In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.

　　Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manger and arranged concerts for him across the United States and new recording as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.

　　But Elvis found it difficult to live with success, Like many other famous people, he began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, millions of his fans were shocked, ”The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said. But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock’ n’ roll.

　　1.

　　From the passage, we can see ____________.

　　A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style.

　　B. the church songs helped Elvis develop his singing

　　C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents

　　D. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age.

　　2.

　　Who was Tom Parker?

　　A. A manager of a bank.

　　B. A famous singer.

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