Special Report

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) According to Nancy Griffith, the pop song singer, her natural roots are in ____________.

a. country music b. folk music c. operatic music d. classical music
(2) When Nancy Griffith says "I've moved in that direction," she means _____________. a. "I've gone in that direction" b. "I've followed that direction" c. "I've developed in that direction" d. "I've undertaken that direction"

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Nancy Griffith took the picture in front of a Woolworth store for her cover photo of her album because her
"
" deals with the Woolworth store.
(2) She posed with a book in her hand for her album's cover photo because her
consists of
from
to
years old and she wants to take every opportunity to
to
.
(3) Nancy Griffith was
in her hotel room and
two people
. When she was
at the moon, the song "
" just came flowing to her.

3. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
    If you listen to
and you listen to the
that's
on that
song, it's easy. It's just
and
.

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Special Report

1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) According to Nancy Griffith, the pop song singer, her natural roots are in ____________.

a. country music b. folk music c. operatic music d. classical music
(2) When Nancy Griffith says "I've moved in that direction," she means _____________. a. "I've gone in that direction" b. "I've followed that direction" c. "I've developed in that direction" d. "I've undertaken that direction"

2. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Nancy Griffith took the picture in front of a Woolworth store for her cover photo of her album because her
"
" deals with the Woolworth store.
(2) She posed with a book in her hand for her album's cover photo because her
consists of
from
to
years old and she wants to take every opportunity to
to
.
(3) Nancy Griffith was
in her hotel room and
two people
. When she was
at the moon, the song "
" just came flowing to her.

3. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
    If you listen to
and you listen to the
that's
on that
song, it's easy. It's just
and
.