Music influences people in different ways or the same person differently at different times. Music
the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the following questions.
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 come to the surface. When a piece of music is played and we are listening to it, our body,
mind, and feelings are being affected. The musicians of ancient cultures such as China, India, Turkey and
Greece understood the effects 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.
1. The text is about
A. The science of music
C. The effects of music on human feelings
2. Music
A. cannot be chosen
C. affects us in different ways
3. According to the text,
A. Everybody likes jazz
C. No one likes jazz
B. Understanding music
D. Music and an angry person
B. affects everybody in the same way
D. never makes us angry
B. Jazz always makes us feel better
D. a very angry person sometimes do not accept music
4. In ancient cultures, there used to be a science that concerned the effects of music in
A. China
C. Turkey
B. India
D. Greece
5. The word "Once" has a close meaning to
A. on time
B. when
C. because
D. if