34. What is the text mainly about?
A. The meaning of the blues.
B. The start of the blues
C. Different styles of the blues.
D. The start and development of the blues
35. According to paragraph 1, the blues is a type of slow, sad music created by_______.
A. African-American musicians in the southern United States
B. African Americans who like African and religious music
C. musicians in the American South
D. African Americans who experienced unkind treatment
36. The word elements in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______
A. roles
B. forms
C. parts
D. sheets
37. The phrase sheet music in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.
A. performed music
B. printed music
C. recorded music
D. electric music
38. The word it in paragraph 2 refers to_______
A. the first blues sheet music
B. the end of the 19th century
C. the blues
D. the beginning of the 20th century
39. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?
A. Early blues songs told sad stories
B. The blues was influenced by the music of Africa and religious music
C. Different styles of blues appeared, known as country blues and urban blues
D. In the 1960s, the blues reached a wider audience, including listeners in the Western Europe.