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I'm sure you know the song 'Happy Birthday'. But do you know who wrote the song and
for whom it was written?
The retired professor, Archibald A. Hill in Lousciville, USA could tell us the story. Ninety-
seven years ago, two of Mr. Archibald Hill's aunts, Miss Patty Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were
asked to write some songs for a book called 'Song Storied for the SundayMorning'. Miss Patty
Hill and Miss Mildred Hill were both kindergarten teachers then. They loved children very much
and wrote many beautiful songs for the book. One of them was the famous 'Good Morning to
You.' The song said, 'Good morning to you, good morning to you, dear children, good morning
to all.' This song was very popular at that time among kindergarten children. But not many grown-
ups knew it. A few years later little Archibald was born. As his aunt, Miss Patty Hill sang the song
'Happy Birthday' to the melody (曲调)of 'Good Morning to you' to her little nephew (侄子). She
sang the song like this: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Archie!
Happy birthday to you!
Miss Patty Hill and her sister had never expected that this song would become so popular, but it
really did. People all over the world like the song because of its simplicity in tune (曲调简单) and
friendliness in words.
1. Archibald A. Hill was _____.
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A. English
B. American
C. Russian
D. Australian
2. Professor Archibald A. Hill was Miss Mildred Hill's _____.
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A. son
B. student
C. brother
D. nephew
3. The song 'Happy Birthday' has a history of _____ years.
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A. 97
B. more than 90
C. less than 90
D. about 90
4. The sentence 'it really did' means _____.
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A. The song really became popular
B. Their wish would really come true
C. People all over the world like to listen to the song
D. Yes, but the song didn't become popular