OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturywasElvisPresley.Hemadetherock”n”rollmusicpopularallovertheworld,Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilms,andhehelpedchangethedirection

　　OneofthemostpopularAmericansingersofthetwentiethcenturywasElvisPresley.Hemadetherock”n”rollmusicpopularallovertheworld,Hesoldmillionsofrecordsandmademanysuccessfulfilms,andhehelpedchangethedirectionofpopularmusicinthe1960s.

　　ElvisPresleywasborninapoorfamilyin1935,Hisparentsweresimplecountrypeoplewhooftentookhimtochurch,wherehelearnedtosing,andheneverforgotthekindofsongsthatheusedtosinginchurchasachild.

　　Whenhewasyoung,ElvismovedfromToledotoMemphisinTennessee,whereheattendedhighschool,buthewasnotagoodstudent,Hisonlyrealinterestwassinging.Hebegantosinginthestylethatiscalled“countryandwestern”.

　　In1955herecordedsomesongsforhismother’sbirthday.Thepeopleattherecordingstudiolikedhissingingandhismusic.Itwascountryandwesternmusic,butitalsosoundedalittlelikethemusicwhichblackpeopleusedtosingintheAmericanSouth.Itwascalled“blues”.

　　Shortlyafterthat,ElvismetTomParker,whobecamehismanagerandarranged(安排)concertsforhimacrosstheUnitedStatesandnewrecordingsaswell.SoonElvisbecamefamousaroundthecountry.LaterElviswenttoHollywoodandbegantoappearinfilmssuchasLoveMeTenderandKingCreole.

　　ButElvisfounditdifficulttolivewithsuccess.Likemanyotherfamouspeople,Hebegantotakedrugsandhishealthstartedtosuffer.Whenhediedatanearlyageof42in1977,hismanymillionsoffanswereshocked,“TheKingIsDead!”thenewspapersaid,ButtodayhismemoryandhismusicliveonandwillalwaysberememberedastheKingofRock“n”roll.

　　66.Fromthepassage,wecansee________________.

　　A.thechurchsongsdidn’thelpElvisdevelophisownstyle

　　B.Elvisforgothischurchmusicatalaterage

　　C.Elvisdidn’tgetanyhelpfromhisparents

　　D.thechurchsongshelpedElvis’developmentinhissinging

　　67.WhowasTomParker?

　　A.Amanagerofabank B.Afamoussinger

　　C.Elvis’manager &