The definition of pop music is always changing. Whatever, the most popular music at the time is called  1  music.   2 the early 1900s in America, the popular music was called Ragtime. People played it on piano and was very fast. Some of the songs had   3 and were easy  4 . Some of the songs were only music but were easy to dance, too. In the 1920s, a style called “crooning” was popular. Men sang it with a very gentle voice. In the 1930s and 1940s, “jazz” became popular. Jazz is often fast and people usually play it with a piano and horns.
It wasn’t stopping  5 the 1950s when people created “rock and roll”. Elvis Presley is called the “King of Rock and Roll”. He had many popular songs throughout the years. Rock music changed as the years went   6  . Some different kinds of pop music in the 1960s were called Motown and beach music. In the 1960s, there was also a movement in the United States called the British Invasion. That was when the group The Beatles  7 popular. They were one of the most important  8  in American music history.
Today, pop music can be Hip Hop, Rap, R & B, or Country. American young people  9 like listening to pop music. People   10 as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Britney Spears are some of the most well-known singers.

小題1:	A．rock B．jazz C．country D．pop

小題2:	A．On B．At C．In D．Between

小題3:	A．words B．fan C．grammar D．sentence

小題4:	A．dance B．dancing C．to sing D．sang

小題5:	A．until B．when C．while D．in

小題6:	A．in B．by C．to D．with

小題7:	A．become B．became C．becomes D．to become

小題8:	A．singer B．music C．songs D．bands

小題9:	A．especially B．fast C．very D．not

小題10:

A．so B．see C．example D．such

Hip-hop dancing(街舞)is popular with many young people today. They like it because they can invent their own moves. They use this dance to show their love for life. It also shows that they feel good about life, that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life, and that they are not afraid of problems.
Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 20 years. It first began in the 1980s in the US. In early times, it was seen in New York and Los Angles. At that time, many young black people often danced to the music in the street. They used their legs, arms, heads and even shoulders to dance. Many young people still use most of these moves today.
Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash-dance. Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie. People enjoyed their performance. They began to dance like them. Then it became popular. There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing: new school and old school. More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing. People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies, and that it is good for their health.
小題1:Young people like Hip-hop dancing because __________.

A．it has a history of more than 20 years

B．it first began in the US

C．they can invent their own moves

D．many young black people often dance it

小題2:At first Hip-hop dancing was seen ___________.

A．in the movies

B．in the streets

C．in old schools

D．in new schools

小題3:The young black people used their ______ to dance at that time.

A．legs

B．heads

C．a(chǎn)rms and shoulders

D．A B and C

小題4:Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world ________.

A．in 1983

B．in the 1980s

C．20 years ago

D．in early times

小題5:Which of the following is true about Hip-hop dancing?

A．It’s not a good way to exercise.

B．It shows that young people feel bad about life.

C．Young people use this dance to show their love for life.

D．It shows that young people are afraid of problems