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Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. 小题1:  .
In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away.   小题2:__    When they were alone in the desert with the cattle, they drank strong coffee to keep awake at night. They sang about the stars and the moon, about their family and their friends.    小题3:_   They would not run away if cowboys sang beautiful and peaceful songs.
In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music.   小题4:_     They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music.
   小题5:    It takes about love, jobs, home and money. It talked about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music.
Cowboys’ life was lonely and dangerous.
It is a mixture of music from all of these places.
Country music gained popularity in the 1940s.
Country music describes life clearly.
Country music has produced two top artists.
The cattle listened to the cowboys and went to sleep.
They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments.

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