Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA． But it soon spread to other parts of the world． Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music．

The best-known supplier of background music is an American company called “Muzak”．This word is now commonly used in English to refer to music played continuously in restaurants, places of work, etc．The company had carried out over a hundred studies which show that background music can create a pleasant atmosphere and improve productivity．It must be used in the right way, though．If the type of Muzak is wrong, it may well cause an entire factory to sleep!

1．What is “Muzak”?

     A．It is name of an American company which sells recorded background music．

   B．It is recorded background music played continuously in shops, restaurants and places of work, etc．

   C．It is the name of a composer of back-ground music．

D．Both A and B

2．It had been proved that “Muzak” can ____ ．

   A．improve productivity                              B．create a pleasant atmosphere

   C．cause an entire factory to sleep               D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

3．The studies of American company show that ____．

   A．“Muzak” is not good in factories             B．“Muzak” is welcomed everywhere

   C．“Muzak” can get rid of sleeplessness       D．the wrong kind of “Muzak” could be harmful

4．Which of the following sentences is true?

   A．Background music is only used in the USA．

   B．Background music is used all over the world except in the USA．

   C．Most shops and restaurants use background music now．

   D．It is very difficult to listen to background music．

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