Music influences people in different ways on the same person differently at different times. Music may seem to influence people differently. That is because people can react differently to the music. We are able to apply a choosing process to the music we hear. If someone hates jazz, then a jazz piece with a positive effect will probably not make him feel good. A happy song might appear to make an angry person angrier, yet it is not the music itself that is creating the anger; rather it is the positive effect of the music. The angry person does not want to accept the song’s happy feeling: it points out his already existing anger, and makes that anger comes to the surface. When a piece of music is played and we are listening to it, our body, mind, and feeling are being affected. The musicians of ancient cultures such as China, India, Turkey, and Greece understood the effect of music. In fact, Pathagoras, in ancient Greece, introduced a whole science that concerned them. Because the musicians of these ancient cultures understood these effects, they created music that was positive, uplifting, and beneficial. Once the effects of music are better understood, the next step is to gain a better understanding of the music around us, and what effect it is actually having.

36. The text is about ________.

A. The science of music                                              B. Understanding music

C. The effect of music on human feelings  D. Music and an angry person

37. Music ________.

A. cannot be chosen                                                    B. affects everybody in the same way

C. affects us in different ways                                     D. never makes us angry

38. According to the text, ________.

A. everybody likes jazz             B. jazz always makes us feel better

C. No one likes jazz              D. a very angry person sometimes do not accept music

39. In ancient cultures, there used to be a science that concerned the effects of music in ________.

A. China                 B. India                       B. Turkey                         D. Greece

40. The word “Once” has the closest meaning to ________.