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Academy Kicks Off 50th Celebration
The Recording Academy today said it will have a year-long celebration of its 50th AnnualGrammyAwards1, which will be shown live on TV from the Los Angeles Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2008. Recording Academy President, Neil Port-now will be joined by Quincy Jones and Joss Stone. Jones, a once Grammy winner, was one of the founding members of the Recording Academy. Stone helped show the official artwork for the 50th Grammy Awards. He has organized many activities for music fans, including the Grammy Museum, and the Grammy Brand fashion line. The Celebration starts on May 8 and will continue through 2008. Recording Academy Chairman Jimmy Jam, Los Angeles Chapter Governor Dave Koz, and other music industry VIPs will join it. Portnow said, "Over the past 50 years, the Grammy Awards has become the world’s most famous music TV broadcast and the highest honor given to music makers. The Grammy Awards continues to give never-before-seen live musical performances from new and well-known artists. At the same time, it continues to try its best to find musical excellence, calling for the wellbeing of music makers and ensuring music remains a deep-rooted part of our culture."
As part of its 50th Celebration activities, the Recording Academy has named Jones its official ambassador2. As a member of the Academy for more than 40 years and a member of the Grammy Foundation’s Board of Directors since 1992, Jones will join in many cultural and educational music and art events over the next year and a half as the Academy celebrates its 50-year history with an eye toward the future.
1. Annual Grammy Awards 一年一度的格萊美音樂獎
2. ambassador n. 大使本文
1. Which of the following announcements is NOT true?
A. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be celebrated next year.
B. Many activities have been planned for a celebration for a whole day.
C. The celebration will be on Feb. 10, 2008.
D. The celebration will be live on TV.
2. As for the celebration activities, music fans may have NO chance to ______.
A. pay a visit to the Grammy Museum
B. know about music history
C. make a phone call to the Grammy Brand fashion line
D. have a get-together with their favorite singers
3. The Grammy Awards is an important event partly because _______.
A. the Grammy Awards has become the world’s most famous music radio broadcast
B. musical artists regard it as the highest honor to receive a Grammy Award
C. the Grammy Awards begins to push new artists to become well-known
D. it centers on ensuring that more music can be presented to fans
4. According to the passage, we get to know that Jones _________.
A. was one of the founding members of the Recording Academy for 50 years
B. has named Joss Stone the official ambassador of the Recording Academy
C. was an official ambassador of the Grammy Foundation’s Board of Directors
D. will join in many cultural and educational events of music and other arts
參考答案：1-4 B D B D
