Country music is very old． It came from the United States，Canada，Ireland and Great Brit-ain． It is a mixture of (11) from all of these places．

In the west of America，cowboys had to take care of the cattle． They had to watch them all clay and all night because the cattle were nervous and (12) ran away． A cowboy's life was (13) and dangerous． When he was alone in the desert with the cattle，he drank strong coffee to(14) awake(清醒的) at night: He also sang songs to the cattle to make them quiet． He sang about the stars and the moon．about his family and his friends．The cattle (15) the cow-boy and went to sleep． They would not run away (16) he sang beautiful and peaceful songs．

In the south of America．many people came from Ireland，Scotland and England． Other peo-ple came from France and Canada． They enjoyed their own kind of music． They used guitars，vi-olins and other musical instruments (器具 )， too．They also added instruments from their homes．(17)bottles and plates．When they (18) ．their friends and families on holidays．They usually sang and played country music．

Country music describes life (19) ，It talks about love，jobs，home and money．It talks a-bout friends and enemies，trucks and highways，farms and crops． People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows (20) ．about these ideas． Also，many country music fans wear Western clothes-and dance together to country music. Many bands(乐队 ) all over the world now perform. country music．

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