One of the most famous songs about summer is from George Gershwin’s opera “Porgy and Bess”． He wrote the music in nineteen thirty-five． The opera takes place in the southern United States． It opens with these words: “Summertime and the living’ is easy． Fish are jumping’ and the cotton is high．” Leontyne Price sings the song．

　　The nineteen fifties and sixties produced many songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school． The songs are about having fun, swimming in the ocean, driving in cars． However, for some teenagers, summer vacation was not all fun and games． Some of them had to work to earn money．

　　68． Why did people write and record so many songs about summer?

　　A． Summer is warm．

　　B． They do not have to wear heavy clothes to keep warm．

　　C． They can do many activities outside．

　　D． They like summer．

　　69． Which of following statements is NOT true?

　　A． There are 1950s or 1960s songs about teenagers enjoying their summer vacation from school．

　　B． Many songs are about teenagers having fun in summer．

　　C． Teenagers have not only fun and games but other things in summer．

　　D． Some teenagers have to work to earn money in summer

　　70． Please choose an appropriate title for the passage．

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