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In the 1960s it took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their songs. Nowadays, it can take months and months. Many rock groups begin by recording only one instrument, for example, the voice. Then they record other instruments- electric piano, synthesizer, guitars and drums.

Next, they might use a computer to add special effects. Finally, they 'mix' all the instruments until they get the sound that they want. This means that a CD or cassette will always sound very different from a live concert.

Music engineers have developed a new computer program that will change the future of music. A computer can analyze a singer's voice. Then if you give the computer the lyrics and music of a song, the computer can 'sing' it in that voice. This means that a singer only needs to record one song and the computer can then sing other songs in the singer's own voice Singers can sing new songs many years after they have died.

Most of us listen to music for pleasure, but for the record companies, music is a product, the same as soap powder. When a record company finds a new group (or "band"), they first try to develop the band's

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'profile'. They will try to create an 'image' for the band that they think will attract young people.
Instead of allowing the band's full artistic freedom, they will often tell the band what they should wear,
what they should say and how they should sing and play.
In recent year, many rock groups have started their own record companies because they say that the big
companies are too commercial.
124. Today, to record songs, it takes
A. longer than it used to do
C. only one or two days
125. Today's record procedure results in
A. different sounds of recorded songs and livc-performed songs
B. the mixture between CDs and live concert
B. shorter than it used to do
D. the same amount of time as the 1960s
C. some special effects on songs
D. differences in voices and instruments played
126. Which of the following is NOT true about the new computer programme?
A. It is predicted to change the music future.
B. It can imitate singers' voices.
C. It can sing only one recorded song of the singer.
D. The singer does not necessarily present to really sing.
127. The word "it" in the passage refers to
A. music
B. a lyric
128. Record companies don't always
132.
C. a singer
A. suggest the outfits of the band
C. give the band freedom to do things
129. The word "that" in the passage refers to
A. soap powder
B. an image
130. The word "commercial" in the passage is
A. famous
B. popular
Part VI. WRITING
Exercise 11. Mark the letter A, B. C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.
131. There has never been a more successful entertainment programme than Pop Idol.
B. tell the band what to say
D. decide the songs the band will play
C. the band
closest in meaning to
C. useful
D. a song
133. A lot of people came to the concert in spite of the rain.
A. Because it rained, a lot of people came to the concert.
B. Even though it rained, a lot of people came to the concert.
C. It rained and then a lot of people came to the concert.
D. While being in the concert, it suddenly started to rain,
D. a company
A. Pop Idol is the most successful entertainment programme ever.
B. Pop Idol can be a more successful entertainment programme.
C. Pop Idol is one of the most successful entertainment programmes.
D. Pop Idol had never been more successful than it is now.
He couldn't stand being eliminated from the contest.
A. Because he stood, he was eliminated from the contest.
B. He was eliminated from the contest because he was unable to stand.
C. He was unable to accept the failure in the contest.
D. He didn't believe that he was thrown out from the contest.
D. money-oriented