A. singing only B. dancing C. forming pop music D. playing with guitars Question 31: Why are folk songs called “protest songs”? A. Because nobody knows who originally composed them. B. Because they aren’t played with acoustic guitars by country people. C. Because they complain about bad things happening in society. D. Because they complain about hot things happening in society. Question 32: The word “them” in line 5 is closest in meaning to _______. A. musical instruments B. folk singers C. songs D. composers