Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Scott Joplin and Bessie Smith were _______.
A. famous ragtime musicians
B. people who really began the American musical traditions
C. artists who inspired many musicians today
D. songwriters who wrote blues songs
Đáp án C.
Key words: Scott Joplin, Bessie Smith.
Clue: “Many musicians today credit earlier musicians such as Scott Joplin or Bessie Smith with inspiring their music”: Nhiều nhạc sĩ ngày nay ghi nhận những cái tên đi trước như Scott Joplin hay Bessie Smith vì những nghệ sĩ này đã truyền cảm hứng sáng tác cho họ.
Vậy đáp án đúng phải là C. artists who inspired many musicians today.