What do you think of 80 s pop music？Do the names George Michael，Madonna and Michael Jackson sound familiar？Well，these are just some of the names that were well-known in the music scene of the 80 s and early 90 s.The 80 s pop music scene was an important step to the popularity（普及）of present-day music.A new wave in the music scene was introduced，which made such music styles as punk rock，rap music and the MTV popular.Although it was an end to the old 60 s and 70 s styles，it was also the beginning of something big.The popularity of music videos meant that artists now replaced their guitar-based music with visual displays.A new wave of artists came on the scene and the entire industry developed quickly.
   The most famous 80 s pop music video is Michael Jackson's Thriller.Introduced in 1982，few people can forget the video not only because of its never-before-seen images，but also because of the popularity it received.Think of how 80 s pop music changed the lives of people who grew up in the 80 s.Ask a young man today to tell you the names of the "New Kids on the Block" and he will start talking about the neighbor kids who just moved in.These are not the answers you might have heard in the 80 s.Though today's young men do not recognize how cool 80 s pop music was，most people will always remember it for what it was and these are happy memories they will always love.
   Some of the 80 s pop music legends include Madonna，U2，Aero Smith and of course the King of Pop Michael Jackson.Let's not forget Prince，Tina Turner，Phil Collins and Motown's Lionel Ritchie.Some of these musicians played music that has stood the test of time.Undoubtedly，the 80 s pop music scene will live on for many more years to come.

（1）What is the text mainly about？

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A．The characters of 80 s pop music.
B．The effects of 80 s pop music.
C．80 s pop music's steps to popularity.
D．What made 80 s pop music popular.
（2）80 s pop music mainly includes the following styles EXCEPT

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A．rap music
B．the MTV
C．guitar-based music
D．punk rock
（3）Michael Jackson's Thriller impressed people so deeply mainly because

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A．it was made into a music video
B．he sang it in a special style
C．it changed the lives of people
D．it left people with happy memories
（4）The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell readers that

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A．80 s pop music is now out of date
B．80 s pop music has many faults
C．80 s pop music is and will remain popular
D．we shouldn't forget the great musicians of the 80 s