• A. socialD. troubleG. roleJ. clap M. humorous
• B. pollE. literatureH. enough K. optimistic N. objective
• C. givenF. ruralI. likely L. classic O. fearful
  They may be livid (愤怒的) with their leaders, pained by their place in the world and (1) of the future, but at least the French are still happy (2) to hum.
  An opinion (3) just published found 83% of the population sings or hums to itself"often or very often". The poll found women slightly more (4) to hum than men. The parents of young children are the most likely (5) group to make with a melody, while hardly a note will (6) the vocal cords of single Frenchmen over 65. Particularly, for some reason, if they are farmers. Where exactly do they warble (以柔和的颤音唱) (7) their long-standing love affair with the automobile, 19% of the French love to let rip in the car, and just 13% in the bath. Parisians are more likely to sing sweetly to themselves than (8) types, apartment living encouraging the exercise. Some 74% of the French say music is the art form they could least do without, a long way ahead of (9) , cinema, painting, dance and theater.
  Musical taste also depends upon political persuasion. France’s conscientious (尽责的) and ever- (10) far left is by some way the most musical: fully 90% say they sing daily.