The story dealt with some unusually serious issues for a musical. It showed the hard lives of African­Americans in the South. And it showed marriage between people of different races, which was against the law at that time. Although serious in places,

　　Show Boat

　　was not a tragedy. The public and critics loved it.

　　Show Boat

　　became the greatest work of American musical theater.Music critics said Kern's effect on musical theater was revolutionary. It was Kern's music that made the show a great success, which has been performed thousands of times all over the world.

　　9．The passage above is likely to appear in a

　　________.

　　A．posterB．radio program

　　C．notice

　　D．news report

　　10．According to the passage, Jerome Kern can be described as being ________.

　　A．adventurous and sympathetic

　　B．brave and kind

　　C．productive and creative

　　D．hardworking and determined

　　11．The story of

　　Show Boat

　　is

　　________.

　　A．serious

　　B．light­hearted

　　C．ridiculous

　　D．tragic

　　12．The purpose of the passage is to

　　________.

　　A．introduce Jerome Kern's life and his career

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