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.
Đáp án B.
Key words: NOT true, blues.
Clue: “The best-known ragtime musician was probably Scott Joplin”: Nghệ sĩ ragtime nổi tiếng nhất có lẽ là Scott Joplin.
Vậy đáp án đúng phải là B. a well-known blues musician was Scott Joplin vì Joplin không phải là nghệ sĩ nhạc blues, ông là nhạc sĩ dòng nhạc ragtime.