三、克漏字測驗
第一篇：
The violin is arguably the world’s most popular instrument. Its expressive tones suit a variety of musical
styles, from fast and furious to slow and cheerful. Becoming popular in the 16th century with both   31    and nobles, the violin has remained a democratic instrument, universal and versatile. The development of the modern violin was gradual and complex,   32   from a variety of other stringed instruments. Stringed instruments have a long history in folk music, but the violin became more standardized after it went to court.Most historians agree that today’s violin   33   in the early 16th century in northern Italy, an area which would maintain the violin-making tradition over the coming centuries. Maple and spruce, the two types of wood most   34   by violin makers then and since, were readily available in the Lombardy region. The city of Brescia, located at the foot of the Alps, was the earliest to excel in the crafting of violins, but Cremona, home to the world’s most famous makers of stringed instruments, Giuseppe Guarneri,Antonio Stradivari, and the Amati family, became   35   with the art of violin making.
【題組】31.
(A) commoners
(B) loyals
(C) missionaries
(D) protestants