Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

A. days

B. speaks

C. dates

D. kits

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.

The word “they” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. today’s musicians

B. Scott Joplin and Bessie Smith

C. the musicians’ music

D. the names of the earliest African-American singers

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.

What is the closest meaning to the word “chorus” used in the passage?

A. A group of singers that sing together.

B. The main part of a song.

C. An accompanying singer.                          

D. None of the above.

Cho các số sau 1673; 2547; 73; 1980

a, Số nào chia hết cho 3

b, Số nào chia hết cho 9

c, Số nào chia hết cho 3 mà không chia hết cho 9

d, Số nào chia hết cho cả 3 và 9

e, Số nào chia hết cho cả 2; 3; 5; 9 

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

a, Dùng viết chì khoanh tròn các số chia hết cho 3:

2982; 1997; 3714; 2006; 7293

b, Dùng viết chì khoanh tròn các số chia hết cho 9:

9387; 5400; 1736; 2514; 9135

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.

When did jazz become the most popular American music?

A. Sometime in the early 20^th century.

B. When elements from other American music combined.

C. After the hit “Maple Leaf Rag” was written.

D. In the late 1800s.

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.

What is NOT true when talking about blues?

A. They could be amusing and optimistic.

B. A well-known blues musician was Scott Joplin.

C. They gained popularity near the time ragtime became popular.

D. They were a more individual style of music than spirituals.

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.

Which type of music is often involved with piano accompaniment?

A. spirituals

B. ragtime

C. blues

D. jaz

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.

According to the passage, who introduced the early form of American music?

A. American natives.

B. Harry Thacker Burleigh.

C. Slaves from Africa 

D. People from the South of the United States.